bochelie
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Create updater and exclude some files

Hallo,

I have been using Advanced Installer for an application I made. I created an installer that works perfect. However I am not able to create an updater for the same application. I need create an update where some files are not updated and others are. I have no idea how to do this. And I have been trying without succes. Can someone guide me on this?

Regards,
Jason
Catalin
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Re: Create updater and exclude some files

Hello Jason,

In order to achieve that, please have a look over our "How do I prevent a file or registry entry from being uninstalled or repaired?" article, which I think you may find useful.

As explained there, if you want to prevent a file from being overwritten durin an upgrade, what you have to do is to go to "Files and Folders" page --> select your file --> right click on it --> "Properties" --> "Operations" tab --> "Do not overwrite existing file" with the condition being:

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Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Catalin
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