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(DOCSP-10117): Clarify upgrade instructions from community (#262)
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strings and favorite queries, you must migrate that data to your
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new edition of |compass|.
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|compass| stores saved connections, queries, and aggregation pipelines
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in folders in your file system. You can copy these folders to the
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corresponding folder for your upgraded Compass version to avoid
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recreating your saved data.
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Procedure
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~~~~~~~~~
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1. Download the fully-featured edition of |compass| from the
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{+download-page+}.
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.. list-table::
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:header-rows: 1
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:widths: 20 40
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* - Operating System
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- Data Location
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* - macOS
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- ``~/Library/Application Support``
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- ``~/Library/Application Support/MongoDB Compass Community``
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* - Windows
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- ``%APPDATA%``
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- ``%APPDATA%/MongoDB Compass Community``
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* - Linux
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- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`` or ``~/.config``
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- One of either:
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- | ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/MongoDB Compass Community/``
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| ``MongoDB Compass Community``
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- ``~/.config/MongoDB Compass Community``
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#. Move the following folders from your Compass Community edition folder
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#. Copy the following folders from your Compass Community edition folder
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to your fully-featured Compass folder:
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- ``Connections``
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- ``FavoriteQueries``
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- ``RecentQueries``
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- ``SavedPipelines``
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The fully-featured Compass folder is located in the same directory
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as your Compass Community edition folder.
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#. Launch the fully-featured edition of |compass|.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`download-install`

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