Disable automatic update?

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Disable automatic update?

I have satellite internet service and cannot have Software Update download automatically because it puts me over my allowance every time.
Muy problem is that when I uncheck the "Download automatically" box in SU preferences, it rechecks itself when I close the window.
How can I keep it from doing that?

G4 Tower dual (mirrored doors), iBook G4, 20GB iPod, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac owner since 1990

Posted on May 25, 2010 1:57 PM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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May 25, 2010 3:29 PM in response to Muriel Areno

Open your user's /Library/Preferences/ folder, move the com.apple.recentitems and com.apple.systempreferences plist files to the Desktop. Open its ByHost subfolder and move the com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.XXXX and com.apple.scheduler.XXXX plist files to Desktop (XXXX signifies a lengthy set of characters). Restart, System Preferences->Software Update, and disable check for updates. Quit System Preferences and check again.

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Answer 2

Muriel Areno Author

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May 25, 2010 6:10 PM in response to baltwo

Yay, it worked! Thanks. 🙂

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Answer 3

baltwo

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May 25, 2010 6:23 PM in response to Muriel Areno

Thanks for the feedback. Good computing.

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