diff --git a/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.cxx b/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.cxx
index 5dff9b50..83b84444 100644
--- a/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.cxx
+++ b/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.cxx
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ namespace simgear
         {
         }
 
+        virtual void cancel();
+
         size_t contentSize() const
         {
             return _contentSize;
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ public:
         hashCacheDirty(false),
         p(parent),
         isUpdating(false),
-        updateEverything(false),
         status(HTTPRepository::REPO_NO_ERROR),
         totalDownloaded(0)
     { ; }
@@ -114,14 +115,10 @@ public:
     std::string baseUrl;
     SGPath basePath;
     bool isUpdating;
-    bool updateEverything;
-    string_list updatePaths;
     HTTPRepository::ResultCode status;
     HTTPDirectory* rootDir;
     size_t totalDownloaded;
 
-    void updateWaiting();
-
     HTTP::Request_ptr updateFile(HTTPDirectory* dir, const std::string& name,
                                  size_t sz);
     HTTP::Request_ptr updateDir(HTTPDirectory* dir, const std::string& hash,
@@ -196,12 +193,10 @@ class HTTPDirectory
     typedef std::vector<ChildInfo> ChildInfoList;
     ChildInfoList children;
 
-
 public:
     HTTPDirectory(HTTPRepoPrivate* repo, const std::string& path) :
         _repository(repo),
-        _relativePath(path),
-        _state(DoNotUpdate)
+        _relativePath(path)
   {
       assert(repo);
 
@@ -238,8 +233,6 @@ public:
         fpath.append(".dirindex");
         _repository->updatedFileContents(fpath, hash);
 
-        _state = Updated;
-
         children.clear();
         parseDirIndex(children);
         std::sort(children.begin(), children.end());
@@ -247,7 +240,6 @@ public:
 
     void failedToUpdate(HTTPRepository::ResultCode status)
     {
-        _state = UpdateFailed;
         if (_relativePath.empty()) {
             // root dir failed
             _repository->failedToGetRootIndex(status);
@@ -261,7 +253,7 @@ public:
         if (_repository->installedCopyPath.isNull()) {
             return;
         }
-        
+
         string_list indexNames = indexChildren();
         const_string_list_iterator nameIt = indexNames.begin();
         for (; nameIt != indexNames.end(); ++nameIt) {
@@ -284,7 +276,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_BULK, "new child, copying existing file" << cp << p);
-            
+
             SGBinaryFile src(cp);
             SGBinaryFile dst(p);
             src.open(SG_IO_IN);
@@ -306,11 +298,7 @@ public:
 
     void updateChildrenBasedOnHash()
     {
-        // if we got here for a dir which is still updating or excluded
-        // from updates, just bail out right now.
-        if (_state != Updated) {
-            return;
-        }
+        //SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_DEBUG, "updated children for:" << relativePath());
 
         copyInstalledChildren();
 
@@ -345,9 +333,6 @@ public:
                 SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_DEBUG, "file exists hash is good:" << it->file() );
                 if (c->type == ChildInfo::DirectoryType) {
                     HTTPDirectory* childDir = childDirectory(it->file());
-                    if (childDir->_state == NotUpdated) {
-                        childDir->_state = Updated;
-                    }
                     childDir->updateChildrenBasedOnHash();
                 }
             }
@@ -365,95 +350,6 @@ public:
         scheduleUpdates(toBeUpdated);
     }
 
