## Using a Friendica archive
If you installed Friendica in the ``path/to/friendica`` folder:
+
1. Unpack the new Friendica archive in ``path/to/friendica_new``.
-2. Copy ``config/local.config.php``, ``photo/`` and ``proxy/`` from ``path/to/friendica`` to ``path/to/friendica_new``.
+2. Copy the following items from ``path/to/friendica`` to ``path/to/friendica_new``:
+ * ``config/local.config.php``
+ * ``proxy/``
+The following items only need to be copied if they are located inside your friendica path:
+ * your storage folder as set in **Admin -> Site -> File Upload -> Storage base path**
+ * your item cache as set in **Admin -> Site -> Performance -> Path to item cache**
+ * your temp folder as set in **Admin -> Site -> Advanced -> Temp path**
3. Rename the ``path/to/friendica`` folder to ``path/to/friendica_old``.
4. Rename the ``path/to/friendica_new`` folder to ``path/to/friendica``.
5. Check your site. Note: it may go into maintenance mode to update the database schema.
git pull
For both repositories:
-The default branch to use is the ``master`` branch, which is the stable version of Friendica.
+The default branch to use is the ``stable`` branch, which is the stable version of Friendica.
It is updated about four times a year on a fixed schedule.
If you want to use and test bleeding edge code please checkout the ``develop`` branch.
-The new features and fixes will be merged from ``develop`` into ``master`` after a release candidate period before each release.
+The new features and fixes will be merged from ``develop`` into ``stable`` after a release candidate period before each release.
Warning: The ``develop`` branch is unstable, and breaks on average once a month for at most 24 hours until a patch is submitted and merged.
Be sure to pull frequently if you choose the ``develop`` branch.