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+### Follow the steps below any time you update PTMagic.
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+- **Important**: Do not delete the files or folders in your already existing **PT Magic** installation before copying the update files in the steps listed below. Otherwise your settings are lost and you have to replace them with default ones or create new settings.  
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+- Updates of PT Magic usually **do not require any settings changes!**   If so, they will be highlighted in the release notes.
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+### Update Instructions:
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+1. **Backup** your current installation of PTMagic in case of an unforseen problems.
+
+2. **Download** latest release (ZIP) of PT Magic:
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+   https://github.com/Legedric/ptmagic/releases  
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+3. **Unpack** the ZIP file to a temporary location
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+4. **Stop** _PT Magic_ and the _PT Magic Monitor_ by simply closing the appropriate command line windows
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+5. **Navigate** to the folder _PT Magic_ inside your newly unpackend folder _PTMagic.x.y.z_
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+6. **Copy** all files (including the folder _Monitor_) from this folder into your old and already existing _PT Magic_ directoy and select "Yes" if you are asked to overwrite existing files. 
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+   **ATTENTION** To make that clear, simply copy the files located in _PT Magic_ of your newly downloaded and unpacked release to your already existing _PT Magic_ folder!
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+7. **Run** "Start PTMagic.cmd" to start the bot
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+8. **Run** "Start PTMagic Monitor.cmd" to start the monitoring service  
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