You can disable the Hive folder or directory even if you don't use SpiderOak ONE's graphical application. How you do so depends upon your operating system.
Mac and Linux
Create the following text file:
{
"GlobalSyncEnabled": false
}
This is a JSON file, and JSON is strict about punctuation and such, so create the file exactly as shown. In particular note that the line beginning "GlobalSyncEnabled" is indented by three spaces. On Mac, save the file as /Library/Application Support/SpiderOakONE/Preferences. On Linux you will have to create the directory; save it as /etc/SpiderOakONE/Preferences.
Restart ONE. The Hive directory on this device will no longer synchronize with your other devices. That's all you have to do. Some users also like to do one or more of the following:
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De-select Hive so that its contents are no longer backed up:
SpiderOakONE --exclude-dir=/path/to/SpiderOakONE\ Hive. -
Delete Hive from the computer via the operating system:
rm -rf /path/to/SpiderOakONE\ Hive. -
Remove Hive and its contents, including historical versions, from your account:
SpiderOakONE --purge=/path/to/SpiderOakONE\ Hive. Before doing this you will need to have first disabled and deselected Hive on all your active devices.
Windows
Exit SpiderOak ONE and add or edit the Registry key Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpiderOak\SpiderOakONE\Preferences\GlobalSyncEnabled, giving it the value 0. The command to do this is:
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Default CMD shell:
reg add HKCU\Software\SpiderOak\SpiderOakONE\Preferences /v GlobalSyncEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 -
PowerShell:
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\SpiderOak\SpiderOakONE\Preferences -Name GlobalSyncEnabled -Value 0
If you want to disable Hive for all accounts on the computer, not just the local account, substitute HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) for HKCU (HKEY_CURRENT_USER).
Restart ONE. The Hive directory on this device will no longer synchronize with your other devices. That's all you have to do. Some users also like to do one or more of the following:
-
De-select Hive so that its contents are no longer backed up:
SpiderOakONE --exclude-dir="C:\path\to\SpiderOakONE Hive". -
Delete Hive from the computer via the operating system.
-
Remove Hive and its contents, including historical versions, from your account:
SpiderOakONE --purge="C:\path\to\SpiderOakONE Hive". Before doing this you will need to have first disabled and deselected Hive on all your active devices.
Notes
This procedure is per device, not per account, so you may wish to repeat this on other devices.
If you like, you can set other preferences in the same manner per the preferences documentation. That documentation was written with reference to our SpiderOak Groups and Enterprise solutions, so as you read it, change every instance of "SpiderOak Groups" (with a space) to "SpiderOakONE" (without a space).
We also have instructions on how to disable Hive using the graphical user interface, which some users will find easier.
The information on this page is based on the current version of our application. If you are running an older version, download and install our current version, then follow the instructions above.