Now that Earnie has told you the right way, which you should follow, I'll tell you that I am going to just drop the new release on top of the other. If I feel like it, I might back up the database first. Within a major version, I only delete folders if they make a point of telling me to do so.
Nancy
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.
From: Jorge Biquez
This will be my first upgrade after the security advice I received. I
am on Drupal 7.0. I have read in detail the instructions