[OSM-newbies] downloading data

[Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Robert Helvie <alimamo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Don't know if this is a JOSM or an API question, but I am new, so I'll post
> it here. :-)
> How are the downloads actually qualified when downloading data through JOSM?
> Is it by the size of the area or the amount of data within the area chosen?
> I used to be able to download pretty much my whole city. But now, under API
> 0.6 I have trouble downloading my former bookmarks.
> I don't want to say it is the new API though because right before the change
> over there was a large import of POIs, so the amount of data for the same
> area is indeed larger than before.
> Just a query for clarification. Thanks.

In the JOSM download dialog you can select the download area on the
slippy map, then you can switch to the third tab in that download
dilog to get the exact dimensions of the area you're trying to fetch.

Post those values to the list, so we can determine what the issue is.