Uninstall and Cleanup

Quick uninstall (enough for most users)

1. Exit Cleaning Mode if active — ⌃⇧⌘K, Touch ID, or Close on the overlay
2. Menu bar → KeyPause → Quit KeyPause (or quit from Activity Monitor)
3. Finder → Applications → drag KeyPause.app to Trash
4. Empty Trash

These steps remove the app itself. Settings and imported sounds remain on disk (see below).

Files KeyPause leaves behind

1. Application

2. Settings (UserDefaults)

Preferences are stored in the standard macOS plist file:

~/Library/Preferences/com.keypause.app.plist

3. Imported sound files

~/Library/Application Support/KeyPause/Sounds/

Example filenames: user-1.m4a, user-2.mp3 (up to 3 files)

4. System permissions (TCC)

KeyPause requests Accessibility (Post Event / Events) permission for keyboard locking. This permission is not removed automatically when you delete the app.

Manual removal: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → remove KeyPause (−)

tccutil reset Accessibility com.keypause.app

5. What KeyPause does not create

KeyPause does not install:

• Login Items / Launch Agents
• Files under /Library or /System
• iCloud or network sync
• Cache or log folders

Full cleanup (all leftovers)

In Terminal (with KeyPause closed):

# Application (update path if copied outside Applications)
rm -rf /Applications/KeyPause.app

# Preferences
rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.keypause.app.plist

# Imported sounds and folder
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/KeyPause

Then remove the KeyPause entry from System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

After reinstalling

• If preferences were deleted, the app opens with default settings (shortcut: ⌃⇧⌘K)
• You will need to grant Accessibility permission again
• If imported custom sounds were deleted, you will need to add them again

Troubleshooting