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Seeing so many XC5 store owners just go nuts after an upgrate that should be "easy, save, one click" so decided to post how this should be done.

One major rule - DO NOT BUY the statement by QT that this is easy one click upgrade. They do what they can to back this up but in reality it doesn't always work.

If you don't want to end up with store in maintenance follow these steps :
1. When you see there is an upgeade available and you want to install it - log out of admin.
2. Just in case you did not follow #1 above - do NOT run the upgrade just yet, instead get out of admin now.
3. Login to your cPanel and create complete copy of the store in a subdirectory - files and database. You will have to adjust config file with new location and db.
4. Login to this new store admin.
5. Go to modules and disable all non-stock module (the upgrade will ask you to do so but I have seen it fail).
6. Run the upgrade and let it finish.
7. Enable the modules disabled in #5 above.
8. Check your store front. If all is working and you can login, modify, place orders, etc then all is good.
9. If for any reason store front doesn't work at least your actual live site still works....
10. If all good - go to your live store and repeat.

Yes it takes double the time but at least you won't end up with live store in maintenence mode.

Hope that helps.