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1. Download the new fixx zip file and store it somewhere you can find it easily.
2. Navigate to the fixx zip file.
3. Extract the contents of the zip file to a new location that is different from your existing fixx installation (C:\ drive, desktop, etc). Please do not extract the zip in the same location as your old fixx installation.
4. Important:Shutdown your old fixx instance. Then back-up your entire old fixx installation (either to a fixx_backup directory or to a zip file of your choice). This will allow you to restore your system to the original fixx installation if upgrade fails.
5. Shutdown your old fixx instance. Then copy the data directory from your old fixx installation directory to your new fixx installation directory.

6. If you are using fixx with an external database (like MySQL), then please copy the following files from your old installation to the new installation.

   		
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/jdbc.properties
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/applicationContext-resources.xml
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/applicationContext-dao.xml
   		
   		

7. Open the new fixx installation folder, navigate to 'bin', and open it.
8. Run bin/startup.bat.
9. Go to http://localhost:9000 to get started with painless bug tracking.

On Mac OS X / Unix / Linux

1. Download the new fixx zip file and store it somewhere you can find it easily.
2. Navigate to the fixx zip file.
3. Extract the contents of the zip file to a new location that is different from your existing fixx installation (C:\ drive, desktop, etc). Please do not extract the zip in the same location as your old fixx installation.
4. Important:Shutdown your old fixx instance. Then back-up your entire old fixx installation (either to a fixx_backup directory or to a zip file of your choice). This will allow you to restore your system to the original fixx installation if upgrade fails.
5. Shutdown your old fixx instance. Then copy the data directory from your old fixx installation directory to your new fixx installation directory.

6. If you are using fixx with an external database (like MySQL), then please copy the following files from your old installation to the new installation.

   		
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/jdbc.properties
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/applicationContext-resources.xml
   			fixx/WEB-INF/classes/applicationContext-dao.xml
   		
   		

7. Make the shell scripts in the bin folder of the fixx installation executable, by running chmod +x *.sh in bin.
8. Run bin/startup.sh.
9. Note: It is essential that you change your working directory to bin before you run fixx, in order for fixx to configure the right paths.
10. Go to http://localhost:9000 to get started with painless bug tracking.

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