Title: Upgrading to Version 1.2.1
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Upgrading to Version 1.2.1

 *  angmi90
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-to-version-121/)
 * I just switched to wordpress and I love it, but now this new update comes out
   and I’m a little confused about how to do the update. In the update instructions
   it says “Upload the new files, and be careful not to overwrite anything important.”
   What do they mean? Do I upload all the included files, but won’t that mess up
   my blog? What files do I specifically upload/overwrite? Please give me step-by-
   step instructions, thanks.

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 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-to-version-121/#post-98023)
 * You say *mess up your blog*. You need to remember that nearly all the important
   stuff is in the mysql db and that can not be messed up by an install / upgrade.
   In the worst case someone might lose touch with the data for a limited period.
   So you are safe. BUT: Any files which are special to you you should copy so you
   can put them back in. Typically that will always be index php and wp-layout.css.
   Plus if you have *hacked* any other WP files you would need to change them as
   well. But by the sound of it you may not have done much hacking so its just index
   and the CSS.
 *  [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike/)
 * (@mike)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-to-version-121/#post-98024)
 * I just updated two of my blogs. It’s simple. I have two files that I have edited
   myself: index.php and my stylesheet. After unzipping 1.2.1 I delete those two
   from the new distro, back up the one on my server and ftp all of 1.2.1 to the
   server. No problems here.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-to-version-121/#post-98029)
 * Thanks! I just updated my blog with no problem at all! I really love WordPress,
   if you want to check out my blog it’s at [http://techblog.windowsatoz.com.](http://techblog.windowsatoz.com.)

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