Different users have different theories on this. I have found that disabling modules is more of a pain than its worth for updates within 5.X and within 6.X. You should not lose any data by disabling a module but always back up before upgrading both your site and your database.
Hope this helps.
-Steve
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-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Carrera [mailto:daniel.carrera@zmsl.com] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 5:36 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] Upgrading Drupal
Hello,
If I am upgrading Drupal 5.9 to 5.14 do I still have to disable the modules before the upgrade?
Should I be worried that data might get lost if I disable a module?
Cheers, Daniel.