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Nervous of updating from Studio 2017 to 2019 - help

I've just bought the new update for 2019 - but I'm nervous to download it and use it as I've read a lot of comments on forums alluding to weird things happening after updating or during updating. Is the process of updating generally a simple one, free of difficulties? 

Also what will happen to current files I'm working on and my existing TM and termbases etc? I'm scared they will disappear.

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  • Studio 2019 runs alongside 2017 so it's not really an update, it's a new installation.  t doesn't use the same program files, it doesn't use the same projects etc.  The sensible thing to do is DO NOT RETURN your 2017 licence from the product.  So leave 2017 activated and then you can continue to use it until you have more confidence in 2019.

    You should complete your existing projects in 2017 and only start new ones in 2019.  There is no real technical reason for this as you could open the existing projects into 2019 and work on them there, but I think it helps with confidence to work this way since any problems whatsoever will be attribited to the "upgrade" even if it's not really the case.

    Paul Filkin | RWS

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  • Studio 2019 runs alongside 2017 so it's not really an update, it's a new installation.  t doesn't use the same program files, it doesn't use the same projects etc.  The sensible thing to do is DO NOT RETURN your 2017 licence from the product.  So leave 2017 activated and then you can continue to use it until you have more confidence in 2019.

    You should complete your existing projects in 2017 and only start new ones in 2019.  There is no real technical reason for this as you could open the existing projects into 2019 and work on them there, but I think it helps with confidence to work this way since any problems whatsoever will be attribited to the "upgrade" even if it's not really the case.

    Paul Filkin | RWS

    Design your own training!
    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
    Tell us what you need in our Community Solutions Hub

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