How to disable update notification?

[ATOdinson]

I have my launchbox start on load.  I have everything the way I want it, I do not intend to update anything for fear of breaking something.  I dont want to update, I am not going to update.  How do I disable that dang notification that pops up EVERY TIME the program launches?  Its so annoying. 

[JoeViking245]

10 minutes ago, ATOdinson said:

How do I disable that dang notification that pops up EVERY TIME the program launches?

It depends on what the notification is for.

If it's for a LaunchBox app update, disable updates.
Tools < Options < General < Updates

If it's an update for an integration plugin, 
Tools < Manage < Plugins...
and update the plugin showing that it has an update available. Though you may never use these plugins, updating them will stop those particular notifications.  Doing these particular updates will not affect your collection nor emulators. Well, unless you click Update under Tools < Manage < Emulators.... Then it will (correctly, since it got updated) update the emulator to its current release.  Otherwise, the only effect updating them will have is removing those dang notifications.  Fortunately, they don't need updating very often.

[ATOdinson]

49 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

If it's an update for an integration plugin, 
Tools < Manage < Plugins...
and update the plugin showing that it has an update available. Though you may never use these plugins, updating them will stop those particular notifications.  Doing these particular updates will not affect your collection nor emulators. Well, unless you click Update under Tools < Manage < Emulators.... Then it will (correctly, since it got updated) update the emulator to its current release.  Otherwise, the only effect updating them will have is removing those dang notifications.  Fortunately, they don't need updating very often.

They are integration plugins.  The issue is that it tells me this "If you have customized the files in this plugin folder, your files and changes will be lost. Are you sure you wish to continue and update this plugin?"

Everything is working exactly as I want it.  I dont want to monkey with anything.  So how do I disable it bugging me to update these?  

[JoeViking245]

12 minutes ago, ATOdinson said:

They are integration plugins.  The issue is that it tells me this "If you have customized the files in this plugin folder, your files and changes will be lost. Are you sure you wish to continue and update this plugin?"

Everything is working exactly as I want it.  I dont want to monkey with anything.  So how do I disable it bugging me to update these?  

Unless you installed your emulators inside the /Plugins/[name_of_integration_plugin]/ (or if on v14+, inside /System/Plugins/[name_of_integration_plugin]/) folder, updating the plugins will not affect anything except the plugin itself.  Like it says, "in this plugin folder".

If you did install your emulators under the respective /Plugins/ folder, you really should move those elsewhere.  But realistically, I doubt you did. Or maybe I should say, I have never heard of anyone installing their emulators under /Plugins/.  So, update the integration plugin(s) to get it to stop bugging you to update them.

 

One sure way of knowing if you'll screw something up is to look in the folder for the specific plugin being updated. If there are only 2 files in there, you'll be safe.

Example, if it's for Dolphin, look inside
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Dolphin LaunchBox Integration\
(or if on v14+)
..\LaunchBox\System\Plugins\Dolphin LaunchBox Integration\

If all you see looks like this

...you'll be safe to update it.

[diamondgeezer]

not sure if it is my setup but the latest update has locked up my launch/bigbox and now it just freezes . Is there a way i can revert my launchbox back to a time where that update was not installed

[ATOdinson]

13 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Unless you installed your emulators inside the /Plugins/[name_of_integration_plugin]/ (or if on v14+, inside /System/Plugins/[name_of_integration_plugin]/) folder, updating the plugins will not affect anything except the plugin itself.  Like it says, "in this plugin folder".

If you did install your emulators under the respective /Plugins/ folder, you really should move those elsewhere.  But realistically, I doubt you did. Or maybe I should say, I have never heard of anyone installing their emulators under /Plugins/.  So, update the integration plugin(s) to get it to stop bugging you to update them.

 

One sure way of knowing if you'll screw something up is to look in the folder for the specific plugin being updated. If there are only 2 files in there, you'll be safe.

Example, if it's for Dolphin, look inside
..\LaunchBox\Plugins\Dolphin LaunchBox Integration\
(or if on v14+)
..\LaunchBox\System\Plugins\Dolphin LaunchBox Integration\

If all you see looks like this

...you'll be safe to update it.

Ok, it looks like I am safe to update, but unfortunately Lanchbox refuses to update.  I tell it to update, it says it will update when the dialog closes, I close, it, it says that the update is complete, then the notification pops right back up and tells me that I still need to update.  I have now updated each of these 3 times.  The version numbers dont change and it keep bothering me about updates.  

[JoeViking245]

13 minutes ago, ATOdinson said:

unfortunately Lanchbox refuses to update.  I tell it to update, it says it will update when the dialog closes, I close, it, it says that the update is complete, then the notification pops right back up and tells me that I still need to update.  I have now updated each of these 3 times.  The version numbers dont change and it keep bothering me about updates. 

When it "does" the update, is LaunchBox also restarting?  It should.

What version of LB are you on?