[Users] Upgrading 3.13.2 -> 4.2.0

[Paul]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 16:22:01 +0200
Marco Moock <mm at dorfdsl.de> wrote: 

> Am 01.04.2025 um 10:18:51 Uhr schrieb Jim Seymour:
> 
> > Q: Can I safely just clone $HOME/.claws-mail from the 3.13.2
> > installation into the 4.2.0 install, or would I be courtin' disaster?  
> 
> Normally, it works just fine. Although, I recommend creating a backup
> before running the new version, so in case of a problem you can go
> back.

Yes, making a backup first is always generally a good idea with any system,
but in the case of your Claws Mail upgrade it will be simple and straight
forward and just work.

However, if you use any plugins in 3.13.2, you will need to reload them the
first time you run 4.x.x.

with regards

Paul