Hi Michael. If you would simply like to back them up and then store backups in a safe location, just then just back them up in Database Administration and then copy the backups to whatever directory you like. However, if you would like to move the actual databases to another SQL instance, follow the steps in KB 87306 to create a new SQL instance and move the database to that instance. Also, note that you don't have to update those archives unless you intend to open them in the new version - you can simply uncheck them during the database update part and they will remain on the previous version.

Hi Michael. If you would simply like to back them up and then store backups in a safe location, just then just back them up in Database Administration and then copy the backups to whatever directory you like. However, if you would like to move the actual databases to another SQL instance, follow the steps in KB 87306 to create a new SQL instance and move the database to that instance. Also, note that you don't have to update those archives unless you intend to open them in the new version - you can simply uncheck them during the database update part and they will remain on the previous version.