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==== Method 2: ====
==== Method 2: ====
Download the <tt>fgdata.bundle</tt> from or http://flightgear.mxchange.org/pub/fgfs/. Use <tt>Right mouseclick > Save target as</tt> on the file, if you end up with a webpage full of weird characters.
Download the <tt>fgdata.bundle</tt> from or http://flightgear.mxchange.org/pub/fgfs/. Use <tt>Right mouseclick > Save target as</tt> on the file, if you end up with a webpage full of weird characters.
You might want to use the <tt>fgdata.bundle.torrent</tt>, as this will give you pause and resume.


After downloading, download the MD5 checksum, fgdata.bundle.md5, from the same site.
After downloading, download the MD5 checksum, fgdata.bundle.md5, from the same site.
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Copy this file to your <tt>FlightGear/data</tt> directory.
Copy this file to your <tt>FlightGear/data</tt> directory.


Open Git Bash via <tt>C:/Program Files/msysgit/Git Bash</tt> (the shortcut) and run (replacing the path with your prefered path):  
Open Git Bash via <tt>C:\Program Files\msysgit\Git Bash</tt> (the shortcut) and run (replacing the path with your preferred path):  
  cd FlightGear/data
  cd D:/FlightGear/data
  git clone fgdata.bundle
  git clone fgdata.bundle


Now msysGit will pull the entire fgdata package into your <tt>FlightGear/data</tt> directory.
Now msysGit will expand the entire fgdata.bundle package into <tt>FlightGear\data\fgdata</tt>.
Wait for a few minutes until it is completed (the  flashing cursor will reappear after it is done).
Wait for a few minutes until it is completed (the  flashing cursor will reappear after it is done).


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It should be fixed now.
It should be fixed now.
Now move ''everything'' from Flightgear\data\fgdata to Flightgear\data so that it looks just like a normal FG installation. You can delete the fgdata folder.


Now pull from GIT to update to the latest files using  
Now pull from GIT to update to the latest files using  
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