Hey guys, I have been on 2.4.7 for quite some time now due to installation problems and the change of hardware conversion order that I just found out about on the forum here. Now that I know about that, is it worth the risk of breaking the app again and losing my configurations just to be on the la…

MCEBuddy backs it up and restores it. As safety you can also back it up. See this post [image] Upgrading from Older Versions of MCEBuddy Getting Started, Guides and FAQs NOTES ON UPGRADING (UNINSTALLING/REINSTALLING) FROM OLDER VERSIONS <a name="p-80-if-you-are-upgrading-from-any-trial-version-or-release-version-older-than-262-uninstall-the-existing-version-before-installing-this-version-otherwise-it-may-lead-to-failed-conversions-2" class="anchor" href="#p-80-if-you-are-upgrading-from-any-trial-version-or-release-version-older-than-262-uninstall-the-existing-version-before-installing-this-version-otherwise-it-may-lead-to-failed-conversions-2"> If you are upgrading…

Personal choice. We’ve never had issues with any upgrades and we test it multiple times a day. If there are issues it’s usually related to a corrupted installation or file system/registry. You can see the latest BETA release notes and see if you need any of the fixes enhancements. The latest BETA …

Thanks for the response. Should I decide to try it again, how would I go about backing up and restoring the configurations for the monitoring and conversion tasks?

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Goose (Goose) September 17, 2018, 10:18pm 4

MCEBuddy backs it up and restores it.
As safety you can also back it up. See this post

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