-    void markAsUpToDate()
-    {
-        _state = Updated;
-    }
-
-    void markAsUpdating()
-    {
-        assert(_state == NotUpdated);
-        _state = HTTPDirectory::UpdateInProgress;
-    }
-
-    void markAsEnabled()
-    {
-        // assert because this should only get invoked on newly created
-        // directory objects which are inside the sub-tree(s) to be updated
-        assert(_state == DoNotUpdate);
-        _state = NotUpdated;
-    }
-
-    void markSubtreeAsNeedingUpdate()
-    {
-        if (_state == Updated) {
-            _state = NotUpdated; // reset back to not-updated
-        }
-
-        ChildInfoList::iterator cit;
-        for (cit = children.begin(); cit != children.end(); ++cit) {
-            if (cit->type == ChildInfo::DirectoryType) {
-                HTTPDirectory* childDir = childDirectory(cit->name);
-                childDir->markSubtreeAsNeedingUpdate();
-            }
-        } // of child iteration
-    }
-
-    void markSubtreeAsEnabled()
-    {
-        if (_state == DoNotUpdate) {
-            markAsEnabled();
-        }
-
-        ChildInfoList::iterator cit;
-        for (cit = children.begin(); cit != children.end(); ++cit) {
-            if (cit->type == ChildInfo::DirectoryType) {
-                HTTPDirectory* childDir = childDirectory(cit->name);
-                childDir->markSubtreeAsEnabled();
-            }
-        } // of child iteration
-    }
-
-
-    void markAncestorChainAsEnabled()
-    {
-        if (_state == DoNotUpdate) {
-            markAsEnabled();
-        }
-
-        if (_relativePath.empty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        std::string prPath = SGPath(_relativePath).dir();
-        if (prPath.empty()) {
-            _repository->rootDir->markAncestorChainAsEnabled();
-        } else {
-            HTTPDirectory* prDir = _repository->getOrCreateDirectory(prPath);
-            prDir->markAncestorChainAsEnabled();
-        }
-    }
-
-    void updateIfWaiting(const std::string& hash, size_t sz)
-    {
-        if (_state == NotUpdated) {
-            _repository->updateDir(this, hash, sz);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if ((_state == DoNotUpdate) || (_state == UpdateInProgress)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        ChildInfoList::iterator cit;
-        for (cit = children.begin(); cit != children.end(); ++cit) {
-            if (cit->type == ChildInfo::DirectoryType) {
-                HTTPDirectory* childDir = childDirectory(cit->name);
-                childDir->updateIfWaiting(cit->hash, cit->sizeInBytes);
-            }
-        } // of child iteration
-    }
-
     HTTPDirectory* childDirectory(const std::string& name)
     {
         std::string childPath = relativePath().empty() ? name : relativePath() + "/" + name;
@@ -494,11 +390,6 @@ public:
                 _repository->updateFile(this, *it, cit->sizeInBytes);
             } else {
                 HTTPDirectory* childDir = childDirectory(*it);
-                if (childDir->_state == DoNotUpdate) {
-                    SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_WARN, "scheduleUpdate, child:" << *it << " is marked do not update so skipping");
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 _repository->updateDir(childDir, cit->hash, cit->sizeInBytes);
             }
         }
@@ -656,16 +547,7 @@ private:
     HTTPRepoPrivate* _repository;
     std::string _relativePath; // in URL and file-system space
 
-    typedef enum
-    {
-        NotUpdated,
-        UpdateInProgress,
-        Updated,
-        UpdateFailed,
-        DoNotUpdate
-    } State;
 
-    State _state;
 };
 
 HTTPRepository::HTTPRepository(const SGPath& base, HTTP::Client *cl) :
@@ -703,38 +585,14 @@ SGPath HTTPRepository::fsBase() const
 
 void HTTPRepository::update()
 {
-    _d->rootDir->markSubtreeAsNeedingUpdate();
-    _d->updateWaiting();
-}
-
-void HTTPRepository::setEntireRepositoryMode()
-{
-    if (!_d->updateEverything) {
-        // this is a one-way decision
-        _d->updateEverything = true;
-    }
-
-    // probably overkill but not expensive so let's check everything
-    // we have in case someone did something funky and switched from partial
-    // to 'whole repo' updating.
-    _d->rootDir->markSubtreeAsEnabled();
-}
-
-
-void HTTPRepository::addSubpath(const std::string& relPath)
-{
-    if (_d->updateEverything) {
-        SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_WARN, "called HTTPRepository::addSubpath but updating everything");
+    if (_d->isUpdating) {
         return;
     }
 
-    _d->updatePaths.push_back(relPath);
-
-    HTTPDirectory* dir = _d->getOrCreateDirectory(relPath);
-    dir->markSubtreeAsEnabled();
-    dir->markAncestorChainAsEnabled();
-
-    _d->updateWaiting();
+    _d->status = REPO_NO_ERROR;
+    _d->isUpdating = true;
+    _d->failures.clear();
+    _d->updateDir(_d->rootDir, std::string(), 0);
 }
 
 bool HTTPRepository::isDoingSync() const
@@ -794,6 +652,12 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
     return _d->status;
 }
 
