Is there any reason to do a clean install vs. an upgrade?

Samuel
Samuel Member Posts: 172
edited November 21 in English Forum

I upgraded to Logos 10 (+1 it's a great upgrade visually and feature wise), but I'm wondering after years of running Logos would it be "cleaner" to completely delete Logos and reinstall? I wonder if there are wasted files, etc over years of running Logos and it might save some space. For example, according to one thread the BibleIndex (I think that's the name?) folder can be deleted after upgrading. 

So is it worth it to delete and install from zero just to clean things up? Or is it no difference? 

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  • SineNomine
    SineNomine Member Posts: 7,043

    For example, according to one thread the BibleIndex (I think that's the name?) folder can be deleted after upgrading. 

    I understand that the 10.1 upgrade (in a little under six weeks) will probably delete it automatically.

    So is it worth it to delete and install from zero just to clean things up? Or is it no difference? 

    I don't think that it's worth it to delete and reinstall.

    Depending on your history as regards subscriptions and returns, you may wish to run the Delete Unlicensed Resources command (in the GO Box) to save some space.

    Otherwise, unless you are experiencing issues, I'm not sure that there are any commands worth running or files or folders worth deleting.

    If you have been reading a lot of threads on the forums, you have probably noticed that some pre-10 visual filters have been causing difficulties.

    If for whatever reason you decide to run diagnostic logs and then examine them and find a bunch of errors, someone on the forums could probably tell you what file/folder to delete to fix them.

    “The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,677
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1229362#Comment_1229362

    I understand that the 10.1 upgrade (in a little under six weeks) will probably delete it automatically.

    It can be deleted manually --> \Logos\Data\random\BibleIndex

    You can also delete \Webcache and \WebBrowser from that folder.

    You can Rebuild Index to clear the entries from resources you no longer have.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Samuel
    Samuel Member Posts: 172
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1229833#Comment_1229833

    I understand that the 10.1 upgrade (in a little under six weeks) will probably delete it automatically.

    It can be deleted manually --> \Logos\Data\random\BibleIndex

    You can also delete \Webcache and \WebBrowser from that folder.

    You can Rebuild Index to clear the entries from resources you no longer have.

    Thanks - I also deleted those. Since I'm on a Mac, for anyone else looking for these folders there are in the {user name}/Library/Application Support/Logos4 folder 

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