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Richard Balue wrote:

> HI,
> I am not clear about one thing in term of upgrading or
> installing an newer version.  Is it possible to keep all
> current information on the drive in an upgrade?  Or is
> upgrading going to repartition the drives (basically reformatting)?
>
> I have version 2.1.x and need to upgrade to 3.0 snapshot, what
> is the best way to get there?
>

unfortunally, disk formatting is differ in 2.1 and 3.0

so, you must backup all, install 3.0 and restore you apps.

> Thanks,
> Richard