# Just installed 1.7: Are old database backups good?\[Answered\]

**URL:** <https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156 "2019-11-21T01:14:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![James\_Antognini](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/james_antognini/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@James\_Antognini](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/James_Antognini)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156/1 "2019-11-21T01:14:24Z")

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I just installed Roon 1.7 on my Win10 Pro x64 system. I was told updating might take a while because there will be database changes.

My questions: Are previous database backups still good?

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**Author:** ![vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/user_avatar/community.roonlabs.com/vova/32/48355_2.png) [@vova](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/vova)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156/2 "2019-11-21T01:17:37Z")

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Yes, old backups are still valid.

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**Author:** ![James\_Antognini](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/james_antognini/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@James\_Antognini](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/James_Antognini)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156/3 "2019-11-21T01:26:33Z")

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Glad to know that. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://roon-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/e/deefbd9083c99c82bbf2dd3f873f52a49f5db881.png) [@system](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/just-installed-1-7-are-old-database-backups-good-answered/84156/4 "2019-11-22T13:26:33Z")

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