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# Download the latest binary, as described in [[#Getting the binary|Getting the binary]] and overwrite the old one in <tt>FlightGear/bin/win32</tt> (instead you could rename the current binary's directory to something like win32_latest, in case the newer binary doesn't work well). | # Download the latest binary, as described in [[#Getting the binary|Getting the binary]] and overwrite the old one in <tt>FlightGear/bin/win32</tt> (instead you could rename the current binary's directory to something like win32_latest, in case the newer binary doesn't work well). | ||
# Update your <tt>FlightGear/data/</tt> directory, to match it with the binary. For smooth operations, it is very important to have data and a binary from matching dates! | # Update your <tt>FlightGear/data/</tt> directory, to match it with the binary. For smooth operations, it is very important to have data and a binary from matching dates! | ||
## | ## Open Git Bash and navigate to <tt>FlightGear/data/</tt> directory. | ||
## Run ''git reset --hard'' to revert any local changes. <font color="red">'''Note: this will delete all local changes! If you made local changes, make sure to backup those first, outside your FlightGear data directory! Or, better, learn to commit your changes to your local git repository.'''</font> | ## Run ''git reset --hard'' to revert any local changes. <font color="red">'''Note: this will delete all local changes! If you made local changes, make sure to backup those first, outside your FlightGear data directory! Or, better, learn to commit your changes to your local git repository.'''</font> | ||
## Run ''git pull'' and let it update, this can take a while. | ## Run ''git pull'' and let it update, this can take a while. | ||