+    void HTTPRepoGetRequest::cancel()
+    {
+        _directory->repository()->http->cancelRequest(this, "Reposiotry cancelled");
+        _directory = 0;
+    }
+
     class FileGetRequest : public HTTPRepoGetRequest
     {
     public:
@@ -825,7 +689,6 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
         virtual void onDone()
         {
             file->close();
-
             if (responseCode() == 200) {
                 std::string hash = strutils::encodeHex(sha1_result(&hashContext), HASH_LENGTH);
                 _directory->didUpdateFile(fileName, hash, contentSize());
@@ -922,8 +785,8 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
                     of.write(body.data(), body.size());
                     of.close();
                     _directory->dirIndexUpdated(hash);
-                } else {
-                    _directory->markAsUpToDate();
+
+                    //SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_INFO, "updated dir index " << _directory->absolutePath());
                 }
 
                 _directory->repository()->totalDownloaded += contentSize();
@@ -934,7 +797,7 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
                     SGTimeStamp st;
                     st.stamp();
                     _directory->updateChildrenBasedOnHash();
-                    SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_INFO, "after update of:" << _directory->absolutePath() << " child update took:" << st.elapsedMSec());
+                    SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_DEBUG, "after update of:" << _directory->absolutePath() << " child update took:" << st.elapsedMSec());
                 } catch (sg_exception& ) {
                     _directory->failedToUpdate(HTTPRepository::REPO_ERROR_IO);
                 }
@@ -999,7 +862,6 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
 
     HTTP::Request_ptr HTTPRepoPrivate::updateDir(HTTPDirectory* dir, const std::string& hash, size_t sz)
     {
-        dir->markAsUpdating();
         RepoRequestPtr r(new DirGetRequest(dir, hash));
         r->setContentSize(sz);
         makeRequest(r);
@@ -1166,25 +1028,6 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
 
         HTTPDirectory* d = new HTTPDirectory(this, path);
         directories.push_back(d);
-        if (updateEverything) {
-            d->markAsEnabled();
-        } else {
-            string_list::const_iterator s;
-            bool shouldUpdate = false;
-
-            for (s = updatePaths.begin(); s != updatePaths.end(); ++s) {
-                size_t minLen = std::min(path.size(), s->size());
-                if (s->compare(0, minLen, path, 0, minLen) == 0) {
-                    shouldUpdate = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            } // of paths iteration
-
-            if (shouldUpdate) {
-                d->markAsEnabled();
-            }
-        }
-
         return d;
     }
 
@@ -1280,21 +1123,4 @@ HTTPRepository::failure() const
         SG_LOG(SG_TERRASYNC, SG_WARN, "failed to update entry:" << relativePath << " code:" << fileStatus);
     }
 
-    void HTTPRepoPrivate::updateWaiting()
-    {
-        if (!isUpdating) {
-            status = HTTPRepository::REPO_NO_ERROR;
-            isUpdating = true;
-            failures.clear();
-        }
-
-        // find to-be-updated sub-trees and kick them off
-        rootDir->updateIfWaiting(std::string(), 0);
-
-        // maybe there was nothing to do
-        if (activeRequests.empty()) {
-            isUpdating = false;
-        }
-    }
-
 } // of namespace simgear
diff --git a/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.hxx b/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.hxx
index a46ba083..c3f95348 100644
--- a/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.hxx
+++ b/simgear/io/HTTPRepository.hxx
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void update();
 
-    /**
-     * set if we should sync the entire repository
-     */
-    void setEntireRepositoryMode();
-
-    void addSubpath(const std::string& relPath);
-
     virtual bool isDoingSync() const;
 
     virtual ResultCode failure() const;
diff --git a/simgear/io/test_repository.cxx b/simgear/io/test_repository.cxx
index 843c9680..6570582b 100644
--- a/simgear/io/test_repository.cxx
+++ b/simgear/io/test_repository.cxx
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ void testBasicClone(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
     repo->update();
 
     waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ void testModifyLocalFiles(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
     repo->update();
 
     waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
@@ -488,7 +486,6 @@ void testMergeExistingFileWithoutDownload(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
 
