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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Team <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have installed QGIS 3.4 Bratislava as below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I installed it in c\:program files\q<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After a couple of hours the application then seems to install itself in a new folder “QGIS 3.42.1” and update itself as below .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The original install location of the Q folder is not all but empty.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking to only use the QGIS 3.40 LTR version and nothing else.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please can I have some advice on how to prevent the application from updating itself?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank’s and regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clint, <o:p></o:p></p>
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