how to upgrade libreelec from usb stick ?

1st Official Post

    Hello everyone

    Can you tell me if there is a way to upgrade from one version of Libreelec to another by storing the compressed img file into usb stick not by storing it on /storage/.update. ( maybe by modifying some script ?? ) . The idea is to store the img on usb stick reboot the box and after that install it to nand as it is when we store images on /storage/.update ( without wasting any space on the nand for the compressed file ).

    Thank you

    you are not storing the img file in the update folder. If you check the update folder after updating, it will be empty.

    During reboot, the img gets decompressed, & I assume it overwrites older & changed files. I don't think it takes up very much more space.

    I keep updating, & I haven't noticed any loss of space.

    If you are really worried, just run Libreelec from a larger sd or usb. Although there might be a noticeable difference in speed compared to installing on nand

    • Official Post

    An update overwrites the 2 files in the system partition. Files in the storage partition remain untouched, unless the newly installed LibreELEC version has mandatory updates in config files wherever necessary.