Replacing older version of Aperture with newest one.

I purchased my 2011 MacBook Pro used and some software was left on it, mostly iLife stuff. Apparently Aperture was left on it as well and I recently realized that. It's definitely Aperture 3, but I'm not sure which version and I don't know if it's a trial or what, but I want to delete the older version of Aperture and downloaded the newest from the Mac App Store.
I have been playing around with the version on the computer just to make sure I like it, so I do have some photos saved in the current version.
How do I go about getting rid of the older version and upgrading to the newest MAS version? Will a Time Machine backup protect everything? Do I just drag the Aperture icon to the trash, then download the new MAS version? Do I need to export photos first? A little nervous about this as I don't want to lose anything.
Thanks for the help.

If it is Aperture 3, you can upgrade to the newest Aperture 3 version simply by selecting Software update from the Apple menu - you do not have to buy it, if you have Aperture on your machine. For software update to work, you should move the Aperture application to the Applications folder, if you keep it in another folder, and it needs to be named simply "Aperture".
As a precaution, before you upgrade from a much older version than the current version:
Write down the serial number of Aperture (if it is a pre-App Store version): You will find it in the "About" panel in Aperture's main menu bar: Aperture > About Aperture.
Create a current backup of your system - it should include your current Aperture version and the Aperture library.
Then run the Aperture Library First Aid Tools, to repair the Aperture Library,
see Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
The repair before upgrading is important, because Aperture will upgrade the library to a new format, and it is safer to ensure that the library has no corruption.
Regards
Léonie

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