# \[SOLVED 1/31/24 7:43 AM EDT\] Do something the first time

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-43-am-edt-do-something-the-first-time/2812571 "2024-01-31T10:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jccarbonerog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jccarbonerog/32/168944_2.png) [@jccarbonerog](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jccarbonerog)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-43-am-edt-do-something-the-first-time/2812571/1 "2024-01-31T10:13:54Z")

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Good morning. I come with another doubt that I can’t clarify. I need it to do something the first time the app boots on a device (specifically to update a local database) and never do it again unless we go to a menu and there we want to do it manually. The reason for this is that updating can be slow. Thanks a lot

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**Author:** ![martint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/martint/32/96689_2.png) [@martint](https://community.thunkable.com/u/martint)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-43-am-edt-do-something-the-first-time/2812571/2 "2024-01-31T12:19:40Z")

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If you want to make it never up date again even after re-opening app, used ‘Stored’ variable instead of App variable.

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**Author:** ![jccarbonerog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jccarbonerog/32/168944_2.png) [@jccarbonerog](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jccarbonerog)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-43-am-edt-do-something-the-first-time/2812571/3 "2024-01-31T12:43:41Z")

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That’s great! Thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-43-am-edt-do-something-the-first-time/2812571/4 "2024-04-30T12:44:20Z")

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