# Silently upgrading Qlik Replicate

Silently upgrading Qlik Replicate consists of creating a response file and then running the upgrade.

## Creating a response file

Before starting the upgrade, you need to create a response file.

For instructions, see Step 1 of [Creating a response file](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Replicate/Main/Installation/Silent_Install.htm#ar_installation_558397570_1117857).

## Running a silent upgrade

Before upgrading it is strongly recommended to back up the Replicate "Data" folder. To silently upgrade Qlik Replicate, open a command prompt and change the working directory to the directory containing the Qlik Replicate setup file.

Then issue the following command (where my\_response\_file is the path to the response file you created earlier):

Syntax:

`<REPLICATE_SETUP_FILE> /s /f1my_response_file [/f2LOG_FILE]`

Example:

`C:\>QlikReplicate_<version-build>_X64.exe /s /f1C:\temp\1\Replicate_upgrade.iss /f2C:\temp\1\silent_x64_up.log`

If the upgrade was successful, the log file should contain the following rows:

`[ResponseResult]` `ResultCode=0`