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[Solved] Disable "Update Available" pop up?

#10

This solution didn’t work for me. The pop up is very annoying. I don’t even want the program to check for updates every time I use it. Also downloading a new version doesn’t solve the problem. I get error code 32, “unable to rename”, even running as admin.

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#11

Thank you… worked perfectly for me. Using build 3083 atm.

For those who didn’t get this to work… If you added this to the bottom of the list of setting (aka, it’s the** LAST rule OR the only rule**) you need to omit the comma at the end of the line. Or just add it in at the top and leave the comma alone.

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#12

Did not work for me, currently using (unregistered) stable channel build 3103. I wonder if one needs to make this change, but still download and install the new version, before the prompt will go away.

The entirety of my Preferences.sublime-settings file:

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#13

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#15

Can this thread have the “[SOLVED]” flag removed from the title, since the solution apparently has been removed?

See also Preventing dialog box prompting to update to new version

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#16

The solution is referenced in @kingkeith’s last post: It only works if your copy is registered.

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#18

Wow! It’s now working for me. Thank you for sharing.

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#19

In case anyone was wondering how do it in Sublime Text 3:

{
“ignored_packages”:
[
“Vintage”
], //Only add coma after this bracket
“update_check”: false //And add this line inside the curly brackets
}

That’s it!

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#20

That only works with dev builds. The other method works, but then you can’t access the main Sublime Text website at all.

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#21


Thank you.

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#24

For those of us who did update by mistake, it would be nice to provide links to earlier versions. At least for version 3126, that still had a proper UI. Now you have to guess the download link, and type it in manually, and then edit the preferences on every single installation to get rid of the update message.

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#25

Just install the Theme - Legacy package from Package Control. We aren’t directly supporting beta releases, and so I don’t think we’ll be going out of our way to make it easier to download an old version.

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#26

Is there a method which works with the portable version for Windows?

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#27

The update_check setting works the same in the portable version for Windows as it does for the regular versions for Windows, Mac and Linux. Note that it is still restricted to only work with licensed builds though.

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#30

So - just to set context, I love Sublime Text, I have registered it, I’ll use it forever. That said:

Shouldn’t the update_check flag be listed in Default\Preferences.sublime-settings ?

Since it is not there (for sublimeText 3) you have to do a Google search and find this thread.

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#31

I just signed up to thank you only.
I love sublime text too. But the update is annoying me too, so I was looking for the solution.

Thank Again

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#32

I did not select ‘update’.
I updated the program using my os repository and the message is gone :slight_smile:

the option update_check works only for paid customers.

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#33

“only paid versions support blocking update checks” is the answer you will find on the Github thread. Total dick move which will result in people(including myself) moving to VS Studio Code or other instead of paying up. Simply not worth it and good motivation to learn VIM. Sayonara

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#34

“Total dick move…” stipulating this is true, why then abandon an editor that seems to be such a good match for you?

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