How to Upgrade SmarterMail Version?

This article describes how to perform minor and major upgrade in SmarterMail.

SmarterMail Minor Upgrade (SmarterMail 14.0 to SmarterMail 14.1)

1. Back up your SmarterMail installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\SmarterTools\SmarterMail) and data directory (C:\SmarterMail).
   
   
2. Uninstall current version of SmarterMail. All configuration data and email will be preserved.
   
   
3. Download the latest version of SmarterMail installer from here.
   
   
4. Stop SmarterMail website from IIS and run SmarterMail installer.
   
   
5. If you are prompted for installation path, keep it to default (C:\Program Files\SmarterTools\SmarterMail). This will retrieve previous version data and settings.
   
   
6. Start SmarterMail website from IIS. 
   
   

SmarterMail Major Upgrade (SmarterMail 13.X to SmarterMail 14.X)

1. Back up your SmarterMail installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\SmarterTools\SmarterMail) and data directory (C:\SmarterMail).
   
   
2. Download the latest version of SmarterMail installer from here.
   
   
3. Uninstall SmarterMail. All configuration data and email will be preserved.
   
   
4. Stop SmarterMail website from IIS and run SmarterMail installer.
   
   
5. If you are prompted for installation path, keep it to default (C:\Program Files\SmarterTools\SmarterMail). This will retrieve previous version data and settings.
   
   
6. Verify that SmarterMail license key is activated.
   
   

Verfiy License Activation :

1. Login to SmarterMail with admin user.
   
   
2. Click on Settings icon and expand the Activation folder.
   
   
3. Click Licensing in the navigation pane.
   
   
4. At right-hand side pane, under Feature, verify that SmarterMail Pro edition is listed with 250 Mailboxe Limits.