Title: Update instructions
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Update instructions

 *  [namesniper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namesniper/)
 * (@namesniper)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-instructions/)
 * Hello,
 * Can anyone please tell me whether if a usual update scenarios is such
    upload/
   overwrite all php files from /wordpress upload/overwrite and overwrite /wp-admin/
   wp-content /wp-includes or i shouldnt upload files from /wp-content to save my
   themes/plugins etc and is /wp-content content is always the same in default installation
   package ?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-instructions/#post-501262)
 * Depending on what version you are upgrading FROM, please review the procedures
   in the Codex article [Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress).

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