# How do you update the software with my favorites extensions

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-you-update-the-software-with-my-favorites-extensions/16520>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-you-update-the-software-with-my-favorites-extensions/16520 "2021-03-13T07:27:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jmarcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@Jmarcs](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jmarcs)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-you-update-the-software-with-my-favorites-extensions/16520/1 "2021-03-13T07:27:02Z")

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Operating system:windows10  
Slicer version:4,11  
Expected behavior:  
Actual behavior:  
I would like to update the software while keeping the extensions I had already downloaded and my preferences in the previous version. best regards

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-do-you-update-the-software-with-my-favorites-extensions/16520/2 "2021-03-13T13:58:33Z")

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Application settings are shared between all Slicer versions. Extensions that were installed in previous Slicer versions are listed in the Restore tab in Extensions manager and can be all reinstalled with a few clicks.