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Revise warning about backing up before upgrading

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Jermolene 2014-04-17 16:26:57 +01:00
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There are several methods for upgrading an existing TiddlyWiki version 5 document to a new release. There is a [[different procedure|Upgrading TiddlyWiki on Node.js]] for upgrading [[TiddlyWiki on Node.js]]. There are several methods for upgrading an existing TiddlyWiki version 5 document to a new release. There is a [[different procedure|Upgrading TiddlyWiki on Node.js]] for upgrading [[TiddlyWiki on Node.js]].
Regardless of which method you use it is very important to exercise caution when upgrading existing wikis. In particular, make sure that you keep careful backups of your content -- in some situations problems with the upgrade may not be immediately apparent.
<div class="tw-message-box"> <div class="tw-message-box">
<a class="tw-message-icon" href="http://tiddlywiki.com/" target="_blank">{{TiddlyWiki Classic.png}}</a> <a class="tw-message-icon" href="http://tiddlywiki.com/" target="_blank">{{TiddlyWiki Classic.png}}</a>
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! Online upgrading ! Online upgrading
''As ever, exercise caution when updating existing wikis by making sure you keep a trail of operational backups!''
This process will work on most desktop browsers. Note that none of your personal data leaves your browser with this process. This process will work on most desktop browsers. Note that none of your personal data leaves your browser with this process.
# Locate your TiddlyWiki file in the file system (ie using Windows Explorer, the Finder on Mac OS X, or your file manager on Linux) # Locate your TiddlyWiki file in the file system (ie using Windows Explorer, the Finder on Mac OS X, or your file manager on Linux)
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! Offline upgrading ! Offline upgrading
''As ever, exercise caution when updating existing wikis by making sure you keep a trail of operational backups!''
You can also download http://tiddlywiki.com/empty.html locally and perform the same drag-and-drop procedure to upgrade your files. You can also download http://tiddlywiki.com/empty.html locally and perform the same drag-and-drop procedure to upgrade your files.