I would recommend backing up your current database before you do anything. Then I would make a new database for 12 if you want to keep your old 11 database for older projects that you do not want to upgrade mid project. You can probably export a .drp from the 11 database and import it into the 12 database for projects that do exist in the 11 database that you want to bring to the 12.
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