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#The popular approach recommended by many forum contributors in many different posts (including at [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=141763#p141763 this post by Mark Crossley for example] is to rename your current install directory, then unzip the new release, letting it create a new '''CumulusMX''' folder (or whatever name you prefer and specify in unzip options). Copy across '''Cumulus.ini''' and '''string.ini''' into that new directory, and then copy the contents of the '''data''' and '''Reports''' directories from your ''current install'' to the new install. Don't forget to copy any other set-up files across too. The advantage (as Mark says) is that you ensure you do use all the files in the new release, and don't miss out any he may have forgotten to mention in his release announcement. Another advantage (as PaulMy says [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=140262#p140262 here for example]) is that you retain your old set-up intact and can easily restore it should you have a problem with new release.
#*Various people advise that you don't delete your old installation for a week or so; as you may notice something from the older version that you haven't copied across!
#*Check again that you copied across strings.ini, twitter.txt, Cumulus.ini, and similar files in the same folder level as CumulusMX.exe, as well as all the files in the data and Reports sub-folders.
#However,
#** if you have a lot of set-up files, or other custom files, (i.e. files not part of release), or
#**if you are downloading on a different device, or on a different disc to where you are running MX,
#*then David [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=140355#p140355 (see this post)] recommends this different approach. After downloading a new release unzip it on the device/disc where you down load it. Next simply copy the files (optionally only those that have newer dates because they have changed) into the existing MX directory on the device where you run MX. Then you know all your existing files are there, and
#*The updated files can be tracked by their modification date, or by seeing which are specified in the release notes (find them on [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=17887 this forum] or in [[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions|Wiki here]]).
== Updating when files within release might overwrite your own edits ==
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