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    • zeta orionis
      zeta orionis last edited by

      how do i update notepad++?

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      • PeterJones
        PeterJones @zeta orionis last edited by

        @zeta-orionis ,

        https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/upgrading/

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        • datatraveller1
          datatraveller1 @PeterJones last edited by

          @PeterJones I have a further question about the upgrading. I use the automatic update so this question isn’t very important anymore but before, I used to download the installer manually.

          Then, I uninstalled the previous version and installed the new version while keeping the settings.
          Is it recommended to uninstall the old version before installing the new version or is it recommended to simply install the new version over an existing old version?

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          • Himanshu Shivhare
            Himanshu Shivhare @datatraveller1 last edited by

            @datatraveller1 just install new version, no need to uninstall previous installed version N++.

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            • datatraveller1
              datatraveller1 @Himanshu Shivhare last edited by

              @Himanshu-Shivhare Thank you!
              I think the Auto-Upgrade also installs over the previous version without uninstalling?
              With other software, I have made the experience that it is almost always better to uninstall an older version before installing a new one but Notepad++ seems to be an exception.

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              • PeterJones
                PeterJones @datatraveller1 last edited by

                @datatraveller1 said in update notepad++:

                @Himanshu-Shivhare Thank you!
                I think the Auto-Upgrade also installs over the previous version without uninstalling?

                Correct. In that Notepad++'s auto-update feature downloads the installer from the official website and runs it for you. So it does exactly the same thing as would happen if you just downloaded the installer yourself and ran it yourself.

                With other software, I have made the experience that it is almost always better to uninstall an older version before installing a new one but Notepad++ seems to be an exception.

                I have not met a piece of software in the last decade or more for which that is the preferred behavior. I feel sorry for you if your poor quality of software requires you to do a full uninstall before upgrading.

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                • datatraveller1
                  datatraveller1 @PeterJones last edited by

                  @PeterJones I only use high quality software, no need to be sarcastic.

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                  • Alan Kilborn
                    Alan Kilborn @datatraveller1 last edited by

                    @datatraveller1 said in update notepad++:

                    no need to be sarcastic

                    I don’t think Peter was being sarcastic.

                    I think for anyone that has used computers for a long time, some old habits die hard.

                    With Notepad++, not only is uninstalling unnecessary, it rarely changes anything. (Some users, when they have what they think is a problem, uninstall and reinstall – it rarely clears up the problem).

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