uninstalling PD 12 before installing PD13

Rondalee1

Newbie Joined: Mar 12, 2015 19:03 Messages: 15 Offline

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Apr 12, 2015 18:53

1. Is it important to uninstall PD12 before reinstalling PD13? (My hard drive went bad and has been replaced. PD12 came free with my pc and has now been put back on my PC, but I chose to buy PD13 and will have to reinstall it.)

2. What files that I backed up should be put back on my PC?

a. I saved my PD13 projects (packed them) and need to put them back on pc. Is there something special I need to do in order for them to work?

b. I also saved every darn file that said "Cyberlink". Not sure how to determine what should be put back on my pc. I know some of the files are templates but I am guessing other might be just duplicates of things that will come again with reinstalling PD13.

I don't want to cram my computer up with PD13 things that are duplicated and perhaps mess up my use of the software.

I'm very un "techy" so knowing what to do is almost impossible for me.

Thanks

PlaySound

Senior Contributor Joined: Dec 02, 2010 10:26 Messages: 2031 Offline

Apr 12, 2015 19:09

PD13 and its basic packages already installed all or almost all Cyberlink material.

What can you miss your, personal materials.

These you should have copied this location.

C: \ Users \ "your pc name" \ Documents \ CyberLink

Download materials DirectorZone.

C: \ Users \ Public \ CyberLink

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AlS

Senior Member Location: South Africa Joined: Sep 23, 2014 18:07 Messages: 290 Offline

Apr 15, 2015 03:40

Hi Rondalee1,

I upgraded from PD12 ULT to PD13 ULT. It was an on-line purchase and download without "upgrade" instructions. Most Upgrade software dectcts if you have an older version and uninstalls it before upgrading. I was suprised to find I still had PD12 after installing PD13. I wasn't sure what I should do so I uninstalled PD12 AFTER installing 13 and I'm still not sure if I did the right thing. Seems strange to me.

I still have PD12 Content Packs (essentials and premium) installed and same PD13 Content Packs as I am not sure the PD13 add-ons have all of the features of 12 - or they may be conflicting so I would also like to know if I should uninstall the old ones??

Maybe ask Support if Forum members can't help. Please let me know what you find as this must be a common problem for most PD13 users who had previos versions.

Thanks,

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Apr 15, 2015 07:37

The last few versions of PowerDirector co-exist nicely on your PC, with no negative issues (to my knowledge).
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