Should I completely uninstall RM8 when going to RM9 on M2 MacBook Air?

RootsMagic
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Hi all,

I downloaded the RM9 update today and was about to install. But, did want to ask; is the company advocating completely uninstalling RM8 before moving on to the latest version? I seem to remember that in the past. But, perhaps it was for different reasons.

Thanks!

Robert

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You can install both version at the same time. Many of us have at least 7, 8, and 9 installed. The one thing you need to do is copy your RM8 database file to a new place BEFORE opening it in RM9 because there is a conversion that happens and if for some reason you need to go back to RM8, you will have to restore a backup. I am on a Windows machine but I have separate folders for RM4, RM7, RM8 and RM9 datafiles.

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Thanks!! Truthfully, I’ve only had this Air for a couple of months, and after installing RM8 I hadn’t loaded up my database. If I look I’d bet the database is actually from RM7, or thereabouts.

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If it is a RM7 database, it will import into either RM8 or RM9 and the RM7 database will remain on your system unharmed after the import. It is just the 8->9 conversion that could cause fits. I still would strongly suggest maintaining separate folders for the various version’s datafiles.