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The thread discusses concerns about major Windows OS upgrades, with contributors advocating for regular full backups to mitigate potential issues. The original poster plans to upgrade after backing up and confirms that existing software should remain intact post-upgrade, though some suggest that a clean reinstall might be beneficial if one is confident. Overall, the participants emphasize caution, preparation, and the importance of backups to ensure a smooth upgrade process.
The thread discusses concerns about major Windows OS upgrades, with contributors advocating for regular full backups to mitigate potential issues. The original poster plans to upgrade after backing up and confirms that existing software should remain intact post-upgrade, though some suggest that a clean reinstall might be beneficial if one is confident. Overall, the participants emphasize caution, preparation, and the importance of backups to ensure a smooth upgrade process.
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They are not "mandatory" but have had some good testing before full release and ultimately you need to keep up to date for all sorts of reasons. I always make a regular full backup image using the free version of Macrium Reflect - then if I do have problems I can run a full recovery.
I saw a post on cnet page by a user - He said it can take as long as overnight for the process. I am going to run the Dell support assist before I run the upgrade. Also, do you recommend waiting a bit of time (month) before doing the upgrade. Thanks for your help.
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It's all down to personal preference but as long as I'm in control with my regular round of full backup images (I maintain the three most recent backups on an external drive.) I don't worry and have personally never suffered any update problems.
Well being an old folk, I like a clear path to success and hopefully will find it. One more question which is probably dumb but here goes - with this major upgrade I am assuming (hate to assume but there it is) that all of my software will need to be reinstalled...thanks.
