# A Complete Idiot's Guide To Endeavour OS Maintenance / Update / Upgrade **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [March 19, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/a-complete-idiots-guide-to-endeavour-os-maintenance-update-upgrade/25184 "2022-03-19T15:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 131
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/a-complete-idiots-guide-to-endeavour-os-maintenance-update-upgrade/25184/131 "2024-05-11T16:17:13Z")
I made a “cheat sheet” for this guide that I keep in my documents folder for my **personal use**. A quick and easy condensed version for _me_ to use. Perhaps others will find this useful. - For complete explanation of each step, _ **ALWAYS** _ refer to the [_ **ORIGINAL TUTORIAL** _](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/a-complete-idiots-guide-to-endeavour-os-maintenance-update-upgrade/25184) made by @anon63071375. **EndeavourOS Maintenance / Update / Upgrade** _[Frequency: Every 1-2 months, or user discretion]_ UPDATE SYSTEM: _[Frequency: Daily, Weekly, or user discretion]_ `yay` SORTING PACNEW/PACSAVE FILES, WHEN PROMPTED BY TERMINAL: `DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff` UPDATE ARCH MIRRORS: `sudo reflector --protocol https --verbose --latest 25 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` ATER UPDATING ARCH MIRRORLIST, UPDATE SYSTEM: `yay -Syyu` UPDATE EOS MIRRORS: `eos-rankmirrors --verbose` ATER UPDATING EOS MIRRORLIST, UPDATE SYSTEM: `yay -Syyu` CLEAN JOURNAL: `journalctl --vacuum-time=4weeks` CLEAN CACHE (All Packages): `paccache -r` CLEAN CACHE (Uninstalled Packages): `paccache -ruk0` REMOVE ORPHANS: `yay -Yc` --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/a-complete-idiots-guide-to-endeavour-os-maintenance-update-upgrade/25184)._