russelltechnology Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Does anyone know of a way to disable the auto-update feature via api, I know how to change most other settings but haven't found a variable for this yet. I have had issues with the auto-update in the past and know that when I have the GUI turned off I don't have to worry about it prompting users so that is my work around for now. Thanks in advance. I have looked around but have not been able to find anything thus far, so I apologize if the answer is already out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 @russelltechnologyYep - you'll need to set "check_for_updates" value in config file to "false" - see here for details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timmah87 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sorry am I able to request a little more information on this post. By config file I presume this refers to the start up file and not the API with set_prefs? http://sync-help.bittorrent.com/customer/portal/articles/1570845-set_prefs If so, adding "check_for_updates" crashes windows on start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 @timmah87Well, config file might not have API key - then Sync will simply run in config mode - and still you can use the parameter to prevent auto-update. As for the crash - sounds interesting. Could you please share your config file (pad only secrets, please)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmah87 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 { "check_for_updates" : false, "storage_path" : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\BitTorrent Sync", "use_gui" : false, "webui" : { "listen" : "127.0.0.1:####", "login" : "btsync", "password" : "##", "api_key" : "##" }} I just retested it and the initial load doesn't crash on version 1.4.75.0 (subsequently crashes on 1.4.103.0). Will put debug.txt in there and test again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmah87 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I couldn't see any clues in the log. Shouldn't "use gui" suppress this notification anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 @timmah87use_gui relates to UI in separate window, it does not prevent WebUI - and notification in webUI. Looks strange. Did you have a chance to collect dump? Wait for a second with dumps - there is something suspicious in your config. Why do you save data to program files? It is very likely UAC will prevent Sync from writing data there. Try to move storage to another location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmah87 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 My conclusion after mucking around with it today, "check_for_updates" flag or not, 1.4.103.0 doesn't like being in a Windows service. I have dumps, would you like me to email them to support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 @timmah87Yep, mail dumps - we'll take a look. Though my bet is that sync gets "Access denied" somewhere. Please try moving storage to some less protected location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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