Upgrading Aspera Shares

Note: Aspera^® recommends that you backup your system before performing an upgrade. For details on how to back up your system, see Backing Up Aspera Shares and the Database.

Note: You can only upgrade to this release of Aspera Shares™ from an installation of 1.5 or higher. To upgrade from an earlier release, contact Aspera Technical Support.

Download Aspera Shares from http://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/34. You need your Aspera credentials for downloading the software.
Stop Aspera Shares services from the Computer Management window, accessible from Manage > Services and Applications > Services. Stop the following services:
- Aspera Nginx Services
- Aspera Delayed Job Service
- Aspera Web Services
- Aspera Stats Collector
Install the new version of Aspera Shares by running the executable file and follow the onscreen instructions.
```
AsperaShares-version.exe
```
For details on how to install Aspera Shares see Installing Aspera Shares.