It is possible to side load the resource containers.

Reasons to side load the resources:

• The Internet is either slow, intermittent, or unavailable so sideloading will be faster and without fails.

Steps to side load the resources onto a computer:

First – download the latest updates in BTT Writer

1. At the home screen, click on the 3-dot menu
2. Choose Update
3. Choose Update List of Available Source Texts
   • NOTE: This process ONLY updates the list of the available source texts.
4. Wait for the update to complete. This may take a long time to complete – depending on bandwidth. (The program may seem to hang on the 99%, just wait.)
   • NOTE: you may receive notice that it was not complete. Sometimes this notice is not accurate, but you may want to restart the download to try again.
5. Close the window.

Second – download and choose the desired language sources

1. The ‘Choose a language’ window opens
2. Click in the dot to choose either the language or book

1. Enter the name of the language
2. Choose Category (Old Testament, New Testament, Other)
   • For the OT and NT – select all by clicking in the Select All box
   • For the Other – select translation Words (Bible)

NOTE: you only need to download the Words once for them to be available for all books.

1. Click on the Download button to update the sources.
2. Click ‘close’ when the download is complete.

3. Click on Home at the top left to return to the home screen.

Third – copy the most current resource containers available.

Do this step on the computer that has the most recent copies of the resources.

NOTE: this process may take an hour or more to move the files for 66 books from the external drive. You might want to consider using a SD card for this process so that the tablet can be charging at the same time.

HINT: The Tech Support Person might want to download the latest resource containers onto their computer before going to a MAST Event.

1. On a PC open BTT Writer.
2. In the Home screen go to the 3-dot menu and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down in settings to the Data Path information. Select (drag-and-scroll) the path and copy.
4. Open the computer’s file manager program
5. Click in the Address Bar – paste the copied path information – click the go arrow icon
6. Open the library folder.
7. Open the resource containers folder
8. Navigate to the folders that start with the language code
9. Select all the files with the same language code. (There may be 3 files for each book and 1 file for the Words)
10. Copy them to a USB drive.

Fourth – paste the resources into the translators’ computer (this assumes that BTT Writer is installed on the computer)

1. Make sure that the BTT Writer program is closed.
2. On the PC go to:

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\BTT-Writer\library\resource_containers

1. Open the USB folder in the file manager. Select the files that were copied onto the USB drive.
2. Copy-paste the files from the USB drive to the C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\BTT-Writer\library\resource_containers
3. Open BTT Writer and the updated resources will be available for the “side loaded” language.

Steps to side load the resources onto a tablet:

Follow the first three steps as noted above.

Fourth – paste the resources into the translators’ tablet (this assumes that BTT Writer is installed on the tablet)

1. Make sure that the BTT Writer program is closed.
2. Insert the SD card into SD slot (removing the current mini-SD and setting it aside)
   1. Tap on the notice about the SD card and allow the tablet to use it as a temporary storage space
3. Insert the USB drive into the mini-USB port.
   1. Tap on the notice and allow the tablet to access the USB.
4. On the Android use a file manager to copy-paste the files from the mini-SDUSB drive to the resource container folder on the tablet.
   1. Open the tablet’s External Storage
   2. Use the 3-dot menu at the top right to select and copy to.. all resources files in the USB
   3. Use the desired file manager to navigate to the Main Storage>BTT-Writer.resource-containers folder
   4.  Select ‘Move’ found at the bottom right of the screen
5. Open BTT Writer and the updated resources will be available for the “side loaded” language.