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qbn720 · #1 09-15-2007, 08:41 PM

This is probably the stupidest question to be asking on these forums but I want to be safe. Ive already established a good forum with 3.6.5. Im afraid of attempting to update to 3.6.8 because I feel it might break my forums. Can anyone explain to me a fail safe way of updating so that I can attempt to do it without ruining my forums.

Thanks, and sorry for the stupid question.

ShawneyJ · #2 09-15-2007, 11:40 PM

hey i was also afraid i was going to do something major wrong, but it ended up very simple, just uploading and over writing old files. very easy, just long as you do a back up things will be fine.

Dismounted · #3 09-16-2007, 10:07 AM

You will also need to update the templates. You can either revert them or do the changes required as specified in the release thread over at vBulletin.com.

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