Can’t Boot after uninstalling Teamviewer on Mac OS Catalina 12/4/2019 Ran into this problem on a few macs. The scenario is that you've uninstalled teamviewer on macOS catalina and now your mac won't boot. Instead it give you an error that reads: 'Unrecoverable Error. SecurityAgent was unable to create requested mechanism TeamViewerAuthPlugin:Start. Basically it's a file that the OS is looking for to boot and it can't find it. Solution below: UPDATE! 3/01/20 The simplest fix: AuthDB Removal:
OLD FIX - Replace the Plugin. The Fix Option 1 - Target Disk Mode:
The Fix Option 2 - USB Thumb Stick & Terminal Command:
You're welcome. 1/16/2020 03:19:38 pm I tried your Option 2. After going to the terminal and entering Is /Volumes/ it just said file not found which seemed odd. So I entered the cp -r /Volumes/fixit/TeamViewerAuthPlugin.bundle /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/ and restarted but got the same error. I'm getting 'the file I need' on another mac, saving it to a thumb drive, then using an adapter to connect it to the mini usb on my broken computer. Could this be a problem. Frustrated and perplexed. Open the TeamViewer app and click the TeamViewer menu in the top-left corner, then click Preferences. Go to the Advanced tab. Scroll down to the very bottom and check Also delete configuration files, if that’s what you want. Click the Uninstall button. Re: Can't Boot after uninstalling Teamviewer on Mac OS Catalina I would like to thank you for the post and also the readers who have had faced similar issue before. Copying to macOS folder does not work on 10.15 but copying.bundle folder to Machintosh HD does work. Review TeamViewer files or folders, click Complete Uninstall button and then click Yes in the pup-up dialog box to confirm TeamViewer removal. The whole uninstall process may takes even less than one minute to finish, and then all items associated with TeamViewer has been successfully removed from your Mac! Benefits of using MacRemover. Uninstall TeamViewer using App Cleaner & Uninstaller. App Cleaner & Uninstaller is a special utility that allows you to delete apps completely and safely in just a few clicks. Follow these steps to remove TeamViewer from your Mac: Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Find TeamViewer in the list of apps. Select an app and all its system files. Uninstall teamviewer 6 mac. To uninstall TeamViewer for macOS, follow these steps: Open the TeamViewer preferences. Open the Advanced tab. Under Uninstall, click the Uninstall button. TeamViewer is uninstalled. 2/10/2020 12:00:51 pm I have the same problem 3/9/2020 11:15:57 am Go with the updated steps, see above ' UPDATE! 2/10/20 There is a simpler fix than the one detailed below. We'll lay it out here: FIX - AuthDB Removal: ' with the only remark that to boot into recovery, switch off your Mac, then press and hold keys [command] and [R] and switch on your Mac (keep the two keys pressed until the apple logo appears, the you can release them). The ret of the steps should be straight-forward. 1/20/2020 09:42:46 am Agh, I cant even find the Terminal command. Can you publish a picture where it should be. I searched every drop down menu.. 1/26/2020 07:15:46 am Thank you !! It helped me 1/29/2020 06:55:18 am I used option 1, many, many thanks this worked perfectly. How do I manage to uninstall Teamviewer permanantly? The reason beoing I have heard of some scams using it to hack into computers. 3/9/2020 09:39:29 am I can’t do that :( can you help me please??? 3/9/2020 11:17:41 am Go with the updated steps, see above ' UPDATE! 2/10/20 There is a simpler fix than the one detailed below. We'll lay it out here: FIX - AuthDB Removal: ' with the only remark that to boot into recovery, first switch off your Mac, then press and hold keys [command] and [R] and switch on your Mac (keep the two keys pressed until the apple logo appears, the you can release them). The rest of the steps should be straight-forward. 2/1/2020 05:21:59 am 2/15/2020 07:14:50 pm Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was pulling my hair out, but now all is well. I can’t thank you enough for the fix using the Terminal command. 2/17/2020 02:22:12 pm Thanx so much! It worked for another lost file mkauthplugin:prelogin. My son unplugged a flight simulator joy stick?? and the message came up! 2/24/2020 02:04:07 am I’ve tried command R and many other key combinations I’ve seen in online discussion groups. Nothing I do gets rid of the black screen and unrecoverable error message. I would love to try your solution but I can’t get into recovery mode. Any thoughts? 2/24/2020 10:44:42 am Awesome it’s working 3/6/2020 06:38:30 am The new solution ' UPDATE! 2/10/20 FIX - AuthDB Removal: ' worked like a charm right away. Kudos to you, brothers and/or sisters :) PS: all this after a long session with Apple Support involving a 2nd-line 'senior advisor' who could only give me the standard incompetency-proving solution of 'wipe&reinstall macOS'.. pff. 3/13/2020 10:37:35 pm Hi i tried your updated fix posted below for the Teamviewer reboot error. I was successful up until the step to enter command: rm '/Volumes/<your disk>/var/db/auth.db' I get “no such file or directory”. I’ve verified name of my HD is the same: Macintosh HD. Please help! https://www.easymacsupport.com/blog/cant-boot-after-uninstalling-teamviewer-on-mac-os-catalina 3/26/2020 03:31:48 pm I have excatly the same, how did You fix it in the end? 3/27/2020 11:14:30 am same ? 3/27/2020 11:47:19 am It is: rm(space) And then “/Volumes.. etc. And you need to leave a space in between Macintosh And HD also. And still use the “” 3/15/2020 12:28:55 pm You saved my life. Option 1 worked also in High Sierra. 3/23/2020 02:30:54 am Help! It doesn't work on my mac. I have always ' No such file or directory' answer . 3/23/2020 02:48:33 am Ok, I get it! I've tried a few usb format and it's working :) 3/26/2020 03:21:27 pm I have the same! How did you fixed It???? 3/28/2020 07:01:25 pm Muchas Gracias!!! U save my life!!! Thx!!! Just one comment: between rm and “ there is a space!!! 3/29/2020 10:52:34 am This fucking teamviewer broke my macbook pro 4/3/2020 01:59:02 am Thank you!! It worked with the disk name name as ../“Macintosh HD”/.. 4/3/2020 02:09:35 am I love you 4/6/2020 02:20:54 pm The first one worked you just have to type it in correctly! Thank you ,weight is off my shoulders! Leave a Reply. |