upgrading ios version 2960g

[Dragomir]

when i upgrade upload a new ios to my 2960g switch,

sh flash: shows the new bin file but also shows the old directory of where the bin file sits.

can i keep both files and boot from the new bin file?

why does the old bin file sit in a directory?

do I need to create a directory for the new bin file?

when i do

boot system flash: newbinfile

it does not recognize

[Leo Laohoo]

boot system flash: newbinfile

You got a space between the ":".

can i keep both files and boot from the new bin file?

Yes you can.

Stay away from using 15.0(1) on the 2960.  It's got a friggin' memory leak even without a configuration.