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Disinstallation of previous software versions | 100GB is ok for me

Stepan Konev — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:44:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: 100GB is ok for me

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:I have to wait some weeks and see if the new versions are actually stable. It is too early to have a stable overview now.[/quote]
Well, it's up to you definitely.

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:
on my disk C there is not a huge space left.
30,9 over 118 gigabytes seem not to be very much.
When I partitioned my hard disk I unfortunately dedicated little space to disk C (and the reason is still mysterious[/quote]
I don't think you really need more space. Unless you play games or make videos/movies. Regardless of my HDD volume, I always have 100GB allocated for C and never experienced any issues with it. Not that older versions cause malfunctions, but they clog your computer. If this is not a problem for you, then it's ok.
FYI: When you uninstall the older versions, your icons may turn blank, because your system uses those from older ones. If this happens, just repair your installation to recover the icons.

Disinstallation of previous software versions | Disk space

Susanna Martoni — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:30:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Susanna Martoni
Post title: Disk space

[quote]Stepan Konev wrote:

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:
For example I have SDL 2017 and 2019 but my current version is SDL 2021.
Susanna [/quote]
You don't need old versions. They just consume resources. With 2021 you can always return to 2019 if need be. The 2017 version is out of date to keep it. When I upgrade from older version to a newer one, I keep both versions installed for a week or two. Normally, this is enough to see if you can rely on the new version. I uninstalled 2019 after two weeks of testing 2021. You don't keep all versions of Windows installed, do you? [/quote]

Hi Stepan.

I have to wait some weeks and see if the new versions are actually stable.
It is too early to have a stable overview now.

And I have to take a decision since on my disk C there is not a huge space left.
30,9 over 118 gigabytes seem not to be very much.
When I partitioned my hard disk I unfortunately dedicated little space to disk C (and the reason is still mysterious :???:).

Disinstallation of previous software versions | Feel free to uninstall. 2021 license allows you to revert to 2019

Stepan Konev — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:17:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Feel free to uninstall. 2021 license allows you to revert to 2019

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:
For example I have SDL 2017 and 2019 but my current version is SDL 2021.
Susanna [/quote]
You don't need old versions. They just consume resources. With 2021 you can always return to 2019 if need be. The 2017 version is out of date to keep it. When I upgrade from older version to a newer one, I keep both versions installed for a week or two. Normally, this is enough to see if you can rely on the new version. I uninstalled 2019 after two weeks of testing 2021. You don't keep all versions of Windows installed, do you?

Disinstallation of previous software versions | 2017 and 2019

Susanna Martoni — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:12:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Susanna Martoni
Post title: 2017 and 2019

[quote]Robert Rietvelt wrote:

???? [/quote]

I meant 2017 and 2019 (SDL old versions)
2018 does not exist actually :-)

Disinstallation of previous software versions | I will

Susanna Martoni — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:09:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Susanna Martoni
Post title: I will

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:
Do you think it is advisable to make an "overall cleaning" by erasing the old sw? [/quote]

As a general rule, do not remove complex software from your computer unless the software causes your computer to malfunction. You may have good intentions when removing software, but you may accidentally break something in the process. Removing simple software is less of a problem.

[Edited at 2020-10-19 11:01 GMT] [/quote]

True Samuel.

In fact till now the software causes no computer malfunctions.

So I will leave the old versions.

Thank you very much!

Susanna

Disinstallation of previous software versions | SDL 2018?

Robert Rietvelt — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:23:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Robert Rietvelt
Post title: SDL 2018?

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Disinstallation of previous software versions | Leave it

Samuel Murray — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Leave it

[quote]Susanna Martoni wrote:
Do you think it is advisable to make an "overall cleaning" by erasing the old sw? [/quote]

As a general rule, do not remove complex software from your computer unless the software causes your computer to malfunction. You may have good intentions when removing software, but you may accidentally break something in the process. Removing simple software is less of a problem.

[Edited at 2020-10-19 11:01 GMT]

Disinstallation of previous software versions

Susanna Martoni — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:21:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Disinstallation of previous software versions
Poster: Susanna Martoni

Good morning colleagues.

On my PC I have several old versions of my translation softwares.

For example I have SDL 2017, 2018 and 2019
but my current version is SDL 2021. Shall I disinstall the old versions?

Moreover, I recently bought memoQ and on my PC there is a very old version (visible on the Start menu and inside the main directories) and the brand new version.

My fault: when I buy a software update or a new software, I install the new version instead of inserting the new licence on the old version.

Do you think it is advisable to make an "overall cleaning" by erasing the old sw?

Thank you and have a nice day :-)

Susanna