StandaloneUpdaterDaemon - can I remove it - is it safe?

Laurel963 wrote:

May I get rid of it somehow or may I turn it off (there is an option to turn it off) without complications to my system? I really do not understand its function so I hesitate to remove/turn it off.

What's this? Caution? Logic? Reason? Amazing!

I don't recommend making any changes using Ventura's new "background items" user interface. These are all apps that you've installed on purpose. They are unlikely to include any malicious apps. This is probably just an auto-update task from some large software package from Microsoft or Adobe. In addition to breaking this app's auto-update feature, disabling the task (or doing anything, really) using the "background items" can cause a long list of other problems that can be very difficult to manage.

When Ventura was first released, there were many, many reports of problems with this feature. If you've just updated and this is your only problem, consider yourself lucky. Don't push your luck. Close System Settings for your own good.

Some app you installed runs an update process in the background. Determining what app it was may be difficult. Disabling it may prevent that app from updating.

It's used by Microsoft's OneDrive.