# How do I upgrade the Image without losing settings

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-do-i-upgrade-the-image-without-losing-settings/1941
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [9 February 2018 08:18 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-do-i-upgrade-the-image-without-losing-settings/1941 "2018-02-09T08:18:15Z")
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### Author: ![MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/michaing/32/7_2.png) [@MichaIng](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/MichaIng)
#### Post date: [9 February 2018 14:46 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/how-do-i-upgrade-the-image-without-losing-settings/1941/2 "2018-02-09T14:46:09Z")

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Read my post here: [https://dietpi.com/forum/t/need-help-before-update-to-dietpi-v6-x/1928/1](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/need-help-before-update-to-dietpi-v6-x/1928/1)  
I hope this helps for the start.

The best practice is indeed to do a dietpi-backup, mount this to the new system and copy manual adjusted config lines, over into the new config files.

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