No you can't do that. BTW: I had the file names wrong. I fixed it here sorry. copy_shopdata
From: The copy_shopdata_on_server.pdf inside zip file it says...
Since version 0.45 the recommended approach has changed. It is now recommended to create a
second shop in a subdirectory on the server, upgrade that and then rename and move directories on
the server to make this the new active shop. The main reason for this change is speed.