Blender 2.83, compatibility with files from older versions This might be a silly question, but when opening a file from Blender 2.79 in Blender 2.81, the layout of the screen is different and some materials get messed up.

Does this or something like this occur when opening files from 2.81 in 2.83? I'm contemplating downloading the latest version and I'm in between projects and don't want it to mess up my workflow.

Thank you for your help!
Yes, you can do it (you can always have more versions of blender installed on the same computer). You only need some care about the liquid/smoke/fire simulations that have been updated recently.