Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

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nateowens
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Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by nateowens » Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:17 pm

So, it says to go here to do the upgrade, all the sections for that are locked.
I did put my current version (2.1.0) in my profile
How do I upgrade? Where do I upgrade....
Is it even possible to upgrade?
What's up???

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Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by kozikowski » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:03 pm

http://www.audacityteam.org/download/

That is the link for all three versions of 2.1.2.

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If you post enough times, that will drop away.

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Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by steve » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:11 pm

Just use the recommended installer and install over the top of the old version.
If you use FFmpeg (for support of additional audio formats) you will need to update that too.

Download Audacity 2.1.2 from here: http://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
Additional information about upgrading: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_ ... s.html#exe
Information about installing/upgrading FFmpeg here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_ ... tml#ffdown
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

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Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by kozikowski » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:22 pm

Does 2.1.2 "know" if it's trying to access the wrong FFMpeg?

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Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by waxcylinder » Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:10 pm

You may find this page I prepared for the upcoming 2.1.3 version Manual useful:
http://alphamanual.audacityteam.org/man ... on_Windows

Just don't try using too much elso of that alpha Manual as it contains new stuff that you won't have in the released version.

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Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 WHERE? HOW?

Post by Gale Andrews » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:55 pm

kozikowski wrote:Does 2.1.2 "know" if it's trying to access the wrong FFMpeg?
If FFmpeg (lower case "m") is not compatible with Audacity then Libraries Preferences will say that FFmpeg was not found.

2.1.2 uses the same version of FFmpeg as 2.1.0.


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