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How do updates work?

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 07:07
by danman
I bought xy a few weeks back, and now note I'm a version or two behind. How do updates work? If I update, will I lose my settings? I use xy on 2 laptops. How do I install xy updates on the laptop that never hooks to the net?

Re: How do updates work?

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 07:50
by Nighted
Personally, I have never used the installer. I just extract from the no-install package.

Basically with each official release you should only need to replace these files:

TipOfTheDay.htm
XYcopy.exe
XYplorer.chm
XYplorer.exe


As long as you touch nothing in the Data directory, specifically the XYplorer.ini, your settings will persist.

ALWAYS make a backup, just in case.

Re: How do updates work?

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 08:33
by admin
It's the 2nd most frequently asked question :)
http://www.xyplorer.com/faq.php

Re: How do updates work?

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 09:21
by j_c_hallgren
danman wrote:I bought xy a few weeks back, and now note I'm a version or two behind.
A version or two? If you're comfortable using beta vers (which are quite stable 99.9% of the time), then you'd be quite a few vers behind in a few weeks here! It's sometimes hard to keep up to date with the speed that Don works at!

Re: How do updates work?

Posted: 28 Sep 2013 11:13
by Marco
You can automate the process with this script by the way, http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8744