I need to keep using an older version of Chrome to access an old work VPN which requires Java applets and for some reason crashes after several minutes when launched from Safari. The latest versions of Chrome has Java applets disabled, so I need to download an old version of Chrome and disable the autoupdate. I know you can disable the updater interval, but can I disable it by blocking certain domains in /etc/hosts by pointing them to 127.0.0.1 or using Little Snitch to block connections?
Disable auto-update of Google Chrome with Firewall
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Actually, after restarting Chrome two times the issue resolved itself.
In Chrome, open the Preferences
scroll down and use Advanced
Find Passwords and Forms and un-check it.
To prevent Chrome using already stored passwords remove it in keyhain.
You have to do that for every Chrome password saved in keychain :(
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From this link:
This works to stop Google Chrome from updating itself automatically in Mac OS X:
Launch the Terminal, found in /Applications/Utilities/
Enter the following defaults write command and hit return:
defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0Direct Google search here.
YMMV.