# Upgrading Flame versions

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143>\
**Category:** Tools and Tech\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143 "2021-10-25T15:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dinotsaousis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/dinotsaousis/32/180_2.png) [@dinotsaousis](https://forum.logik.tv/u/dinotsaousis)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143/1 "2021-10-25T15:33:17Z")

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Hey everyone,

I’m going to be upgrading from 2020 to 2022. Is it best to have everything archived off and completely uninstall the current version and do a fresh install or does that not matter? Can I just install 2022?

Also, I am running softraid with my thunderbay, will I have to point the new version of flame to this as the stone or will the preferences remain?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![kmor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/kmor/32/2227_2.png) [@kmor](https://forum.logik.tv/u/kmor)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143/2 "2021-10-25T15:47:16Z")

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You can have multiple Flame versions installed at once. Preferences will remain.

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**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143/3 "2021-10-25T16:03:13Z")

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Archive anyway. Accidents happen

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**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/upgrading-flame-versions/4143/4 "2021-10-25T17:14:50Z")

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Absolutely archive your stuff. But, you absolutely can just install 2022.

Softraid works just fine and is agnostic of Flame. The preferences SHOULD stay, but, its 3 clicks to setup the framestore IF you backup all yo stuff.