# Update problem, do I press the big scary red button?

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**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem-do-i-press-the-big-scary-red-button/396452 "2026-02-18T20:46:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem-do-i-press-the-big-scary-red-button/396452/7 "2026-02-18T21:40:40Z")

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Just writing this for the visitors who will read this topic after having themselves issues with the GUI update:

> [@ToddZ](#):
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> GUI updates can occasionally fail for various reasons

1. True, it seems more reliable nowadays, but I had enough issues with it in the past to often prefer using the command-line instead, even if it’s less straightforward.

2. If your update from the interface didn’t work, `./launcher rebuild app` from the command line is very likely going to repair it, and there’s no reason why it would result in data loss. It’s safe to use.

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