What are the steps to disable analytics in Sitecore?

1.	What are the steps to disable analytics in Sitecore?
Answer» ANALYTICS can be disabled in Sitecore by changing a COUPLE of things in Configurations as follows: Step 1: Disable analytics Go to /App_Config/Include/Sitecore.Analytics.config and set Analytics.Enabled to false: <SETTING name=”Analytics.Enabled” value=”false” /> Step 2: COMMENT out connection strings related to analytics: Go to /App_Config/ConnectionStrings.config and comment out the following connection strings: <add name=”analytics” connectionString=”mongodb://localhost/analytics” /><add name=”tracking.live” connectionString=”mongodb://localhost/tracking_live” /><add name=”tracking.history” connectionString=”mongodb://localhost/tracking_history” /><add name=”tracking.contact” connectionString=”mongodb://localhost/tracking_contact” /><add name=”reporting” connectionString=”user id=user;password=password;DATA Source=(server);Database=Sitecore_Analytics” />

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ANALYTICS can be disabled in Sitecore by changing a COUPLE of things in Configurations as follows:

Step 1: Disable analytics

Go to /App_Config/Include/Sitecore.Analytics.config and set Analytics.Enabled to false:

Step 2: COMMENT out connection strings related to analytics:

Go to /App_Config/ConnectionStrings.config and comment out the following connection strings:

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