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How can I update WealthLab 8 without losing my customized settings and data, and is it possible to install multiple versions concurrently for testing new features without affecting my current setup?
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How can I update WealthLab 8 without losing my customized settings and data,

You never lose your data or settings when upgrading to a newer build, unless it contains a breaking change (very rarely, and announced).

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and is it possible to install multiple versions concurrently for testing new features without affecting my current setup?

If only in a different Windows user account (on the same machine).
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Unfortunately during a WealthLab update the follwing files are overwritten (at least this is the behavior in my PC):

market.txt, symbol.txt,...

The IB extension update overwrites:
IBDefaultmarkets.txt, IBcontracts.txt,...

To edit the content of IBcontracts.txt is necessary to trade European stocks via IB. Hence it is a little bit cumbersome to save and restore the relevant *.txt files during every update.
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I can only respond that you are mistaken, and that you would be well-served to update your old installations of WealthLab 8.

Long ago there may have been a build of the IB Provider that overwrote those files by necessity, but it would have been long ago.
Keep up with the updates - at least stay within 1 month of the last update if you're concerned with a breaking change.
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What I described, was the result of the update I did yesterday:
from IB extension 43 to build 47
and WL8 from 81 to 87.

Both around 5 weeks old

I will try to do the next update immediatly.
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It's specifically programmed not to overwrite existing files. It will install the files only.

Did you "Set Data Folder Location" to a non-default folder?
Maybe this is the scenario that's the problem.
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