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Upgrade an Existing YAF.NET Installation
Note
This page is for upgrading to the latest YAF.NET v3 (.NET Framework 4.8.1). To upgrade to v4, see Upgrade to YAF.NET v4.
- Back up your database.
- Back up all files of your existing installation.
Remove the following folders from your forum root folder:
bincontrolsContenteditorsinstalllanguagespagesresourcesScriptsthemes
Warning
Don't delete the Images and Uploads folders. They contain your avatars, logos and attachments.
Download the upgrade package from the releases page and unzip it into the forum root folder. The YAF.NET bin folder must be in your application root.
Migrate your web.config with the migration tool.
If you upgrade from v2.x, see also the list of web.config changes from v2.30.16 to v3.2.14.
Start the forum. It detects the old database version and upgrades the database automatically.
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