> ## Exporting items before upgrading versions

> The Export for upgrade item on the administrator menu bar allows you to export all central modifiable lists and other customizable items. These lists are stored in the database's structure file, which is replaced when you upgrade to a new version of AudBase. When you select this item, a special document is created in a special AudBase folder called OTBEC on your computer. To find this folder, with the Home Window or Subject List on your screen, click Help, then click on the File Info tab of the About AudBase form. The box under AudBase directory will show you the location of the OTBEC folder.

> Note: If you work on a networked computer system you may not have access to the OTBEC folder. If this is the case, contact your network administrator.

> For steps to follow in exporting these lists before an upgrade, see Before installing a new version and connecting it to your old data file, you may wish to import all central modifiable lists and other customizable items from your old version, especially those you have changed. Because these lists are stored in the structure file, which will be replaced by the new version, you need to export them from the old version to a file on your computer, then import them into the new version. Exporting/importing modifiable items.

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> Importing items for a new version