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title: Upgrading Blueprint
slug: blueprint/upgrading-blueprint
createdAt: 2023-03-21T23:26:35.000Z
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If you are upgrading Blueprint from a previous version, follow these steps to ensure that you have backed up necessary data and determined your upgrade path.

# Backing Up Data From a Previous Deployment

It is strongly recommended that you back up your Blueprint data prior to starting the upgrade. To do so, please follow these instructions.

1. Stop the Blueprint application pools and sites in IIS.
2. Stop any installed Blueprint services:
   - Job Services
   - Image Render Service
   - Windows Service
3. Back up the following data:
   - Blueprint databases
   - Blueprint site data and configurations:
     - Web.config files:
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web\svc\AdminStore\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web\svc\ArtifactStore\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web\svc\FileStore\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web\svc\SearchService\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web_Auxiliary\svc\AccessControl\Web.config`
       - `<InstallationPath>\Web_Auxiliary\svc\ConfigControl\Web.config`
     - Logging configuration: `<InstallationPath>\Web\Configuration\Logging.conf`
     - Custom logos (if applicable): `<InstallationPath>\Images`
     - Custom dictionary files (if applicable): `<InstallationPath>\Dictionary`
   - The JobExecutorService folder, including the following files for each installed service:
     - `<InstallationPath>\<JobServicePath>\BluePrintSys.RC.JobExecutor.exe.config`
     - `<InstallationPath>\<JobServicePath>\Configuration\Logging.config`
   - The BlueprintServices folder, including the following files:
     - `<InstallationPath>\BlueprintServices\BlueprintSys.RC.ImageService\BlueprintSys.RC.ImageService.exe.config`
     - `<InstallationPath>\BlueprintServices\BlueprintSys.RC.Services\BlueprintSys.RC.Services.exe.config`

# Post-Upgrade Steps

To ensure that graphical assets in some features are updated correctly, it is recommended that your end users clear their browser cache prior to logging in.