Can‘t unenroll from ventura public beta

[DonJimmy]

Anybody else have this issue or know how to fix it?

I‘m on the public beta of ventura and I can‘t unenroll. Whenever I am in the software update section of the settings and switch beta-updates to off. It‘s still set to “public beta“ after I click done.

Is there a terminal command or something I could use to unenroll?

 

[rm5]

Here's the obligatory stupid question, but have you restarted? Also, what version of Ventura is this? If you're on 13.4 and are using the new mechanism for enrolling/unenrolling, this might very well be a bug.

 

[DonJimmy]

I have restartet multiple times. I‘m on the latest version (13.4) that was released yesterday, so yes, it‘s using the new mechanism.

 

[bogdanw]

Unenroll from Terminal

sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Seeding.framework/Versions/A/Resources/seedutil unenroll

See status

sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Seeding.framework/Versions/A/Resources/seedutil current

 

[rm5]

@bogdanw is correct, BUT, if you're on 13.4, seedutil is completely deprecated. I've not upgraded to 13.4 yet, so I haven't tested what happens if you try to use it, it'll probably just say "Command not found."

 

[DonJimmy]

Hey @bogdanw unfortunately, @rm5 is right. It says: „Unenrolling from beta programs is no longer supported through seedutil.“

 

[bogdanw]

I wasn’t aware of this change. I’ve just upgraded my Ventura VM to 13.4 and I see that I have to be logged into an Apple ID account to enable beta access.
Here is how to disable beta: log out of your Apple ID from System Settings, close System Settings, delete /Users/Shared/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist and /Users/Shared/.betamigrated, open System Settings – General – Software Update and Beta should be Off. You can log back with your Apple ID.

 

[DonJimmy]

This is getting even better…

Just tried logging out of my appleid, but I can‘t, because the „sign out“ button is greyed out in the appleid section of system settings.

Man WTF is apple even doing with their software quality these days.

edit:
- You can‘t log out of icloud if screentime disabled. However, There is no indication that this is the reason, the button is just greyed out.
- I‘ve followed your instructions @bogdanw and this has fixed the issue. Many thanks!

 

[bogdanw]

Just deleting /Users/Shared/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist might be enough to turn off Beta access, but given System Settings’ predilection for bugs, it’s probably safer to log out before that

 

[Brlgfan]

I wasn’t aware of this change. I’ve just upgraded my Ventura VM to 13.4 and I see that I have to be logged into an Apple ID account to enable beta access.
Here is how to disable beta: log out of your Apple ID from System Settings, close System Settings, delete /Users/Shared/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist and /Users/Shared/.betamigrated, open System Settings – General – Software Update and Beta should be Off. You can log back with your Apple ID.

How do you go about doing this?

 

[bogdanw]

How do you go about doing this?

From Finder, go to /Users/Shared/, press Command, Shift and dot (⌘⇧.) to show hidden files, delete the two files.

“Go directly to a specific folder on Mac” https://support.apple.com/guide/mac...pecific-folder-on-mac-mchlp1236/13.0/mac/13.0
“How to Show Hidden Files on a Mac” https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/show-hidden-files-on-a-mac/
“Mac keyboard shortcuts” https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

From Terminal,

mv /Users/Shared/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist ~/.Trash/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist
mv /Users/Shared/.betamigrated ~/.Trash/.betamigrated

 

[Brlgfan]

From Finder, go to /Users/Shared/, press Command, Shift and dot (⌘⇧.) to show hidden files, delete the two files.

“Go directly to a specific folder on Mac” https://support.apple.com/guide/mac...pecific-folder-on-mac-mchlp1236/13.0/mac/13.0
“How to Show Hidden Files on a Mac” https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/show-hidden-files-on-a-mac/
“Mac keyboard shortcuts” https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

From Terminal,

mv /Users/Shared/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist ~/.Trash/.BetaEnrollmentData.plist
mv /Users/Shared/.betamigrated ~/.Trash/.betamigrated

Thanks for your Help!! That worked and I was able to update to Sonoma Beta 2.