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 Usage
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-The user-interface is deliberately minimal - your choice of data is automatically downloaded, transmitted and/or saved when you land at a station, jump to a system or scan a body.
+The user-interface is deliberately minimal - your choice of data is automatically downloaded, transmitted and/or saved when you start Elite: Dangerous, land at a station, jump to a system or scan a body. Start the app before entering the game to ensure that you don't miss any data - some data is only available at game start.
 
 Click on the ship name to view its loadout on [E:D Shipyard](http://www.edshipyard.com) (“EDSY”) or [Coriolis](https://coriolis.edcd.io) in your web browser.