For major upgrades I start fresh... it's a good way to clean out unused 'features/mods' added in previous versions (we've all added something we thought was cool only to see it fall flat or conflict with something else) and streamline future small upgrades. It's much easier to Beyond Compare a 6.4 - 6.4.0.1 update if you started fresh with 6.4
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