Disable Automatic Update Check for 1Password non-AppStore version

allpurposeben

Is there a scriptable method (a value in a plist to edit?) to disable Automatic Update Checking for the non-AppStore version of 1Password 6?

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1Password Version: 6
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Not Provided
Sync Type: Not Provided

nathanvf

Hey there @allpurposeben,

Thanks for the question.

You can permanently disable the check for software updates by issuing this command in the Mac OS X Terminal:

defaults write 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper CheckForSoftwareUpdatesEnabled 0

And you can re-enable it by issuing this one:

defaults write 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper CheckForSoftwareUpdatesEnabled 1

I'm not sure why you wish to do this, but please be careful since there can be important bug fixes and improvements you will miss by disabling automatic updates.

Hope this helps.

allpurposeben

Thanks! Looks like this disables on a per user level, can it be disabled globally on a machine?

We deploy updates via Munki after they are vetted to not break any company workflows so we're doing updates but need to be in control of when they are released.

Drew_AG

Hi @allpurposeben,

Looks like this disables on a per user level, can it be disabled globally on a machine?

Preferences for 1Password are saved in each OS X user's Library folder, so that would need to be changed by each user on the same Mac.

You may already know this, but just in case it helps, you don't need to use the Terminal command to turn off automatic update checking. If you open the Preferences in the 1Password app and select the Updates tab, you can un-check the option there.

Sorry that's not the answer you were hoping for, but if you have more questions, please don't hesitate to let us know! :)

allpurposeben

No problem, I can arrange a launchAgent to set it on a per user basis, just a little more work. Thanks for the info!

nathanvf

Glad to hear it @allpurposeben :chuffed: