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<h1>The Automatic Updater<a class="headerlink" href="#the-automatic-updater" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1>
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<p>The Automatic Updater ensures that you always have the
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<h2>Basic Workflow<a class="headerlink" href="#basic-workflow" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<p>The following sections describe how to use the Automatic Updater on different
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<h3>Windows<a class="headerlink" href="#windows" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<p>The F7cloud client checks for updates and downloads them when available. You
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can view the update status under <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Settings</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">General</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">Updates</span></code> in the
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<p>If an update is available, and has been successfully downloaded, the F7cloud
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itself. Should the silent update fail, the client offers a manual download.</p>
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<p>Administrative privileges are required to perform the update.</p>
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<h3>macOS<a class="headerlink" href="#macos" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<p>The macOS client has an autoupdater which uses the Sparkle framework.
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of the client will be opened in the system’s web browser.</p>
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<p>Like on other systems, you can view the update status under
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<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Settings</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">General</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">Updates</span></code> in the F7cloud client.</p>
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<h3>Linux<a class="headerlink" href="#linux" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<p>Linux distributions provide their own update tools, so F7cloud clients that use
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will inform you (<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Settings</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">General</span> <span class="pre">-></span> <span class="pre">Updates</span></code>) when an update is
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<h2>Preventing Automatic Updates<a class="headerlink" href="#preventing-automatic-updates" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<p>In controlled environments, such as companies or universities, you might not
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<h3>Preventing Automatic Updates in Windows Environments<a class="headerlink" href="#preventing-automatic-updates-in-windows-environments" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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section of their <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f7cloud.cfg</span></code> files:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">skipUpdateCheck</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">true</span>
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<li><p>(32-bit-Windows) <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\F7cloud\F7cloud</span></code></p></li>
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<li><p>(64-bit-Windows) <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\F7cloud\F7cloud</span></code></p></li>
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