Clarify 4.0 to 4.1 upgrade documentation

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title: How to upgrade to Qubes 4.1 title: How to upgrade to Qubes 4.1
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This page explains how to perform an in-place upgrade from Qubes 4.0 to Qubes This page explains how to upgrade from Qubes 4.0 to Qubes 4.1. There are two
4.1. It is not possible to upgrade directly from releases earlier than 4.0. If ways to upgrade: a clean installation or an in-place upgrade. In general, a
you're still on an earlier release, please either perform a [clean installation clean installation is simpler and less error-prone, but an in-place upgrade
of 4.1](#clean-installation) or [upgrade to 4.0](/doc/upgrade/4.0/) first. allows you to preserve your customizations.
## Back up ## Back up
Before attempting either an in-place upgrade or a clean installation, we Before attempting either an in-place upgrade or a clean installation, we
strongly recommend that you first [back up your strongly recommend that you first [back up your
system](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/). system](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/) so that you don't lose any
data.
## Clean installation ## Clean installation
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1. Create a 1. Create a
[backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#creating-a-backup) of your [backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#creating-a-backup) of your
current installation. current installation.
2. Follow the [installation guide](/doc/installation-guide/) to install Qubes 2. [Download](/downloads/) the latest 4.1 release.
3. Follow the [installation guide](/doc/installation-guide/) to install Qubes
4.1. 4.1.
3. [Restore from your 4. [Restore from your
backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#restoring-from-a-backup) on backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#restoring-from-a-backup) on
your new 4.1 installation. your new 4.1 installation.
## In-place upgrade ## In-place upgrade
**Warning:** It is not possible to upgrade directly from releases earlier than
4.0. If you're still on an earlier release, please either perform a [clean
installation of 4.1](#clean-installation) or [upgrade to
4.0](/doc/upgrade/4.0/) first.
The upgrade may take several hours, and will download several gigabytes of The upgrade may take several hours, and will download several gigabytes of
data. data.