     createFile(p, "dirC/fileCB", 4); // should match
     createFile(p, "dirC/fileCC", 3); // mismatch
@@ -531,7 +528,6 @@ void testLossOfLocalFiles(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
     repo->update();
     waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
     verifyFileState(p, "dirB/subdirA/fileBAA");
@@ -569,7 +565,6 @@ void testAbandonMissingFiles(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
     repo->update();
     waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
     if (repo->failure() != HTTPRepository::REPO_PARTIAL_UPDATE) {
@@ -594,11 +589,10 @@ void testAbandonCorruptFiles(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
-
     repo->update();
     waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
     if (repo->failure() != HTTPRepository::REPO_ERROR_CHECKSUM) {
+        std::cerr << "Got failure state:" << repo->failure() << std::endl;
         throw sg_exception("Bad result from corrupt files test");
     }
 
@@ -611,149 +605,6 @@ void testAbandonCorruptFiles(HTTP::Client* cl)
     std::cout << "Passed test: detect corrupted download" << std::endl;
 }
 
-void testPartialUpdateBasic(HTTP::Client* cl)
-{
-    std::auto_ptr<HTTPRepository> repo;
-    SGPath p(simgear::Dir::current().path());
-    p.append("http_repo_partial_update");
-    simgear::Dir pd(p);
-    if (pd.exists()) {
-        pd.removeChildren();
-    }
-
-    global_repo->clearRequestCounts();
-    global_repo->clearFailFlags();
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirF/fileAFA");
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirF/fileAFB");
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirH/fileAHA");
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirH/fileAHB");
-
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirG/subdirA/subsubA/fileGAAB");
-
-// request subdir of A
-    repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
-    repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->addSubpath("dirA/subdirF");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFA");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFB");
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "fileA"); // files are always synced
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/fileAB");
-    verifyFileNotPresent(p, "dirB/subdirB/fileBBB");
-    verifyFileNotPresent(p, "dirD");
-    verifyFileNotPresent(p, "dirA/subdirH/fileAHB");
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/fileAA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF/fileAFA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF/fileAFB", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB", 0);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirG", 0);
-
-// now request dir B
-    repo->addSubpath("dirB");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFB");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirB/subdirB/fileBBA");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirB/subdirB/fileBBB");
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB/subdirA/fileBAC", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/fileAA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirG", 0);
-
-// widen subdir to parent
-    repo->addSubpath("dirA");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirH/fileAHA");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirH/fileAHB");
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB/subdirA/fileBAC", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF/fileAFA", 1);
-
-// request an already fetched subdir - should be a no-op
-    repo->addSubpath("dirB/subdirB");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB", 1);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirB/subdirB/fileBBB", 1);
-
-// add new / modify files inside
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirF/fileAFC");
-    global_repo->defineFile("dirA/subdirF/fileAFD");
-    repo->update();
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    if (global_repo->requestCount != 2) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad root request count");
-    }
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFC");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFD");
-
-    std::cout << "Passed test: basic partial clone and update" << std::endl;
-}
-
-void testPartialUpdateExisting(HTTP::Client* cl)
-{
-    std::auto_ptr<HTTPRepository> repo;
-    SGPath p(simgear::Dir::current().path());
-    p.append("http_repo_partial_update_existing");
-    simgear::Dir pd(p);
-    if (pd.exists()) {
-        pd.removeChildren();
-    }
-
-    global_repo->clearRequestCounts();
-    global_repo->clearFailFlags();
-
-// full update to sync everything
-    repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
-    repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
-    repo->update();
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-// new repo for partial
-    global_repo->clearRequestCounts();
-    repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
-    repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->addSubpath("dirA/subdirF");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    if (global_repo->requestCount != 1) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad root request count");
-    }
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA", 0);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/fileAA", 0);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF", 0);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF/fileAFA", 0);
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF/fileAFB", 0);
-
-// and request more dirs
-    // this is a good simulation of terrasync requesting more subdirs of
-    // an already created and in sync tree. should not generate any more
-    // network trip
-    repo->addSubpath("dirC");
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirC/subdirA/subsubA/fileCAAA");
-    verifyRequestCount("dirC/subdirA/subsubA/fileCAAA", 0);
-
-    if (global_repo->requestCount != 1) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad root request count");
-    }
-
-    std::cout << "Passed test: partial update of existing" << std::endl;
-}
-
 void modifyBTree()
 {
     std::cout << "Modifying sub-tree" << std::endl;
@@ -763,50 +614,6 @@ void modifyBTree()
     global_repo->findEntry("dirB/subdirB/fileBBB")->revision++;
 }
 
