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# Updating existing archives

Updating Seascape web viewer version for all existing archives

Open the Seascape Flex control panel and click **Update archives**.

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Next, a new window will appear showing our Seascape viewer Updater tool.

Choose the root folder of your archives, and click on **Update** button.

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Once the update is complete, all existing archives will be updated to include the latest versions of the Flex design elements and the Seascape viewer.

{% hint style="info" %}
For the changes to take affect, you will need to restart the Elastic search and Flex services
{% endhint %}

Description of the different options:

* **Update catalog only** - If you select the "Update catalog only" option, only the catalog page will be updated. Otherwise the Archive Updater will update both the catalog page and every database in the archive.
* **Force update** - It will force an update for the catalog page and every database in the archive.


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