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Upgrading your ETL+ Desktop

When upgrading an existing installation

  • From v2023 or v2025 installations:

    • Close all ETL+ currently running.

    • Go to your Windows Services app:

      • Make a note of the account (Windows or domain user) currently running your DataSelf Agent service. You will need to use the same account during the upgrade.

      • Stop the DataSelfAgentService, if applicable.

    • Backup of the existing version in you need to reverse back to it:

      • Copy all files from C:\Program Files\DataSelf ETL Plus into a subfolder in the same folder named PreviousVersion. Don’t delete the files from the DataSelf ETL Plus folder.

    • Run your Windows Control Panel and uninstall the previous DataSelf ETL+.

    • Go to Install the latest v2026 below.

  • From prior v2026 installations:

    • Close all ETL+ currently running.

    • Go to your Windows Services app:

      • Make a note of the account (Windows or domain user) currently running your DataSelf Agent service. You will need to use the same account during the upgrade.

      • Stop the DataSelfAgentService, if applicable.

    • Backup of the existing version in you need to reverse back to it:

      • Copy all files from C:\Program Files\DataSelf ETL Plus into a subfolder in the same folder named PreviousVersion. Don’t delete the files from the DataSelf ETL Plus folder.

    • Run your Windows Control Panel and uninstall the previous DataSelf ETL+.

    • Go to Install the latest v2026 below.

Install the latest v2026:

  • Download & run the ETL+ Installation File from DataSelf ETL+ Desktop Download Links

  • Follow the prompts, choosing the default settings except for the following one.

    • When prompted to “Log on DataSelf Windows Services as”, use the same account (Windows or domain user) as noted before the uninstall of the prior version.

  • ETL+ Token:

    • If the ETL+ Token information is pre-filled out, click Test, if Ok → Save.

    • Or enter the ETL+ Token (contact DataSelf if you don’t have it), click Test, if Ok → Save.

  • Open DataSelf ETL+ and log to your ETL+ entity.

    • Click Settings (gear icon) on the top right:

      • Go to the Devices tab:

        • Be sure that you can see your current server listed, and its Master checkbox is checked.

        • If you see other Master checkboxes checked, click the checkbox of your current server once.

        • Click Save.

      • Go to the Advanced tab:

        • Set “Before reloading target tables with Load All” to “Drop & recreate table”.

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      • Click Back.

    • Click Jobs (clock icon) → Save.

    • We recommend running and/or monitoring Job refreshes closely to be sure everything is running correctly.


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