Upgrading to Ironstor software from older legacy OBS software

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If you already have the legacy OBS Online Backup Manager software installed on your computer and you wish to upgrade to the new Ironstor system then you will need to follow the steps below to uninstall the old software and settings before installing the new Ironstor Cloud Backup Manager.

Windows

1. Install the new Ironstor CBM
2. Next uninstall the new version to remove all legacy settings:

Open [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Add/Remove Programs]
Select [Ironstor Cloud Backup Manager] from the list and press the [Remove] button

3. Repeat the installation of Ironstor CBM

MacOS

1. Remove all program files by opening a terminal session and typing the following commands. (You can open Terminal by typing 'Terminal' into Spotlight)

# cd $OBM_HOME/bin # sudo ./uninstall.sh

2. Remove all backup setting by removing ~/.obm

# rm –rf ~/.obm

3. Restart your computer

4. Install the new Ironstore CBM

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