Remove Server

Remove Server

Occasionally, the server components of STX get installed on computers that are NOT the Server computer. Only the Server computer should have the server components installed.

You will need to perform this process on each computer that is not the Server, but that has the server components installed on it.  Such a situation could have occurred by accident, or it could have been used as a temporary Server at one time. If you have switched to a new Server computer, you will need to perform this process on the computer that was the original Server computer.

Verify that you will not need to use this computer as the Server. The Server computer "houses" the data, so if this computer is indeed not the Server, you may proceed.


Removing Server Components

  1. Open the Hard Drive (Finder) window.
  2. Select the Column view option.
  3. In the Sidebar, highlight the Applications folder. Locate the STXAdminTool application and drag it to the Trash.
  4. In the Sidebar, highlight the Hard Drive. Look for and highlight the Library folder. Look for and highlight the Receipts folder. Locate the STXServer.pkg file and drag it to the Trash.
  5. In the Sidebar, highlight the Hard Drive. Look for and highlight the Library folder. Look for and highlight the Startup Items folder. Locate the STXServer folder and drag it to the Trash.
  6. In the Sidebar, highlight the Hard Drive. Look for and highlight the Library folder. Locate the STX folder and drag it to the trash.
  7. Close the Hard Drive (Finder) window.
  8. In the Dock, locate the STXAdminTool icon and drag it off the Dock and onto the Desktop. The icon will be removed from the Dock.
  9. Restart the computer by pulling down the Apple menu and selecting the Restart… option.
  10. Once the computer has restarted, empty the trash by pulling the Finder menu down and select the Empty Trash option.

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