# Upgrade From Beta
**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 20, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167 "2018-01-20T21:33:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@tuzo](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/tuzo)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167/1 "2018-01-20T21:33:33Z")
I’m currently running Beta version 2.0.2.1\_beta\_2017-08-01 as a service. I’m considering upgrading to [v2.0.2.15-2.0.2.15\_experimental\_2018-01-03](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/releases/tag/v2.0.2.15-2.0.2.15_experimental_2018-01-03) . The main feature I’m looking for is “Faster browsing of files to restore”.
Is it “safe” to upgrade:
- Is 2.15 stable enough?
- Can I upgrade in place without affecting my local backup configuration?
- Any breaking changes or other upgrade issues in moving to another stream (beta =\> experimental/Canary)?
- Can I just stop the service, install the MSI and restart the service?
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### Author:  [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167/2 "2018-01-23T23:25:17Z")
I upgraded a few of my machines from 2.0.2.1 to 2.0.2.15. On the Windows machines I tried just running the installer for 2.0.2.15. It appeared to remove the old version and install the new. However, it would not start correctly. Found out that when I did an upgrade over 2.0.2.1 a required DLL was not installed. I ended up having to uninstall Duplicati manually then install 2.0.2.15 again.
The backup configuration remained in-tact. And yes I am now able to browse files MUCH faster. I also like the new advanced retention policy feature.
No problems so far with 2.0.2.15…
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### Author:  [@tuzo](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/tuzo)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167/3 "2018-01-24T04:48:58Z")
Thanks for sharing your experience. I followed @kenkendk’s [advice](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/new-retention-policy-deletes-old-backups-in-a-smart-way/2195/4) and changed the channel to Canary and then installed the update via the web interface. No issues on Windows 10 Home: config was good, no errors, and restore file browsing is ~~super fast~~ slow but usable.
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### Author:  [@JonMikelV](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/JonMikelV)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167/4 "2018-01-24T23:27:49Z")
Just a quick note - one potential issue with an downlad-and-install (unlike using the built in update) is that shortcuts (at least in Windows) are rebuilt from scratch.
This means that if you had any custom parameters (such as `--no-hosted-server` on the Tray Icon shortcut) you will have to manually re-add those.
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### Author:  [@kees-z](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kees-z)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-from-beta/2167/5 "2018-01-25T07:30:48Z")
> [@JonMikelV](#):
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> one potential issue with an downlad-and-install (unlike using the built in update) is that shortcuts (at least in Windows) are rebuilt from scratch.
Yes, that can be an issue when re-installing the package.
For this reason, if the built-in updater doesn’t work, it’s better to overwrite the Duplicati program folder with the contents of the Zip file version, instead of using the installer.