Disable automatic checks for updates
- Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
- macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
- Impact: HighSystem Functionality Loss Risk: High
This action improves privacy with high impact when you run the recommended script. - Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
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Disable automatic checks for updates to keep your data private using online data privacy management on macOS — Read along, this cheatsheet provides a community-tested way for just that. On the same track, process to revert adjustments made is detailed below.
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Technical Details
This customization orchestrates sudo controls to help maximize digital privacy and it helps to reach secure privileges.
To accomplish selective features, this script modifies macOS preferences on system level to increase important data management. Via streamlined settings, this would help maintain better system performance.
Subsequent to applying this system update settings, this adjustment handles your system to gain controlled update telemetry to be able to reinforce important privacy management. It can also help reduced downtime for updates to be able to make the system run smoother.
To help maintain secure data privacy measures, this code manages essential operating system preferences to obtain comprehensive protection. By make processing faster, it aims to help to obtain improved system response.
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This script should only be used by advanced users.
This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.
Consider creating a Time Machine backup before doing any changes.
- Security Trade-off
This action prioritizes privacy over certain security features. It's not recommended and should only be used by advanced users after understanding its implications.
Increased Privacy
Enhanced privacy through reduced data collection and trackingDecreased Security
Some security features will be disabled or limitedThis script can be reversed, this allows you to restore the default system security.
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How to apply or restore "Disable automatic checks for updates" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 5 instructions
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Download
Download the script file by clicking on the button above.
Use button above to restore changes. - 2
Keep the file
If warned by your browser, keep the file. - 3
Open
Open the downloaded file. - 4
Exit
Once it's done, press any key to exit the window. - 5
Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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How to apply or restore "Disable automatic checks for updates" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
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Choose script
- Search for the script name: Disable automatic checks for updates
- Check the script by clicking on the checkbox.
- 3
Run
Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.
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# For OS X Yosemite and newer (>= 10.10)
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate 'AutomaticCheckEnabled' -bool false
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How to apply or restore "Disable automatic checks for updates" using commands
- ≈ 2 min to complete
- Tools: Terminal app
- Difficulty: undefined
- ≈ 3 instructions
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Open terminal
Open Terminal app. - 2
Copy code
Copy the code: - 3
Paste & run
Paste the code into Terminal and press Enter to run.Some changes require a system restart to take effect
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