Remove a context menu item on OS X

Question

I had Drive Genius installed some time ago and I still have an option in the context menu (Drive Genius Secure Erase) that came as a feature with that software. Unfortunately, though I have uninstalled the software, the option is still there.

Is there any way I could remove that?

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Answer 1

There are probably some left over files when you dragged Drive Genius to the trash. Some programs do not store their data in a manner that allows additional app files to deactivate.

Use TrashMe to remove any orphaned files or left over data related to Drive Genius.

Answer 2

You could try to emulate Rene Larsen's solution from a previous question on the Apple Stack Exchange site:

I've just installed and then uninstalled iconStiX again - just to see where the stuff was placed.

The uninstall is like this (see Readme.pdf in iconStiX.dmg):

Throw away the following 4 items into the Trash:

• the iconStiX program in your Applications folder (or any other place of your choice)

In your ~/Library/Preferences:

• li.loos.trollin.iconStiX.plist
• li.loos.trollin.iconStiX.LSSharedFileList.plist (if any)
• a folder named iconStiX in your ~/Library/Application Support folder

Empty the Trash.

BUT this doesn't remove the Contextual Menu Items - unless you reboot your Mac (I did that, and the items was gone).

Answer 3

There could be some files left in */Library/Services/ or */Library/Contextual Menu Items. Also check System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services, even though most of the services for third party applications are defined either inside their bundles or in items in the Services folders.

There contextual menu items could also be provided by an application like OnMyCommand (via /Library/Contextual Menu Items/OnMyCommandCM.plugin).