How to purge/re-import?

[Omega Dog]

I read in the Beta 18 release notes that a "purge and re-import" is necessary when upgrading to 18. I've searched "how to purge" and read through the documentation but couldn't find anything about this. Could someone please explain what this means and how to do it? Thanks!

[WhiteRider]

First; make sure you have all your hand history files. You may have them in the 'processed' folder, but if not then you must export them; Database -> Database Management -> Export.

After this, if you have a registered copy then you can create a new database: Database -> Database Management -> New.
If not, you will have to empty your single DB. Database -> Database Management -> Purge.

Now you can run a Manual Import and import all your existing hand histories.

[Omega Dog]

Thanks WhiteRider. I do have a registered copy so either the new database or purge options are available to me. Is there a benefit to one over the other? Which would you recommend and why?

[WhiteRider]

The new DB is safer in that you don't have to empty your old DB before recreating the new one.
Once you're got the new one as you want it, you can delete the old one to recover the disk space.