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#The popular approach recommended by Mark [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=141763#p141763 (see this post and others in other topics)] is to rename your current install directory, then unzip the new release, letting it create a new '''CumulusMX''' folder (or whatever name you prefer and specify in unzip options). Copy across '''Cumulus.ini''' and '''string.ini''' into that new directory, and then copy the contents of the '''data''' and '''Reports''' directories from your ''current install'' to the new install. Don't forget to copy any other set-up files across too. | #The popular approach recommended by Mark [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=141763#p141763 (see this post and others in other topics)] is to rename your current install directory, then unzip the new release, letting it create a new '''CumulusMX''' folder (or whatever name you prefer and specify in unzip options). Copy across '''Cumulus.ini''' and '''string.ini''' into that new directory, and then copy the contents of the '''data''' and '''Reports''' directories from your ''current install'' to the new install. Don't forget to copy any other set-up files across too. | ||
#However, if you have a lot of set-up files, if you are downloading on a different device, or on a different disc to where you are running MX, then | #However, if you have a lot of set-up files, if you are downloading on a different device, or on a different disc to where you are running MX, then David [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=140355#p140355 (see this post)] recommends this different approach. After downloading a new release unzip it on the device/disc where you down load it. Next simply copy the files (optionally only those that have newer dates because they have changed) into the existing MX directory on the device where you run MX. Then you know all your existing files are there, and as mentioned you can choose to only copy in the minimum number of files as specified in the release notes (find them on [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17887 this forum] or in [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions|Wiki here]]). | ||
== Updating when files within release might overwrite your edits == | == Updating when files within release might overwrite your edits == | ||