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→How do I upgrade to a new release?: add reference to 100 in Cumulus.ini
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Just run the installer for the new version. Your data and settings are not affected, but of course you should back up your data and any settings files (e.g. cumulus.ini and strings.ini) before you run the installer. You can install the new version to the same place as the previous version, and the installer will offer this as the default. Occasionally, there may be actions you need to perform before or after the upgrade - these will be documented in the readme.txt file, which will appear when you run the installer, and also usually in the announcement of the version you are installing.
During the install, you will be given the option of re-installing the Cumulus HTML template files. If you have customised the existing pages, you might want to untick this option so that your versions don't get overwritten. Alternatively store your customised pages in a directory outside the Cumulus folder, and specify up to
Cumulus will always install the HTML template files to a folder called 'originals' in the 'web' folder, so you can look at them to see if there are any changes you might want to include in your customised versions.
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