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Every time I restart or turn on my MacBook Pro VLC opens automatically.

Open at login option is not checked.

I tried to delete .plist files and it didn't work.
Tried to repair permissions and it didn't work either.

Any thoughts?

I have the same problem. Also deleted preference file, but still opens. Going to uninstall soon if can't find a fix.

I am running MBP OS 10.6.5.

Check in your System Preferences-->Accounts-->Login Items to see if there's anything else that is opening that may also be triggering a VLC launch like a file associated with VLC.

Alternatively check the following folders:

~/Library/StartupItems/
/Library/StartupItems/
/System/Library/StartupItems/

I am also getting the same error and checked the same places as other. I also checked all three spots you suggested, but nothing showed up. Any other thoughts/suggestions?

I had the same issue and was able to fix it by deleting my "/Users/goask/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist" and logging out and then back in. I then added back each login item. I found that for me the item triggering VLC was the Breakaway.app (version 1.9). For now I am just not adding that back to my user login items list. If you are running Breakaway see if that fixes it for you. After a few successful restarts etc I ran the Breakaway.app and sure enough VLC started up. Hope this helps.

It is Breakaway.app (version 1.9) !!!

Deleted from my login items and now everything is fine.

Thanks !!!

Breakaway 1.9.1 (January 3, 2011) release fixed this bug!

http://mutablecode.com/apps/breakaway

year 2019
it start automatik still
i dont want see --please stay polite-- program