To update a reference
1. On the toolbar of the Geneticist Assistant main window, click Ref.
The Reference Downloader dialog box opens. The dialog box lists the following information for each reference that is currently installed for your Geneticist Assistant instance:
• The reference name.
• The Local Version, which is the version of the currently installed reference.
• The Remote Version, which is the most recent version that is available on the SoftGenetics server.
• The Update Size, which is the difference in size between the Local Version and the Remote Version.
• The Total Size of the downloaded reference.
The location of the Reference Directory that has been specified for your Geneticist Assistant instance is displayed at the top of the dialog box. A checkbox is displayed next to each reference for which the Local Version and Remote Version are different.
 | The first time that you download reference files, Base and RefSeq are always selected for download and disabled so that you cannot clear these options. You can select any or all the remaining reference files for downloading/updating. You can also download any of these other reference files at a later date. When you are updating references, because Base and RefSeq have already been downloaded, they are not selected and disabled. |
2. Select the references that you are updating, and then click Update.
After the selected references are updated, the Local Version and the Remote Version are identical.
| | Be patient. Depending on the update size, the update process can take up to several hours. |