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# Update

## Online Update

1. Click the **Check for Updates** icon on the **Desktop**.

<figure><img src="/files/0TJbeMdZQpO4PLer26Iq" alt=""><figcaption><p>Check for Updates</p></figcaption></figure>

2. If a new update has been released, you can see the relevant release notes on the interface and continue the update. Click the **Next** button to continue the update.

<figure><img src="/files/jZPapOWPlEaAYxzKiXz1" alt=""><figcaption><p>Update details and Release Notes</p></figcaption></figure>

3. Wait for the update package to be downloaded.

<figure><img src="/files/Y4RnHdKagadgT6CypJ34" alt=""><figcaption><p>Downloading Update Package</p></figcaption></figure>

4. After the package is downloaded, click the **Next** button to start the update.

<figure><img src="/files/O7chr7Jd0s44gZM4Aeqt" alt=""><figcaption><p>Starting the Update</p></figcaption></figure>

5. Select the **installation folder** and click **Next**.

<figure><img src="/files/duS8Uat1j69bboP1bmZe" alt=""><figcaption><p>Configuring the Installation Folder</p></figcaption></figure>

6. Click the **Install** button to start the update.

<figure><img src="/files/IzZmz0M5mapybKd6wd3Q" alt=""><figcaption><p>Starting the Update</p></figcaption></figure>

7. The **Neo4j** database must be stopped in order to continue the update. Therefore, select **Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete** and click the **OK** button.

<figure><img src="/files/uCLM3290HgIjuD4bJE45" alt=""><figcaption><p>Stopping the Neo4j Database</p></figcaption></figure>

8. Click the **Finish** button to complete the update.

<figure><img src="/files/bFP2kiPY0QGPiXoeVOZB" alt=""><figcaption><p>Finishing the Installation</p></figcaption></figure>

9. You can check the details of new release by clicking the **About** button.

<figure><img src="/files/QrEpw9lx2c1ztL3uIK2Z" alt=""><figcaption><p>Details and Release Notes of the New Version</p></figcaption></figure>

## Offline Update

1. If the **FSProtect** server does not have direct access to the **Internet**, you can perform the update manually. For this log in the [**license.forestall.io**](https://license.forestall.io/) with given credentials.

<figure><img src="/files/0vJdA9YmZfSNlQx1OaFO" alt=""><figcaption><p>Forestall License Portal</p></figcaption></figure>

2. Download the **Update** package from [**Releases**](https://license.forestall.io/releases/) page.

<figure><img src="/files/KhsFRTR9HenstYmgwzkM" alt=""><figcaption><p>FSProtect Releases</p></figcaption></figure>

3. Run the update package and follow same steps in [**Online Update**](#online-update).