Newcomer / Intro Syncing files every time I log on

I mainly play solo as I'm trying to learn the game still and don't want to get blasted in the ass every 10 minutes by players. I notice the launcher has to sync files for a few minutes every time. Is this because even though I'm playing solo, the two servers are still linked? I'm curious what kind of data has to be synced and I thought that maybe it was the astrological computation data that players are selling in the open play mode. I know there are 400 billion star systems but eventually all that data will get scanned and sold.
 
you mean the launcher shows an update button and then syncs files?
This is it patching the game, there have been two patches since launch but it shouldn't do it every time. Updates for the game from the sender happen as you play, like when you cruise between systems or dock and open the station services menu.
 
Good to know

That's good to know. I just started the game up for the first time. Restarted machine for a fresh start and then it started Sync Files. Maybe the text on there should include "installing patch" or something to that nature.
 
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