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kevs
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Dec 4, 2019, 07:03 PM
 
I get a lot of these. Used to automatically think fault of Growl, but I think it could all sorts culprits? Current nuisance see distracting me are:
recovery unmounted
ip address update
mac hd @snapp mounted
hollywood reporter
washington post

How do i get rid of all these coming up. Thanks!!
     
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Dec 4, 2019, 10:23 PM
 
System Preferences -> Notifications

Go through each app/service. Turn down (or off) the ones you don't want to see.

Nuclear option: the Do Not Disturb choice at the top. Disable notifications all around the clock. If it won't allow you to block 12:00 - 12:00, then block 12:01 - 12:00, so they can only appear during 1 minute of the day.
     
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Dec 4, 2019, 10:34 PM
 
Reader, wash post/ hollywood report, News, don't see anything preferences.

recovery , ip address, mad hd -- WHICH is not my Mac HD. clueless. No clues where this stuff originates from. That why I posted.
     
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Dec 4, 2019, 11:48 PM
 
kevs, perhaps more attention to spelling. It's hard to read what you posted.

Sys Prefs -> Notifications -> News -> uncheck everything. That should kill Washington Post, Hollywood Reporter, etc.

Turn off notifications for other apps, anything that looks related to the ones you don't like.

Or Sys Prefs -> Notifications -> Do Not Disturb -> Turn on Do Not Disturb: [x] From: [06:00] to [06:00] (this should kill all notifications)
     
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Dec 5, 2019, 02:43 PM
 
Thanks reader, ok turned off almost all of them except calandar, and growl hardware growl. will let know how goes...
     
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Dec 5, 2019, 05:03 PM
 
Mac @ snap still going stong reader, any clue? very annoying....
     
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Dec 5, 2019, 05:25 PM
 
I don't know what "Mac @ snap" is, so no.

Also, do you have Growl installed? If so, I don't remember it having per-app controls. You might have to disable Growl completely, to avoid something sneaking through that way. Growl notifications look almost exactly like system Notifications.
     
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Dec 5, 2019, 10:26 PM
 
thanks Reader, have both Growl and Hardware Growl.. the one I like for years is Hardware Growl which just let you know your external has officially ejected. Hence, I could eliminate Growl, and then wont see the annoying Mac@ snapp .
but about : recovery drive ejected/ mounted? That one is the most persistently nuisance badge. Is that Growl or Hardware Growl.. ? not sure it's even a real hardrive, and have no idea why always ejecting and mounting. I do know, I have no need to know about it!
     
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Dec 7, 2019, 07:22 PM
 
Reader News have all 5 checkkbox unchecked, and yet wash post badge just came up, stumped.

Those system things are Growl off; yet still come up. cant be left alone!
     
   
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