should not be done, per Peter.
-
+
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an existing installation that does not have a version number of
&majorversion;.x
, you must back up and restore your
data. If you are upgrading from the same major version, the new version
- can use your current data files, so a backup and restore is optional.
- If you wish to avoid the backup/restore, merely skip those steps below.
+ can use your current data files so you should skip the backup and
+ restore steps below because they are unnecessary.