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title: "Qlik Sense Desktop"
slug: "installation-sense-desktop"
updated: 2023-09-20T12:03:25Z
published: 2023-09-20T12:03:25Z
canonical: "docs.ancoresoft.com/installation-sense-desktop"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Qlik Sense Desktop

## Installation in Sense Desktop

To install your personal ancoreSoft License Extension, as well as ancoreShare Extension and ancoreScript in Qlik Desktop, please perform the following steps.

Open the **Windows Explorer** and navigate to the default **Sense Desktop extension directory**: C:\Users\[your_user]\Documents\Qlik\Sense\Extensions

![](https://cdn.document360.io/18d7facc-a391-4796-9eeb-b1efbd1aaa20/Images/Documentation/image-1675102400961.png)

**Paste** your downloaded ancoreSoft Installation **zip files** at this location and directly **extract /** **unpack** each zip file there.

Repeat this step for each installation zip file:

- XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX.zip  
(Your personal ancoreSoft License Extension, showing your account number)
- ancoreShare_Extension_stable.zip
- ancoreScript_Extension_stable.zip

##### Update

To update an existing installation you have two options - either replace/overwrite, or delete and re-install:

**Option 1 (replace)**: Directly extract the installation zip files as described in the section above and confirm you want to replace existing files.

**Option 2 (delete)**: Delete the current installation directories "NPQReports" and "ancoreScript" first for a clean updating process and then extract the installation zip files as described in the section above.

##### Done!

You can now start using ancoreShare Extension & ancoreScript to create amazing reports & all kinds of events and tools directly from within your Sense apps!

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##### Next Steps:

- [Add ancoreShare to your Sense sheet](/ancoreshare-extension/docs/add-ancoreshare-to-sense-sheet)
- Get to know the [Menu Interface](/ancoreshare-extension/docs/menu-interface)
- Start [Designing Reports](/ancoreshare-extension/docs/designing-reports)