The conda-anaconda-telemetry plugin enables us to collect more detailed information about how you are using conda. Specifically, it lets us know:
How you are using the create, install, and search commands
Which packages are in your active environment when running the above commands, including which version of conda-build you are using
Your configured channel URLs
Your virtual packages
This information helps us understand environment usage and package popularity, ensuring our repository provides the packages our community needs. Essentially, this plugin helps us learn what we need to know to improve conda for everyone.
If you do not want your conda usage data available to Anaconda, you can disable this plugin by either editing your .condarc file or removing the package from your base environment.
Open your .condarc file in your text editor of choice.
To locate your .condarc file, open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:
While the .condarc is most likely in your Home directory, it is a hidden file on MacOS and Linux and is not visible in file browsers under under normal circumstances.
You can view hidden files and folders using the following guidance for your operating system:
To view hidden files on macOS, use Shift+Cmd+. in your Finder.
To view hidden files on macOS, use Shift+Cmd+. in your Finder.
To view hidden files on Linux, use Alt+. or Ctrl+H (depending on your file manager).
While the .condarc is most likely in your Home directory, it is a hidden file on MacOS and Linux and is not visible in file browsers under under normal circumstances.
You can view hidden files and folders using the following guidance for your operating system:
To view hidden files on macOS, use Shift+Cmd+. in your Finder.
To view hidden files on macOS, use Shift+Cmd+. in your Finder.
To view hidden files on Linux, use Alt+. or Ctrl+H (depending on your file manager).