Fixed: brew services cleanup Says “All user-space services OK, nothing cleaned…” but Old Services Stay

brew services cleanup reported nothing cleaned while two old PostgreSQL launch agents were still loaded. Here is why Homebrew skips them, and how launchctl bootout fixes it.

Fixed: “Operation not permitted” When Deleting /Library/PostgreSQL with sudo rm on macOS

sudo rm -rf /Library/PostgreSQL failed with Operation not permitted on macOS. The cause was privacy protection, not file permissions, and the fix is to give Terminal Full Disk Access for a moment.

How to Completely Uninstall PostgreSQL from macOS (EDB Installer and Homebrew)

The PostgreSQL uninstaller leaves your databases, a hidden postgres user and pgAdmin settings behind. This guide removes everything from macOS, including old Homebrew services, and proves nothing is left.

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