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Not possible to uninstall or disable the OBS virtual camera på MacOS Sonoma (M1/M2) #10286

Closed pertoft closed 7 months ago

pertoft commented 7 months ago

Operating System Info

macOS 14

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

30.0.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

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OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/r3dOzKfg9gBAECyV

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

When I uninstall OBS i expect the OBS camera to be removed.

Current Behavior

The OBS camera is still loaded after uninstallation. Its not possible to unload the system extension, even when the files are deleted in Library

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install OBS
  2. Grant all permissions
  3. Uninstall
  4. Follow camera uninstall guide: https://obsproject.com/kb/virtual-camera-troubleshooting
  5. Delete sudo rm -rf /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/obs-mac-virtualcam.plugin

Anything else we should know?

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jcm93 commented 7 months ago

To remove the virtual camera extension in macOS 14, you specifically need to drag OBS to the trash via Finder (and follow the password prompt to remove a system extension accordingly). The documentation you linked is unfortunately outdated and applies only to the legacy DAL plugin, which is no longer functional as of macOS 14. I think that a better flow for uninstallation/installation for the new extension is desired, but just hasn't yet been implemented.

pertoft commented 7 months ago

I have also tried that.

  1. Installed OBS (again)
  2. Dragged it to the trashcan.
  3. Rebooted.

OBS camera is still there

PatTheMav commented 7 months ago

You might need to start the virtual camera at least once after installed OBS again to ensure that the camera extension that shipped with OBS is installed/overwrites any existing installation.

Once that was successful (the marketing and build version match), then removing the app in Finder will also trigger a prompt for permission to also remove the associated extension.

jcm93 commented 7 months ago

I would add to make sure OBS is always in /Applications when attempting install or removal, which should be a given but hasn't been mentioned specifically.

It is also prudent to make sure there are no existing copies of OBS in the Trash when you drag it there, as I have seen system extension removal fail in that circumstance for other programs.

In future, I'd recommend visiting the support channels before filing here as well.

pertoft commented 7 months ago

I have tried all guides i could find.

The only fix was to boot into recovery and disable system security. Boot up and uninstall the extenstion.