Automatic update
How the app updates itself, with a database backup before installing.
Mídia updates through the altovaleia.com store, with your license. You do not need to download anything again: new versions arrive in the background and are installed when you close the app.
What happens, step by step
- Looks. The app checks the store 30 seconds after opening, every 6 hours, when the computer wakes from sleep and right after the license is activated.
- Downloads. The new version is downloaded in the background, after checking disk space. If the internet drops, the download resumes where it stopped.
- Verifies. The app compares the file's size and SHA-256 with what the store reported. If they do not match, the file is discarded. Then it checks that the installer really is Mídia's and of the announced version.
- Notifies. A banner at the top shows that the version is ready, with Instalar agora (Install now).
- Installs. By default, installation happens when you close the app. Before swapping, the app keeps a copy of the database.
- Opens again. The app reopens on the new version with the notice Atualizado para a versão X (Updated to version X) and the release notes published in the store.
Your data
Brands, content, metrics and settings live in the data folder, separate from the program, and the update does not touch it. The database copy sits next to it, named midia.db.pre-update.
How the swap is done
- macOS: the app opens the downloaded
.dmg, checks the version and the new app's identifier and, after closing, swaps the app in the folder where it is. - Windows: the app checks the installer's version and, after closing, runs the installer silently.
If the app cannot swap by itself, the installer is opened for you to finish. This happens, for example, when the app is running from inside the .dmg, has not yet been moved to Applications or is in a folder without write permission.
Mandatory update
Only critical fixes are marked this way in the store. Installation starts on its own after a 2-minute countdown. Adiar (Postpone) pushes the installation back in 10-minute steps, for up to 30 minutes. Save whatever you are working on.
If the license requires a newer version, the sign-in screen warns that you need to update the app to continue.
Your choices (Configurações → Atualizações)
(Settings → Updates)
- Baixar sozinho e instalar ao fechar o app (Download automatically and install when closing the app): on by default. When off, the screen offers Baixar e instalar (Download and install).
- Perguntar antes de instalar (Ask before installing): the downloaded version is only installed when you choose.
- Canal (Channel): Estável (Stable, the default) or Beta, which receives test versions earlier.
- Procurar atualização (Check for updates): checks the store right away and shows the last check.
If something goes wrong
| Warning | What to do |
|---|---|
| The download failed | Nothing: it resumes where it stopped on the next attempt. |
| The downloaded file does not match | The file was discarded. Try downloading again. |
| Not enough disk space | Free up space and try again. |
| The backup before the update failed | The installation was postponed. Check disk space and try again. |
| The installation did not finish | The previous version keeps working, with the data intact. Use Instalar agora. |
License and version
Updates depend on the store license. Without it, the card says automatic updates become active with the website license. If your plan has a version limit, versions above it are not released.
Screen in the app: /help · In the app, press F1 on this screen to open this guide.
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