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Overwrite option does not seem to work in my IS project. It's an MSI project.
I set each component checkbox to overwrite but still does not work.
What should be the correct procedure to set always overwrite?
I'm using 2020 R2 version
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Looks like you are attempting to perform a Major Upgrade - if you have not authored your project correctly to perform this it may explain the behaviour that you are seeing.
Follow the steps in this article to correctly create a Major Upgrade, then build and test your install again to see if that helps:
https://community.flexera.com/t5/InstallShield-Knowledge-Base/Create-a-Major-Upgrade/ta-p/3879
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Just double checking which overwrite option are you referring to? "Always Overwrite" is not a component setting, it is found in the file properties.
"Never Overwrite" is found in the component settings.
How are you then attempting to deliver these files - for example via an upgrade? If so are you using a Minor or Major Upgrade?
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Thanks for the response.
Sorry, what I meant was under Component --> Each file's property -> always overwrite checkbox
And the upgrade scenario setting is Uninstall before installing new.
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Looks like you are attempting to perform a Major Upgrade - if you have not authored your project correctly to perform this it may explain the behaviour that you are seeing.
Follow the steps in this article to correctly create a Major Upgrade, then build and test your install again to see if that helps:
https://community.flexera.com/t5/InstallShield-Knowledge-Base/Create-a-Major-Upgrade/ta-p/3879
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Thanks for the help, it worked fine now.
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