[SOLVED] Backup and restore configuration across versions

[Miss Sissy Princess]

As I mentioned in earlier post the in-place update scripts perform any necessary settings migration and thus a backup/restore settings utility is not really needed except for possibly a disaster recovery scenario but in that case a simple backup of the image would suffice.

So I didn't need to do a complete new installation, and subsequent reconfiguration, when I went from 6.4.x to 6.5.2?  I could have just relied on in-place update scripts to upgrade to a version that 6.4.x?  How?  The GUI didn't even identify that 6.5.2 was available -- it said what I had was up-to-date.

The issue really boils down to whether it's wise to include whole OS upgrade as part of in-place update. The Pi Foundation recommends against it to ensure max reliability with a new OS and thats the view that I've adopted. Some users though, @philrandal comes to mind, have had success with OS upgrades. 

In-place OS upgrades? You're arguing against something I never suggested or requested.

I asked for two buttons; one to download configuration settings and one to upload them.  See my original message.

The issue boils down to whether users should have a convenient way to backup and restore configuration settings to facilitate migrating the settings to a new installation or to restore settings on an existing one.  This is not some weird, esoteric feature that I've requested.  It's pretty commonplace.  See these examples: