Is there a way to Disable automatic updates for OneDrive Application v21.030... on MacOS?

Hello,

Same problem. So I reinstalled v23.054.0313.

Then, after installation, I immediately stopped the processes :

$ launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater

$ sudo launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon

$ sudo launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon

And deleted the corresponding .plist :

$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist

$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon.plist

$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist

Seems to work.

Best regards

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MM

Hello,

Same problem. So I reinstalled v23.054.0313.

Then, after installation, I immediately stopped the processes :

$ launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater



$ sudo launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon



$ sudo launchctl remove com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon

And deleted the corresponding .plist :

$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist



$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon.plist



$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist

Seems to work.

Best regards

--

MM

Hello

So for about 3 months I've had support telling me this is a Apple issue, when in fact its just the latest version of OneDrive on my macOS 10.14: Mojave machine just won't open and run, so like others ive found an older version, in my case Version 23.071.0402, installed it and everything is fine until I restart my machine and it just auto updates and stops working again.

Thank you MM for the above, OneDrive doesn't update anymore and is now stable.

Microsoft - why the hell isn't there a tick box like on your other programs to not auto update ?

Hello TIA,

You could, may be, try this one:

1/ Edit this .plist (if it's still in place):

$ sudo nano /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist

2/ Find that line:

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

3/ Change with:

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<false/>

4/ Reinstall OneDrive.

I didn't test it (so happy with my still running v23.054.0313...) but it should prevent any update.

Best regards

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MM

"However, if you still wish to avoid updating the app, you could try uninstalling it and then reinstalling an older version of the app that you prefer. Keep in mind that this might compromise the stability and security of the app."

Which then gets immidiately updated again...?

I know that OneDrive is no longer supported on Catalina, but pushing an update, which makes it impossible to use it, and not having a switch to turn of the update..? The version 23.054.0313 would work fine, but gets updated after a few hours or even minutes.

Thanks I guess?

Hi Mile P,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I am Blessing, an independent advisor here and a Microsoft user like you.

Microsoft AutoUpdate provides updates to various Mac products from Microsoft.

Yes you can disable Updates:

First, launch Finder and type microsoft autoupdate in the search bar, Microsoft AutoUpdate from any Office programs Help menu then Check for Updates. Uncheck the box 'Automatically keep Microsoft Apps up to date'

Or choose ‘Advanced’ where you can choose which type of Office to get. Production is the usual or one of the Insiders options.

Make sure ‘Automatically download and install’ is OFF.

Updates to the Office apps are disabled until specifically re-enabled.

To enable automatic update, find link below: https://support.microsoft.com/office/bfd1e497-c24d-4754-92ab-910a4074d7c1

Hope this helps!