Migrating Oracle Database Express Edition to Oracle Database Free

You cannot directly upgrade previous releases of Oracle Database Express Edition (XE), but you can export data from earlier Oracle Database XE releases to Oracle AI Database 26ai Free

Oracle Database Express Edition (XE) has been replaced by Oracle AI Database Free. There is no direct upgrade option. You must use Oracle Data Pump to export data files to Oracle AI Database Free. For more details, refer to the installation guide for your platform.