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You can download and unzip in advance, but cannot replace existing files while they are being used, so how you stop MX is in next two sub-sections.
You can download and unzip in advance, but cannot replace existing files while they are being used, so how you stop MX is in next two sub-sections.
My preference, after download, and unzip into a holding area, is to copy (it would be file transfer if you download on another device) over my existing installation all files except:
*CumulusMX.exe
*CumulusMX.exe.config
while MX is still running. I then stop MX for minimal time needed to replace just those two files before I restart MX.  That way I minimise downtime, especially useful for a patch release when few files have changed, as it takes some time to replace all the files in the installation.
For simplicity, in guidance below, MX is stopped before any files are replaced.


==Upgrading if you run MX as a service==
==Upgrading if you run MX as a service==


Don't forget to stop the service, before you do the upgrade.
Don't forget to stop the service, before you do the upgrade.


For  a Linux Operating system: <code>sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx</code>.
For  a Linux Operating system: <code>sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx</code>.
For Microsoft Windows Operating System:


==Upgrading if you run MX interactively==
==Upgrading if you run MX interactively==


If you do NOT run as a service, you will want to use '''Control and C''' to make the software close tidily.  
If you do NOT run as a service, you will want to use '''Control and C''' in the terminal (or command) window running MX to make the software close tidily.  




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= After update - checking for bugs in MX or mistakes in your installation =
= After update - checking for bugs in MX or mistakes in your installation =


Start the new installation of MX and watch out for any errors - If the device you run MX on has a monitor, then look in the terminal/command window. In all cases look at the latest file in the [[MXDiags_folder|MXdiags folder]] to see if any errors are reported.  
Start the new installation of MX and watch out for any errors - If the device you run MX on has a monitor, then look in the terminal/command window. In all cases look at the latest file in the [[MXdiags_folder|MXdiags folder]] to see if any errors are reported.  


In newer releases of MX, also see [[ServiceConsoleLog.txt]]
In newer releases of MX, also see [[ServiceConsoleLog.txt]]
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