Updating in stages?

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terrypin
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Updating in stages?

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Finally got around to updating 4.7.3 to latest version. To preserve all my settings am I right that I have to do this in successive stages? Right now I've installed 5.4.2. Or is it possible to go directly to v 7 please?


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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
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Post by ak47wong »

Hi Terry, this doesn't apply directly to your version, but you might find this thread helpful.
terrypin
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Post by terrypin »

Thanks, ak47wong, but I'm still struggling.

By copying files across from \Application Data I've managed to get my macros back, which is good. But I cannot restore the Tools. Nor did the Color settings I made the other day with your help come across automatically, (although that's trivially easy to do myself). And there are probably other setting I haven't yet tried. Yet some have transferred, for example: number of recent files displayed.

Also, I was disappointed that something as basic as File Associations no longer worked. I had to use Explorer's Tools > Folder Options > File Types to change the various entries (.txt, ini, .log, etc) to TextPad 5. And I still haven't quite got that right as get an error when d-clicking a file in Explorer.

And I am still working in 5.4.2, so two levels to go. Is that step to 6 necessary? As the settings don't get transferred properly anyway (despite what the documentation says), I'm considering skipping version 6 and going straight to 7.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
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