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Do I need to uninstall Blender before installing new version?
By uninstall you are asking if it will remove your settings, the answer is no. However, on installing the new version it will use the newly created 2.74 folder so it will appear as it did out of the box the first time you used it.
How do I open different versions of Blender?
For Windows: blend file and select open with and choose default program . Then use the browse button to navigate where the version you want of the blender program is on your hard drive, and select blender.exe as your default program to open this kind of file.
How to delete / uninstall previous Blender versions?
(Sry for not giving the exact path. I don’t remember from my Windows days) Unless you created a config folder within the unzipped folder. Then it’s enough to delete the unzipped files. Yes, I´m on Windows. Ok I will check that up – Thanks for your help! You’re welcome. It’s for 2.79 but they didn’t change as far as I know. Cool!
Is it safe to download all versions of Blender?
You will always be able to download every version of Blender at any time. It’s yours to keep, forever! Every release is available for download. Your old files are safe. Among the releases you will also find these gems:
Which is the best way to install blender?
My preference is to use the ZIP installation method even with the final release, and in the extracted folder find the 2.80 folder and inside of that create a folder named config which will make that Blender install keep completely isolated config files that won’t conflict with any other copies of the same version that you might have laying around.
Which is the last version of Blender 2.7?
Blender 2.79b is the last bugfix release in the 2.7 series. The last Blender 2.79 nightly build includes additional bug fixes and new features on top of 2.79b, which are part of 2.80 too.