ProStructures (2023 and onwards) Side by Side Installation

Side-by-Side Installation 

From the release of ProStructures 2023 onwards, Side-by-Side installation will be supported for Major Releases. Minor Release updates will upgrade a Major Release (install over). A Major release and Minor Release will not be able to sit Side by Side. Users will have the ability to run multiple major releases of ProStructures on the same machine. Installation of ProStructures 2023 and onwards will by default occur alongside any previous installations. Removing previous versions of ProStructures will require a manual uninstall. The application version naming FAQ describing major and minor releases is located here (Bentley Lifecycle Policy)

ProStructures 2023 and onwards versions can be installed alongside older versions. Their default installation and configuration locations are different. You can work with multiple configurations from both ProStructures CONNECT Edition and ProStructures 2023 and onwards versions. 

NB: As with all previous versions, the configuration is version specific. Two or more side by side installs cannot share a common configuration. If there is content (dataset or WorkSet files) you wish to carry forward into the newly installed version, you must follow the guidance for migrating and upgrading datasets and worksets. Once upgraded all users should use the same version of the application on a WorkSet. 

Default Installation Paths 

ProStructures 2023 and onwards versions uses the same installation pattern for its major components as in previous versions, however it includes the release year as a differentiator to allow side by side installs to take place.

Application Path  

Configuration path 

Default Preference folder Paths 

The preferences folder location has not changed. *"C:\Users\Common\AppData\Local\Bentley\ProStructures". * A preference folder for each installed version is created. It may be possible, post installation to copy some of the preferences content from older to new versions, but we advise caution in doing this. The preference folders are indicated using the Major version number e.g. "23", "24" and so on 

Custom Configurations 

Care and consideration should be given to instances where network configurations or ProjectWise managed workspaces are employed. We recommend new configurations be created that are separate from those already existing for previous versions of the software. We recommend following the pattern established above by clearly indicating the version or year in paths for clarity and differentiation. 

For more information regarding configurations, please refer to refer Documentation.