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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:39 -0400
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Subject: Re: What is the best way to upgrade pgAdmin on Windows?
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On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 2:35=E2=80=AFAM =E6=AF=9B=E6=AF=9B <krave@163.com> =
wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> I just found out my pgAdmin is version 7.6, while the current version is
> 8.6. Looks like it's time for an upgrade!
>

https://www.pgadmin.org/download/pgadmin-4-windows/

The latest is 8.10.


> The notification I got had a link to the EDB site with a bunch of
> PostgreSQL installers listed. Thing is, I don't want to mess up my
> database.
>

What does PgAdmin have to do with your database?

(Unless EDB only bundles *everything* together, in which case you should *a=
sk
EDB*.)


> So I figured it'd be smart to learn some best practices for upgrading
> before I dive in.
>
> Any tips or advice on how to do this safely? Thanks in advance!
>

I'd install 8.10 from
https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/pgadmin/pgadmin4/v8.10/windows/, and expect
it to overwrite the old version, just like every other Windows and Linux
installer does.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 2:35=E2=80=AFAM =
=E6=AF=9B=E6=AF=9B &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:krave@163.com">krave@163.com</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"line-height:1.7;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-si=
ze:14px;font-family:Arial">Hey there,<br><br>I just found out my pgAdmin is=
 version 7.6, while the current version is 8.6. Looks like it&#39;s time fo=
r an upgrade!<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://=
www.pgadmin.org/download/pgadmin-4-windows/">https://www.pgadmin.org/downlo=
ad/pgadmin-4-windows/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>The latest is 8.10.<=
/div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px=
 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><di=
v style=3D"line-height:1.7;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Aria=
l">The notification I got had a link to the EDB site with a bunch of Postgr=
eSQL installers listed. Thing is, I don&#39;t want to mess up my database. =
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What does PgAdmin have to do with yo=
ur database?</div><div><br></div><div>(Unless EDB only bundles <b>everythin=
g</b>=C2=A0together, in which=C2=A0case you should <b>ask EDB</b>.)</div><d=
iv>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=
=3D"line-height:1.7;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial">So I=
 figured it&#39;d be smart to learn some best practices for upgrading befor=
e I dive in.<br><br>Any tips or advice on how to do this safely? Thanks in =
advance!<img src=3D"https://count.mail.163.com/beacon/webmail.gif?type=3Dwe=
bmail_mailtrace&amp;guid=3Dpre_86c5c2015f537292778020a271183b92" style=3D"f=
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34, 34); width: 1px; height: 1px;"></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div>=
I&#39;d install 8.10 from <a href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/pgadmin=
/pgadmin4/v8.10/windows/">https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/pgadmin/pgadmin4/v=
8.10/windows/</a>, and expect it to overwrite the old version, just like ev=
ery other Windows and Linux installer does.<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div=
><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to America, and butter sauce.<=
div>Iraq lobster!</div></div></div></div>

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