I am interested in knowing whether routine Updates to Unraid (say from 6.12.13 to 6.12.14) perform a totally clean install of everything apart from the Docker Config and drive assignments or whether any hardware settings are retained? Would 6.12.xx to 7.0.xx be any different?

 

The reason I ask is that I am still experiencing very slow Plugin and Docker updates despite asking for opinions on my network and router config. No consensus was reached and the issue seemed to start after an earlier Unraid update when I wasn't paying attention to the time taken. I am talking about 12 seconds to check a single plugin to see if there is an update and about 8 seconds to check a Docker for an update despite a quiet router and fast broadband. Recently I have noticed that when a Plugin actually does have an update, the step "Executing hook script: pre_plugin_checks" seems about as slow to execute as asking to refresh the list of plugins.

 

If Unraid preserves some hardware and network settings between updates I am considering a full and clean reinstall when Unraid 7 arrives although setting up my Dockers again is something I don't have a lot of experience with.

All settings are kept, except if there are any new options.

Thank you - in that case I will probably do a totally clean install when 7.0.xx drops to clean anything I have accumulated over the past few years.

 

I assume the things I would be advised to back up would be my USB thumb drive, shares and users then screenshot the drive assignments and Docker parameters. My plugins are minor plus there are only two Dockers and no VMs.

All settings are kept as long as they are settings... Most of your hardware profile is created newly at every reboot...