Updating Vyapzio
Vyapzio updates from inside the app. Every update is free for the lifetime of your licence: there is no renewal, no yearly fee and no update window.
#The easy way: Update inside the app
- Open the appWhen a new version is available, the sidebar shows Update to v…. You can also open Settings → Updates and click Check for Updates.
- Read the release notesA window shows the new version you would move to and what changed. It also reminds you that your
datafolder and saved PDFs are never touched. - Click Download updateThe installer downloads in the background. The window shows the progress and you can keep working meanwhile.
- Restart when it says readyWhen the download finishes, click Restart and install. Vyapzio closes and reopens on the new version; your books and sign-in stay as they were.
Choose Skip this version to hide that version's prompt; the next version is offered as usual. Later closes the window but leaves the sidebar button.
#The "Update available" window
It opens from the sidebar button or from Settings → Updates. The top shows the new version, the version you are on, and the release date.
| Part | What it means |
|---|---|
| Your data is safe. | An update replaces the app itself. Your books folder (invoices, clients, products, settings) and saved PDFs are never touched. |
| The release notes | What changed in this version. |
| Recommended: export a backup | Worth doing before any update. Open Settings → Backups and export a copy; see Export and import. |
| Skip this version | Hides the sidebar button for this version only. |
| Later | Closes the window; nothing is downloaded. |
| Download update | Downloads the new installer. The app keeps running while it downloads. |
| Restart and install | Appears when the download is ready. Restarts Vyapzio on the new version. |
If a download stops, open Settings → Updates and click Check for Updates again. Your data is untouched by a failed update. See The update failed.
#Free for the lifetime of your licence
There is no renewal, no annual fee and no "updates until" date. Every version released while you own the licence is included, on the computer the licence is activated on. That is the same promise shown on your invoice: updates are included free for the lifetime of this licence.
Need to move to a new computer? That is a device move, not a new purchase. See Devices and moves.
#Updating without a connection, or by hand
The in-app updater needs the internet and an active licence check. If the app cannot reach the update server, or you prefer to install by hand:
- Download the current installerOpen Open the download page in a browser. Use the same platform you are on.
- Run it over the old versionOn Windows, run
Vyapzio-Setup-version.exe: it replaces the program files and keeps your books. On a Mac, open the DMG and drag Vyapzio onto Applications, choosing Replace when asked. - Open VyapzioYour sign-in, books and licence are as they were. Only the program was replaced.
Replace the app, never the books folder. On a Mac, copying a whole folder over another can replace the data inside it.
#Which version am I on?
Open Settings → Updates. It shows the installed version and offers Check for Updates. The same version appears in the release notes window and on the Vyapzio download page.