After in place updating concurrent use ArcGIS Desktop from 10.4.1 to 10.5, all my Folder, Database and GIS Servers connections are gone. Is that a new workflow?
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This used to happen in earlier versions as well. When an upgrade is done, the ArcGIS Application profile gets reset alongwith registry changes. So, everything starts afresh. You could take a backup of these folders from previous versions before upgrade and replace them after the upgrade for keeping the customization intact (ArcCatalog Folder, in this case, located in C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.4.x.)
This used to happen in earlier versions as well. When an upgrade is done, the ArcGIS Application profile gets reset alongwith registry changes. So, everything starts afresh. You could take a backup of these folders from previous versions before upgrade and replace them after the upgrade for keeping the customization intact (ArcCatalog Folder, in this case, located in C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.4.x.)
This blog post may help.