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Typically, between major releases, there may be minor releases which fix some common problems or add a much needed feature that can’t wait for a major release. These minor releases are usually available as updates.

Note that workspaces can be carried over to a new release and that will also carry across your workbench settings. However, new releases sometimes require the workspace to be upgraded in some way, so it is recommended that you backup your workspace before opening it in a new release of MyEclipse.

Updates are automatically checked for (unless turned off in the Install/Update > Automatic Updates preferences page). If there are updates, you will see the following info pop-up:

Click Apply Updates to apply the updates.

Alternatively, start MyEclipse then click Help in the main menu bar and select “Check for Updates…”. This will start a check for updates to MyEclipse and, eventually, the following dialog will be shown:

If there are updates to other plug-ins that you’ve installed, these will also be shown. To apply MyEclipse updates, just press the Apply button, for other updates, press the Review button:

For major releases, the version of the eclipse platform that underpins MyEclipse is usually different from the previous major release. For this reason, you should install a new major release as a fresh installation. This can be done with the on-line or off-line installer. You do not need to uninstall the previous release to install a new release of MyEclipse – just install to a different location (usually, the default location is adequate).

See the How do I perform a clean MyEclipse install FAQ for more information on installing MyEclipse.

• This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by support-tony.

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