- Remove unrequired dependencies - This removes dependencies which are no longer required by any package
- Check available disk space - Checks to ensure you have sufficient disk space available before downloading and installing packages
- Maximum parallel downloads - The number of concurrent downloads allowed
- Enable downgrade - This allows packages to be downgraded as well as upgraded. This is important when switching branches.
- Check for updates - Disabling this will stop pamac from looking for updates. In most cases, turning this off on a rolling release distro like Manjaro is a bad idea.
- Ignore updates for - This is a list of packages that you don't want to be upgraded. This is inherently dangerous practice and should only be used by advanced users.