Long story.
I long ago noticed In TaskMgr that the Intuit update service was running frequently even though I would not be using it until it comes time to start taxes. I assume it is set up as a service to have updates downloaded and ready when the program is launched, but is it really necessary to check many times a day?
Then I noticed that there were TWO copies of it running. These tracked back to V4 and V5 versions, which I assume are from TT for 2022 and 2023. I stopped both and set them for manual restart, but they get restarted if I launch the programs. I finally found an online response to the problem, pointing out the options for updates in the 'Online' menu tab.
In the process, though, I noticed that some of the Intuit directories had become HUGE. In particular, a directory that seems to hold old update files had grown to almost 6GB and holds files going back many years.
Can I delete the contents of "C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Common\Update Service\v4"?
(Before I retired I worked for many years as a software developer (not in Windows, which has always confounded me) and I always told my team that no program was completed until it included provisions to clean up behind itself and there was a provision to delete or undo it.)
