Upgrading 2012 to 2016

In the sage 300 Upgrade guide it says you need to uninstall the SM before you install the new version.  I have always done a full un-install of the old version which of course can be a hardship if you happened to forget to find that one batch that had not been posted and now is halting your upgrade - or forgot about that one report that you had customized.    How do you un-install JUST the system manager?  Is there a way?