Opinion and question concerning the new 2.0 RC
Regarding one of my previous posts: http://musescore.org/en/node/49266#comment-227816, I'd like to point out that after the download of the 2.0 RC my templates, palletes and workspace are unchanged. Does this mean that the same will happen with the final release of 2.0? Btw the RC is great and I love all the details that you've changed to make it even better!!!
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From the MuseScore 2.0 Release Candidate (http://musescore.org/en/node/50486):
'Assuming all goes well, there will be a final official release of MuseScore 2.0 on March 24 that will be identical to this release candidate...'
So, you should be ok.
If you wish, you can make backup copies of your (templates, palettes, etc.).
You don't mention your OS, but that's what I did for the recent Release Candidate - I made a clean installation. (Windows 7)
I deleted all old nightlies, betas, session backups, etc. then ran the msi installer for the release candidate. After which I restored the backups of my important templates, workspaces, soundfonts, etc...
Regards.
In reply to From the MuseScore 2.0 by Jm6stringer
It wasn't necessary for me to do all these in Windows 8.1. I just installed the RC and it replaced the beta 2 and all the nightlies automatically. I'll make a copy of them just in case. Thanks a lot!
In reply to It wasn't necessary for me to by KostisP57
Yes... also backing up an .ini file can help if a factory reset is ever needed - even if the saved .ini file never actually gets restored, but simply opened to determine what the program settings were.
Regards.
In reply to From the MuseScore 2.0 by Jm6stringer
For Windows Vista or later:
The happy coexistence of MuseScore1.3 with the nightlies/betas/RC requires different names for the various working folders of each version:
1. MuseScore1.3 folders are named 'Muse'.
Since I'm keeping 1.3 (at least until I migrate all my scores to 2.0) I don't mess with these. The Windows Control Panel can be used to uninstall 1.3 when the time comes.
2. MuseScore nightlies folders are called 'MuseScoreDevelopment'.
I did some spring cleaning in C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\MuseScore and C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\MuseScore to delete these MuseScoreDevelopment folders. (I'm going to take a break from the nightlies while I migrate to version 2.0. These nightlies, it seems, have been spawning for years.)
3. Hooray! Release Candidate 2.0 (and I assume the imminent stable MuseScore 2.0 release) can be found in folders named 'MuseScore2'... at long last!
I was thrilled when I downloaded the 2.0 release candidate and the installer worked... MuseScore 2 appears in my list of installed programs!
(Although I did have to disable Microsoft's UAC - user account control - prior to installation.)
Regards.
In reply to For Windows Vista or by Jm6stringer
That's a good summary indeed. Let me rephrase it just to be sure.
MuseScore 1.3, MuseScore nightlies and MuseScore 2.0 (beta1/2/RC) can be installed next to each other. The preferences for 1.3, nightlies and 2.0 are stored in different place.
MuseScore 2.0RC replaces MuseScore beta1 or beta2. MuseScore 2.0 release will replace RC, or beta2 or beta1. In these cases, the preferences (palettes etc...) are kept between installation.