-void testPartialUpdateWidenWhileInProgress(HTTP::Client* cl)
-{
-    std::auto_ptr<HTTPRepository> repo;
-    SGPath p(simgear::Dir::current().path());
-    p.append("http_repo_partial_update_widen");
-    simgear::Dir pd(p);
-    if (pd.exists()) {
-        pd.removeChildren();
-    }
-
-    global_repo->clearRequestCounts();
-    global_repo->clearFailFlags();
-
-    // full update to sync everything
-    repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
-    repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-
-    repo->addSubpath("dirA/subdirF");
-    repo->addSubpath("dirB/subdirB");
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF", 1);
-    if (global_repo->requestCount != 1) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad root request count");
-    }
-
-    repo->addSubpath("dirA");
-    repo->addSubpath("dirB");
-    repo->addSubpath("dirC");
-
-    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, repo.get());
-
-    // should not request the root again
-    verifyRequestCount("dirA/subdirF", 1);
-    if (global_repo->requestCount != 1) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad root request count");
-    }
-
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirA/subdirF/fileAFA");
-    verifyFileState(p, "dirC/subdirA/subsubA/fileCAAA");
-
-    std::cout << "Passed test: partial update with widen" << std::endl;
-}
-
 void testServerModifyDuringSync(HTTP::Client* cl)
 {
     std::auto_ptr<HTTPRepository> repo;
@@ -822,7 +629,6 @@ void testServerModifyDuringSync(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
 
     global_repo->findEntry("dirA/fileAA")->accessCallback.reset(make_callback(&modifyBTree));
 
@@ -832,7 +638,7 @@ void testServerModifyDuringSync(HTTP::Client* cl)
     global_repo->findEntry("dirA/fileAA")->accessCallback.reset();
 
     if (repo->failure() != HTTPRepository::REPO_ERROR_CHECKSUM) {
-        throw sg_exception("Bad result from corrupt files test");
+        throw sg_exception("Bad result from modify during sync test");
     }
 
     std::cout << "Passed test modify server during sync" << std::endl;
@@ -854,7 +660,6 @@ void testDestroyDuringSync(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
     repo.reset(new HTTPRepository(p, cl));
     repo->setBaseUrl("http://localhost:2000/repo");
-    repo->setEntireRepositoryMode();
 
     repo->update();
 
@@ -872,7 +677,7 @@ void testDestroyDuringSync(HTTP::Client* cl)
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-  sglog().setLogLevels( SG_ALL, SG_DEBUG );
+  sglog().setLogLevels( SG_ALL, SG_INFO );
 
   HTTP::Client cl;
   cl.setMaxConnections(1);
@@ -907,13 +712,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     testServer.disconnectAll();
     cl.clearAllConnections();
 
-    testPartialUpdateBasic(&cl);
-    testPartialUpdateExisting(&cl);
-    testPartialUpdateWidenWhileInProgress(&cl);
-
     testServerModifyDuringSync(&cl);
-
     testDestroyDuringSync(&cl);
 
+    testServer.disconnectAll();
+    cl.clearAllConnections();
+    
+    std::cout << "all tests passed ok" << std::endl;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/simgear/scene/tsync/terrasync.cxx b/simgear/scene/tsync/terrasync.cxx
index 3c6b32c5..1af55655 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/tsync/terrasync.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/tsync/terrasync.cxx
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ void SGTerraSync::WorkerThread::updateSyncSlot(SyncSlot &slot)
         } // of creating directory step
 
         slot.repository.reset(new HTTPRepository(path, &_http));
-        slot.repository->setEntireRepositoryMode();
         slot.repository->setBaseUrl(_httpServer + "/" + slot.currentItem._dir);
 
         if (_installRoot.exists()) {