# Uninstalling Natural

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Linux, Natural-Installation-and-Setup-on-Open-Systems\
**Created:** [March 11, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353 "2008-03-11T03:49:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Osman\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@Osman\_Sanchez](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Osman_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353/1 "2008-03-11T03:49:07Z")

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Hello,  
I would like to know if it is mandatory uninstall the previous Natural version before install the new one Natural version rather than install Natural following the upgrade steps.

Thanks in advanced

Regards

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353/2 "2008-03-11T19:47:07Z")

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I usually have two versions at any given time, just in case there are problems with a new release. 6.2.3 and 6.3.3 are on my lap-top right now. I believe it’s the README file that would document any incompatibilities or problems running in parallel with the previous version/release.

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**Author:** ![Chofo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/chofo/32/119_2.png) [@Chofo](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Chofo)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353/3 "2008-03-12T00:23:24Z")

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I think its better to uninstall the old version, in my experience, if you upgrade or install a new version, and not uninstall the old one, natural change some things in the Natural.INI file, and you have to take in count for the configuration for you new version of natural.

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**Author:** ![Osman\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@Osman\_Sanchez](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Osman_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353/4 "2008-03-12T21:15:27Z")

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Thanks a lot for your answers. I really appreciate them.

Regards

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/uninstalling-natural/76353/5 "2021-04-02T14:49:14Z")

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