# Uninstall before installing update?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 8, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807 "2020-02-08T16:29:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rsupreme](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@rsupreme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rsupreme)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807/1 "2020-02-08T16:29:02Z")

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Silly question, probably, but should I uninstall before installing the latest version? I'm running Win 10.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807/2 "2020-02-08T17:06:28Z")

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This is not necesarry.  
But you should avoid to install in different ways (standard installation or protable installation).

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**Author:** ![rsupreme](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@rsupreme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rsupreme)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807/3 "2020-02-08T17:40:09Z")

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OK, sounds good. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uninstall-before-installing-update/47807/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:27Z")

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