What is the proper or right way to update Nik Collection? Updating from 9.1.1 to 9.1.2 seams to be only available by downloading the entire software again? over 3Gig download for this update and rewriting the entire software download? That can’t be right? What am I missing in the process?
That’s correct - and it’s the same for a lot of other software that is regularly updated. These updates aren’t partial installs, they are full installs of the product that replace old installers. So if someone has newly acquired the product that person doesn’t have to install the initial release and then update - it’s just one install to have the current version.
…which offers the opportunity to keep the latest installers for fallback, if the new version does not work properly.
Hint: Every now and then, DxO updates introduce new issues and falling back to the previous version is often the only way to cope. Keeping installers is good practice imo.
You can now install to a new folder without deleting the previous install.
Yes, keeping installers is good practice. I have recently uninstalled the latest NIK Coll (9.1.2) and reverted to v9.1.1 due to a major problem… Support is working on it still.
Richard