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What is the quality of upgrade I can expect from an in place upgrade?
I know the question is a little vague in the title but I’m not sure how to ask the question in short any other way. Unabridged: I am a firm believer that a fresh install is the best and cleanest way to go, and typically I like to do a clean install once a year... I’ve gone about 2 and a half years now without a clean install but my problem is, I have some apps that were discontinued and if I reinstall, the web login system not only won’t work, it’s nonexistent. I think it just cashed my license on the computer so it’s still working. Long story short I don’t want to lose those applications... but I also am noticing some pretty serious performance issues and the amount of background services running are running me dry. Even with 32gb of ram (maybe 64, I don’t even remember anymore) and 2 Gtx 1080 ti cards I’m noticing lagging in graphics and caching speeds in different graphics intense applications. Issues that only 6 months ago were barely noticeable are now reminding me of a computer 2010 (Exaggerating).
All of that said, do you feel an in place upgrade might make any difference at all, if I tell it to keep my apps will it help with background services that have been collecting for years that are unrelated to anything actively installed, and would an in place upgrade affect my licenses (theoretically... cuz I don’t know where or how specifically the apps are storing the license data)?
Thanks for the help!😊