Updating FileAgent
Keep FileAgent current from inside the console. Updates preserve your jobs, credentials, and settings — and a short routine keeps production updates low-risk.
Last updated September 17, 2026
#How updates work
FileAgent checks for new releases and manages updates under Settings → Updates. Security fixes and product updates are included on every plan; an update delivers the features of the plan you're licensed for and never unlocks paid features. Your installed version is always visible on the Updates page. Updating preserves your configuration, jobs, credentials, and logs.
Licenses for the plans currently sold require FileAgent 2.6.0 or later. Update before activating a newly purchased license on an older installation.
#Check, download, install
- Check — the Updates page shows your current version and whether a newer release is available, with release notes.
- Download — fetch the update from the Updates page, or from fileagent.app/download if outbound internet is restricted.
- Install — apply the update on the host. On Windows, run the new installer; on Linux, install the new package over the existing one. Your data is preserved.
#Versioning
Releases use major.minor.patch versions. Patch releases are fixes, minor releases add features, and major releases may change behavior — read the release notes before applying a major update.
#Recommended production routine
- Pick a window when no critical jobs are scheduled (check next-run times on the Jobs page).
- Take a configuration backup first (included on every plan).
- Apply the update, sign in, and confirm the version and System Status.
- Use Run now on one representative job to validate end-to-end before the next scheduled wave.
Stay within a release or two of current. Small, regular updates are far lower-risk than rare big jumps.