Updating LO from Version: 7.6.5.2 (X86_64) to 24.2

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#1

Hello. My current installation of LO taken directly from LO is as follows:
Version: 7.6.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 38d5f62f85355c192ef5f1dd47c5c0c0c6d6598b
CPU threads: 2;
OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045;
UI render: Skia/Raster;
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US);
UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

All of my data files are in various sub folders under the My Documents subdirectroy which I keep backed up to an external drive so I am not concerned about loosing them.

I would like to know do I need to uninstall LO before updating or will the update automatically delete the old installation while updating?

Thank you in advance for any and all help.
Mark B.

#2

Usually no need to uninstall first. The new version will directly replace the previous one, with exception of your user-profile, where your own settings, dictionaries, macros are kept.

#3

One hint:
Microsoft has placed your user-profile somewhere else: A hidden folder on the drive of the OS (typically C:), wich you can reach wich the “magic” name %APPDATA% I recommend to include the profile folders in backups too.

#4

The change from 7.6 to 24.2 is just a normal update.
All that is happened is that the numbering has been changed from a sequential system to a date based system. Version 24.2 was released around February 2024; the next release will be 24.8 to be released around August this year.
You can see the release plan at ReleasePlan - The Document Foundation Wiki

#5

Thanks Wanderer for the response and the information on the User profile. I will grab that subdirectory as well.

#6

Thank you EarnestAI for the explanation of the new numbering system. And thank you for the link to the release plan. I see I need to get the update done since 7.6 is now EOL. Have a great day.

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