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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! | ||
## | ## Navigate to <tt>FlightGear/data/</tt> directory and open Git Bash. | ||
## 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 FG data directory!'''</font> | |||
## Run "git pull" and let it update, this can take a while. | |||