Pse6 upgrade

I am thinking about upgrading to pse 9 but see a lot of problems being discussed with pse 9. Is pse 9 that much better than pse 6 or 7? Also if I do upgrade, will it covert all of my pse6 files without causing problems?

You will always see a lot of problems posted about the current version, because that's what most people are using and finding new problems in. When PSE 6 was the current version, most of the problems posted here were PSE 6 problems.
Yes, you should be able to upgrade your catalog without any trouble. New versions make copies of your existing catalog, so you can go back if you decide you don't like it (although of course you'd lose any work you did in the new catalog). I'd suggest downloading the trial and giving it a good workout to see if you think it's worth upgrading or not.

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