Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
Settings Valet: a guide to Mac’s leftover permissions
A free Mac utility that flags potentially leftover permissions and startup items in System Settings, then explains what each entry does.
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●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
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- For
- Mac users sorting through old permissions and startup items
- Worth noticing
- The app says it checks Accessibility entries against the disk and exposes the checked path under “How I know.”
Field notes
The homepage says the utility checks Accessibility entries against files on disk, exposes the checked path under “How I know,” and distinguishes duplicate names such as a current app and an older copy. For login items, it describes separate handling for apps that open at login and background items, plus missing startup-folder jobs. The download is listed as 1.5 MB, for macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon, and Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple.
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