Impossible to remove system extensions in macOS 13.1

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MrZnuk OP

Created Jan ’23

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Hi,

In macOS Ventura 13.1, the system extension used alongside our app is not deleted anymore. When deleting the app, the message "The application “XXXXX.app” is hosting system extensions. These extensions will be removed if you continue." is displayed. After clicking on continue, the app is correctly deleted but the extension is still visible in the "Full Disk Access" parameters. It is also still visible and "activated enabled" when running command "systemextensionsctl list". Finally, if I try to delete the extension directly from the folder /Library/SystemExtensions, I get the following message: "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items." On Monterey, we are able to uninstall the extension just by deleting it from the Application folder. I have also the permission to delete the extension from the SystemExtensions folders.

Is there a known work around for this issue? Will it be fixed in the future releases of macOS Ventura?

Thank you in advance for your help

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MrZnuk OP

Jan ’23

Looks like this issue is visible only after using a third party software to uninstall the app. To remove the extension, I has to install a different version of the app (and extension). The blocking extension was correctly terminated and the new one was enabled. Then, deleting the app directly from the Application folders (without any third party software involved) worked perfectly and the extension was correctly terminated.

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