# Remote data ... local?

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [September 4, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059 "2021-09-04T23:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PlanetGus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/planetgus/32/303_2.png) [@PlanetGus](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/PlanetGus)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059/1 "2021-09-04T23:38:43Z")

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Hi,

It seems to me that the remote data (@earth\_relief) are downloaded each time I run my script. Isn’t the GMT supposed to check ` ~/.gmt/server/earth/earth_relief/[...]` beforehand ?

(gmt 6.3.0\_417760f\_2021.07.12)

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059/2 "2021-09-04T23:51:02Z")

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Yes, I believe we check if you already have the tile or file you ask for before we download anything. As far as I know this works fine for me.

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**Author:** ![PlanetGus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/planetgus/32/303_2.png) [@PlanetGus](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/PlanetGus)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059/3 "2021-09-05T00:02:09Z")

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Strange,  
Well, I’ll look into it on Monday.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![PlanetGus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/planetgus/32/303_2.png) [@PlanetGus](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/PlanetGus)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/remote-data-local/2059/4 "2021-09-05T17:20:04Z")

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Ok, it seems the conversion from ps to png (or other) is the one being slow.  
My bad