directory to install 1.3 on

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directory to install 1.3 on

Post by rbmunkin » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:21 pm

Hi,
I have Audacity 1.2 installed in program files/audacity but the new download for 1.3 is defaulting to create a new directory called Audacity 1.3 Beta (Unicode). I'm wondering what happens to 1.2 if I accept this new directory instead of installing OVER the old one. Will I have two versions of Audacity on my computer then?

So is it best to install 1.3 to this new directory instead of in the old directory?

Thanks,
RB

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Re: directory to install 1.3 on

Post by waxcylinder » Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:35 pm

I would let the Audacity installer place 1.3 wher it wants to. I would not install it over the 1.2 that you have as this may cause installation/configuration problems.

You can have 1.2 and 1.3 an your PC at the same time, but you cannot run them at the same time. Note that 1.2 projects can be opened and edited in 1.3 but not the other way around - and once you have edited and saved a 1.32 project in 1.3 then it will become a 1.3 project.

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Re: directory to install 1.3 on

Post by rbmunkin » Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:52 pm

waxcylinder wrote:I would let the Audacity installer place 1.3 wher it wants to. I would not install it over the 1.2 that you have as this may cause installation/configuration problems.

You can have 1.2 and 1.3 an your PC at the same time, but you cannot run them at the same time. Note that 1.2 projects can be opened and edited in 1.3 but not the other way around - and once you have edited and saved a 1.32 project in 1.3 then it will become a 1.3 project.

WC
Thanks. I'll take you advice.

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