MacOS, how to delete unused service item in Keyboard Shortcuts

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JimZ picture JimZ · Jun 23, 2013 · Viewed 8.4k times · Source

I'm a newbie to Mac OS and learning with Automator, I found it useful but not quite controllable. I made a shortcut in services but I don't know how to delete it.

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The item highlighted is what I want to delete. I think I should do it with Automator but I don't find out how.

Any help will be appreciated.

Answer

markhunte picture markhunte · Jun 23, 2013

crtl + mouse click on the service to get a context menu for the service.

Select Show in Finder.

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This will take you to the service file by opening a new finder window and selecting it.

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You then just need to remove the file from the Services folder.

When close and re-open the System Prefs. The Service will not be there anymore.

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