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Disable Google Chrome automatic updates

Last Google Chrome 55.02883.95 issue brings me lot of problems


I installed a previous versions and everything was OK (i.e. google-chrome-54-0-2840-71.


But Chrome install automatically the bugged version


Does someone knows how to disable automatic updates ?


Thanks !

Posted on Jan 3, 2017 1:22 AM

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Jan 3, 2017 7:16 PM in response to dialabrain

Last Chrome update brings me this kind of problem (i.e. Apple's AirPods page which have quite "heavy" moving picture)


User uploaded file


But it slow drastically as well, other Google elements such as Google Maps where I must use "simplified" mode


Hoping next Chrome update will fix this problem, but anyway, problem located possibly in some Apple models such as my Mac Pro 2010 ?

No other Macs concerned ?


To "Dominic23" : Using the given links, Google Chrome still updating automatically ! Thanks anyway ! The previous version i Try to keep installed and working correctly is "google-chrome-54-0-2840-71.dmg"


I have to say as well I have no problems using Safari or Firefox !

This is why I'm thinking it could be a Google Chrome bug in the current version !

Sep 29, 2017 2:10 AM in response to weavernoes

Success on a Mac Sept 29, 2017:



The "official" Google-given method given is this, but it doesn't work.

In Terminal: defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0



The most foolproof method is to empty these directories:

/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/

~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/



Then change the permissions on both folders named GoogleSoftwareUpdate so that there's no owner and no read/write/execute permissions.



In terminal:

cd /Library/Google/

sudo chown nobody:nogroup GoogleSoftwareUpdate

sudo chmod 000 GoogleSoftwareUpdate

cd ~/Library/Google/

sudo chown nobody:nogroup GoogleSoftwareUpdate

sudo chmod 000 GoogleSoftwareUpdate



If you want to be double-certain, then do the same for the folder Google one level up.

cd /Library/

sudo chown nobody:nogroup Google

sudo chmod 000 Google

cd ~/Library/

sudo chown nobody:nogroup Google

sudo chmod 000 Google



I did this immediately after installing the Chrome version I need for my machine, and it worked perfectly. Now when I check About Google Chrome it gives me the error "Update failed (error: 10)"

Jan 4, 2017 12:24 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Thanks ! But...

The "patchwork" screen like above stands for a few seconds, I think as long as the time for the Airpods video progress (in such page), then the page come back to correct image !

As I said above, I got the correct window screen, but with other browsers like Safari or Firefox !

I'm using Chrome to write this answer !

So ! I don't think on graphic card issue !

Oct 20, 2017 8:26 AM in response to MusicmanJezza

Thanks for this tip.


I renamed this folder instead and saved it as an Alfred snippet so I can disable / enable it at will.


enable

sudo mv /Library/Google/{GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bak,GoogleSoftwareUpdate}

sudo mv ~/Library/Google/{GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bak,GoogleSoftwareUpdate}


disable

sudo mv /Library/Google/{GoogleSoftwareUpdate,GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bak}

sudo mv ~/Library/Google/{GoogleSoftwareUpdate,GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bak}

Disable Google Chrome automatic updates

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