Re: (old_version.exe + delta update) == (new_version.exe)??
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]>
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On 5/30/2026 8:11 PM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
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> But does using it retain settings (i. e. pick them up from the existing
> installation? (Or, by "clean install", do you mean scrub everything
> anyway?) I'd hate to have to redo everything (including newsgroups).
Depends on the software. IN general, yes, you can just move settings and
data over after installing the new version in Windows & Linux.... maybe
a bit tricky for Android and iOS.
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