Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

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Jacob Olivera

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Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostFri Dec 02, 2022 8:48 am

Bonjour :)

I have 17 & 18 on my mac.
I want to uninstall just 17 but I'm concerned that using the Uninstall Revolve app in the 17 folder will break something with 18.

Does anyone know if the "Uninstall Resolve" apps are made well enough to be version specific ?

Thanks :shock:
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 4:41 pm

lol anyone ever experienced this please ? :shock:
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 4:55 pm

It is not normal or advised to have two versions installed at once.

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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 6:21 pm

Thanks.
Yes that is why I'm trying to delete one. But I don't know if that uninstall will break the other one...
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 6:36 pm

Jacob Olivera wrote:Thanks.
Yes that is why I'm trying to delete one. But I don't know if that uninstall will break the other one...


what is your problem?

deinstall and then install 18.1.1 again
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 8:03 pm

Mark Foster wrote:
Jacob Olivera wrote:Thanks.
Yes that is why I'm trying to delete one. But I don't know if that uninstall will break the other one...


what is your problem?

deinstall and then install 18.1.1 again



Lol yes
The question is : does it delete like... databases ? Do I loose that if I use the uninstaller ? What about other parts of the program that might be spread out in the system, is the uninstaller going to differenciate what is relevant to just 17 and remove just that, not stuff for 18 ? Or is the uninstaller blind to versions and just acts like a pig throughout your system just uninstalling all resolve stuff in general ? Do you see what I mean ?
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSat Dec 03, 2022 8:17 pm

An OS uninstall doesn't touch the database(s), whatever else might happen in your particular case with two versions running. I don't believe any supporting data outside the program folder is deleted (presumably you have a program folder for each version, with one of them manually renamed to permit the dual installation?), but BMD on occasion changes the location of defaults, etc. Without trying the latest version, impossible to say for sure. Does the Mac uninstaller utility show the two Resolve versions distinctly?
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSun Dec 04, 2022 12:28 pm

John Paines wrote:An OS uninstall doesn't touch the database(s), whatever else might happen in your particular case with two versions running. I don't believe any supporting data outside the program folder is deleted (presumably you have a program folder for each version, with one of them manually renamed to permit the dual installation?), but BMD on occasion changes the location of defaults, etc. Without trying the latest version, impossible to say for sure. Does the Mac uninstaller utility show the two Resolve versions distinctly?



Thank you so much for these thoughts.
Yeah I needed both versions for a while to collab with a client, so found a way to keep both.
Anyway yes both Resolve are in separate folders, and no the Mac Uninstaller doesn't say anything about what version it's gonna uninstall, there's just an Uninstall button.

Anyway, I'll just give it a try, I just thought maybe this was an easy question.
Thank you everyone !
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostSun Dec 04, 2022 12:37 pm

Before You uninstall => back up all your databases to be sure, then risk is minimal to lose anything !
How => search in this forum.
And like Marc Foster wrote install 18.1.1.
On this forum many times told here many times stated.
In my opinion the best advise .
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Re: Does Uninstall only uninstall the version it came with ?

PostTue Dec 13, 2022 11:39 am

Thank you all !

My result is that it worked, I was able to uninstall older versions without affecting the new one.

As Henry and others recommended, I'm happy to keep just the latest update now (until a new client asks me if I can work on 17 !)

Thanks all !

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