How to proceed complete reinstallation of Merak Mail Server and Webmail Stand Alone safely without data loss

For complete reinstallation of Merak Mail Server, please proceed these steps:

Backup your configuration as MCB file (Admin console menu ~ File ~ Backup configuration)

File Menu - Backup

and backup following folders:

..\Merak\mail\
..\Merak\Webmail\config
..\Merak\Webmail\users

(do not backup whole Merak\Webmail folder while it can cause problems when upgrading from older versions)


..\Merak\Calendar\
..\Merak\Temp\
..\Merak\LDAP\ (in case you use it)
..\Merak\Spam\ (in case you use Challenge response)

Then stop all services and delete the Merak folder. After that, install new version from: http://www.icewarp.com/Download/merak.zip

Copy back all backup folders and restore your configuration from the MCB file (use again admin console).

For WebMail Standalone backup following folders:

..\Webmail\config\
..\Webmail\users\
...and folder with mails downloaded to Webmail (if integration is not enabled).

Then delete the Webmail folder and reinstall Webmail standalone. When installation is finished, copy the folders back to their places.