So, I totally missed the “2.6.x will require a new license purchase” post back in April. That’s on me, no worries. You might want to have the old release site do a redirect to the new one. OLD: https://www.mcebuddy2x.com/MCEBuddy/EARLY_ACCESS/ NEW: https://www.mcebuddy2x.com/MCEBuddy/PREMIUM_ACCE…

2.5.8 was probably a beta/early access release; the last major release (apart from the 2.6.1 released yesterday) was 2.5.7 dated April 2022.

OK, so back to the title question: I am ready to upgrade from 2.5.4 to 2.6.1. I have the download, but when I run the installer, it says that I have to uninstall the older version first. Will this require that I re-configure up the environment again for all of my settings? Or will it retain the …

This release follows the same process as everything before… so you’ll need to uninstall then reinstall. It should keep all of your settings though, it always has for me. If you manually modified files for things like profiles or Comskip you may need to back them up or re-edit them, but everything st…

The readme file explains the process: uninstall the old verson (your profiles and settings are preserved) and reinstall the new version. It also has the change log. With Comskip, if you’re using a newer version, you can set the comskip path and MCEBuddy won’t touch it in the upgrade process. I am …

[afbeelding] mike808: I am pretty sure it also preserves your comskip.ini file from the builtin comskip during upgrades. No it does not. I’ve updated the installation issues topic to clarify what all is preserved during a reinstall. We recommend using an external comskip.ini file location if…

Upgraden van 2.5.x naar 2.6.x

General Support / Questions

Topic		Antwoorden	Weergaven
Upgrading from Older Versions of MCEBuddy Getting Started, Guides and FAQs documentation	0	7094	12 juni 2017
Upgrade installs instead of uninstall/install New Features	6	362	26 december 2023
Profiles missing after upgrade Profiles	12	206	10 oktober 2025
Longtime user upgrade to 2.6 issues General Support / Questions	1	230	15 januari 2024
Upgrade question Hardware Encoding	3	1134	17 september 2018

Upgraden van 2.5.x naar 2.6.x

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