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= Before you upgrade =
{{man warn| Warning |Creating an archive alone to safeguard your data might not be appropriate before upgrading. In the unlikely event that Gramps 4.0 corrupts your database, it could also corrupt the archive. An export backup of your data as outlined in this section is recommended.}}
Before you upgrade, make sure your family tree data is secure. The best way to do this is:
After properly safeguarding your data, proceed to install Gramps 4.0. Use Using your operating system's regular installation process to do thiswill in most cases ensure that the new Gramps 4.0 installation will not clash with your older version of Gramps. It is also best However, it may be safer to uninstall Gramps 3.4 before installing Gramps 4.0, or make sure you install Gramps 4.0 in a different location.This is always necessary if you are installing from the source code. For more information on installing Gramps 4.0, please see [[Download|Downloading Gramps 4.0]]
After you install Gramps 4.0, you can open your existing family trees and continue working. In case of problems (e.g., after a complete system upgrade), import the backup file(s) created above to recreate your family tree(s).
