Photoshop Elements - Delete before installing?

[momtutu]

Ok, I caved and got Photoshop Elements 7 with the $30 off coupon at Costco - couldn't pass that deal up!!

Anyway....should I uninstall Elements 3 before installing 7 or do I need not worry about it? What about the actions I have installed in 3 (only a few). Will they disappear and I'll have to reinstall or what?

[Libby Pritchett]

I've found that it's usually best to uninstall previous versions before installing new ones. And yes, you'll have to reinstall actions. :)

Congrats! I hope you love it!

[roxyrenders]

I have only used PSE 4 and PSE 5. Both were loaded on the same computer. They recommend not having both programs open at the same time. Any actions you installed in PSE 3 will need to be manually installed into PSE 7 and I'm sure the file path will be different (seems like it has been a different file path for each new version that has come out). If you don't have your actions saved in a separate folder from the PSE 3 folder you will want to do that. You should always save your add-on actions, styles, brushes etc. in folder of their own and copy them into PSE. That way you'll always have a backup copy in the event you ever need to reinstall you editing program.