mac app store "updates available" constant message

[saudor]

Before anyone says "just update", there are some apps i want to keep on old versions because of "performance improvements and bug fixes" that actually introduce new bugs.

Is there a way to disable this for apps? I.e. anyone know if the update notification is done server side (blockable using a host file) or locally (remove cron jobs?) I think it's the former or something since both macs do this on the same day

Check for updates is already disabled in settings.

 

[Riwam]

Before anyone says "just update", there are some apps i want to keep on old versions because of "performance improvements and bug fixes" that actually introduce new bugs.

Is there a way to disable this for apps? I.e. anyone know if the update notification is done server side (blockable using a host file) or locally (remove cron jobs?) I think it's the former or something since both macs do this on the same day

Check for updates is already disabled in settings.

It's not an answer to your question but I believe it proves that update pop ups come from Apple's servers ignoring local environments.
My old Macbook 4.1 (esrly 2008) can run according to Apple OS Lion and not anything newer.
Using the third part tool MacPostFactor (described in the Yosemite part of this forum) I managed with great efforts to install in this old Macbook a (not very stable but working) Yosemite.
I did not manage to go further (and install El Capitan) and remained therefore in Yosemite, which is 3 OS versions newer than Apple's allowed Lion.
Now in the last 5 or 6 months I receive on a regular basis pop ups of Apple advising me to upgrade (that 11 years old Mac!) to their new Mojave OS...in spite of the fact that it is entirely impossible in such old hardware.
Therefore the update messages cannot logically be generated locally but must be sent from Apple's servers to any Mac in the world (no matter how old it is) running any OS whatsoever previous to Mojave.

 

[cruisin]

You can delete or rename (incase you wish to undo) the local file: OSXNotification.bundle (under /Library/Bundles).

See:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-rid-of-those-annoying-mac-update-notificatio-1822632152

 

[DaniloGeekDude]

You can delete or rename (incase you wish to undo) the local file: OSXNotification.bundle (under /Library/Bundles).

See:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-rid-of-those-annoying-mac-update-notificatio-1822632152

Nice. Thanks for the tip.

 

[saudor]

It's not an answer to your question but I believe it proves that update pop ups come from Apple's servers ignoring local environments.
My old Macbook 4.1 (esrly 2008) can run according to Apple OS Lion and not anything newer.
Using the third part tool MacPostFactor (described in the Yosemite part of this forum) I managed with great efforts to install in this old Macbook a (not very stable but working) Yosemite.
I did not manage to go further (and install El Capitan) and remained therefore in Yosemite, which is 3 OS versions newer than Apple's allowed Lion.
Now in the last 5 or 6 months I receive on a regular basis pop ups of Apple advising me to upgrade (that 11 years old Mac!) to their new Mojave OS...in spite of the fact that it is entirely impossible in such old hardware.
Therefore the update messages cannot logically be generated locally but must be sent from Apple's servers to any Mac in the world (no matter how old it is) running any OS whatsoever previous to Mojave.

yeah i put Lulu on one of my systems (like little snitch) so hopefully i can see something

You can delete or rename (incase you wish to undo) the local file: OSXNotification.bundle (under /Library/Bundles).

See:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-rid-of-those-annoying-mac-update-notificatio-1822632152

There is no /Library/Bundles in Mojave as far as i can tell

 

[xgman]

also, some devs have off app store versions if you ask.

 

[DaniloGeekDude]

yeah i put Lulu on one of my systems (like little snitch) so hopefully i can see something


There is no /Library/Bundles in Mojave as far as i can tell

You're right. There is no such folder on Mojave but there is on Sierra which is empty right now.
I also did a system wide search for OSXNotification.bundle and could not find it either.