To ensure you’re always using the latest version of ownCloud Client, an auto-update mechanism has been added in Version 1.5.1. It will ensure that will automatically profit from the latest features and bugfixes.
The updater works differently depending on the operating system.
ownCloud client will check for updates and download the update if one is available. You can view the status under Settings -> General -> Updates. If an update is available and has been successfully downloaded, ownCloud Client will start a silent update prior to its next launch and then start itself. If the silent update fails, the client offers a manual download.
Note
The user needs to be able to attain administrative privileges to successfully perform the update.
If a new update is available, ownCloud client will ask the user to update to the latest version using a pop-up dialog. This is the default for Mac OS X applications which use the Sparkle framework.
Since distributions provide their own update tool, ownCloud Client on Linux will not perform any updates on its own. It will, however, check for the latest version and passively notify the user (Settings -> General -> Updates) if an update is available.
In controlled environment such as companies or universities, the auto-update mechanism might not be desired as it interferes with controlled deployment tools and policies. In this case, it is possible to disable the auto-updater entirely:
There are two alternative approaches:
You can disable the update check via a system-wide .plist file located at /Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist. Add a new root level item of type bool and the name skipUpdateCheck and set it to true. You can also just copy the file owncloud.app/Contents/Resources/deny_autoupdate_com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist` to /Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist.
Since there is no updating functionality, there is no need to remove the check. If you want to disable the check nontheless, open a file called /etc/ownCloud/ownCloud.conf and add the following content:
[General]
skipUpdateCheck=true