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Handy Backup / Support / Handy Backup User Manual / Updating from Earlier Versions

Updating from Earlier Versions

Handy Backup is constantly developing to keep in step with the evolving computer technologies. The latest version of the program is always available for download in the Download section. To update Handy Backup and preserve all scheduled and finished tasks, you need to uninstall older version and install a new one. Follow these steps:

  1. Close the application.
    1. On the File menu, click Exit, or right-click the Handy Backup Agent in system tray, and then click Exit. The agent icon will disappear.
  2. In Start menu, select All Programs -> Handy Backup -> Uninstall Handy Backup, or in Control Panel, open Change or Remove Programs, select Handy Backup, and then click Change/Remove.
  3. Click Yes when a warning window appears
    1. If you are upgrading from Handy Backup version 5.8 or lower, the application will allow you to select if you want to remove registration information, tasks and logs, and settings. Do not check any boxes. For version 6.0 or higher, this data will be kept in your system automatically
  4. (In versions 5.8 and lower) Click Uninstall.
    1. Handy Backup will be removed from your system.
  5. Install the new version of Handy Backup. It will retain all tasks and settings of the old version.

For more details on installation, refer to Handy Backup Installation.


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