# Downloaded data to users device

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964 "2022-06-11T05:55:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![rayo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rayo/32/91372_2.png) [@rayo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rayo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964/1 "2022-06-11T05:55:31Z")

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if the data source is a Google Sheet without row owners.  
is all data in all sheets downloaded to a users device regardless of which tab he is on? or whether the sheet is even used in a Tab.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 6:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964/2 "2022-06-11T06:33:45Z")

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If a sheet is referenced anywhere in the app, then yes, in the absence of row owners all data in that sheet would be sent to each users device.

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**Author:** ![rayo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rayo/32/91372_2.png) [@rayo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rayo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964/3 "2022-06-11T10:03:05Z")

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So if the app has 2 tabs based on 2 sheets.  
Tab 1. Orders based on Orders sheet  
Tab 2. Order Items based on Items sheet  
The user device will start downloading the data of the 2nd sheet (Items Sheet) as soon as the user opens the app, even if the user does not navigate to the 2nd tab right?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964/4 "2022-06-11T10:07:06Z")

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Yes, that’s my understanding.  
I don’t know if there is any particular order in which the data gets loaded, but if I was to take a guess I’d say that tables are probably loaded in the same order in which they appear in the builder. I could be wrong on that point, but the important thing to understand is that _all_ data that isn’t protected by row owners will be sent to the client when the app is loaded.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/downloaded-data-to-users-device/42964/5 "2022-06-12T10:07:42Z")

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