- Download the database using the link provided in the release announcement or welcome email.
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Unzip the database file to the location you want. If you are installing data
from multiple zip files, be sure to unzip all files to the same location. The
database .zip files are:
- LQ0/DB_Setup—Contains general database setup
files.Note: Regardless of which set of data you use, the files in LQ0 must be installed.
- LQ1/APAC_AFR_ME—Contains the data for Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Middle East.
- LQ2/Americas—Contains the data for the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
- LQ3/Europe—Contains the data for Eastern and parts of Western Europe.
Note: You may install databases on a mapped drive, but performance will be affected since you will be accessing the databases on a network rather than accessing the databases locally. - LQ0/DB_Setup—Contains general database setup
files.
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From the location where you extracted the database files, click
install.bat. This will launch the Loqate Installer,
followed by the Installation Manager, which installs the data files and enables
you to select which countries' data you want to install. With the exception of the general database setup files (LQ0), all data files are placed
inside the data folder.
Note: If you are installing Powersearch for any given country, you must select and install both the Powersearch file and the Verify file for that country.
- Follow the prompts during the rest of the installation process.