How do I update Anaconda?

Question

I have Anaconda installed on my computer and I\'d like to update it. In Navigator I can see that there are several individual packages that can be updated, but also an

Answer 1

If you are trying to update your Anaconda version to a new one, you'll notice that running the new installer wouldn't work, as it complains the installation directory is non-empty.

So you should use conda to upgrade as detailed by the official docs:

conda update conda
conda update anaconda

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In Windows, if you made a "for all users" installation, it might be necessary to run from an Anaconda prompt with Administrator privileges.

This prevents the error:

ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(502): An error occurred while uninstalling package 'defaults::conda-4.5.4-py36_0'. PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied')