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before upgrading i recommend to do a compact and repair...
you dont need to uninstall V3 but you can / i removed V3 afterward - no problems with that
but having a backup is always good.
when you hace a 2k or even a 4k monitor you might want to recreate the thumbnail and preview database anyway, so you can savely delete the thumbnail db and recreate it...