How to completely uninstall MFS2020?

[koczownik]

Hello,
So I have just uninstalled MFS2020 through Steam but it didn't make any difference on my ssd. Disappeared from the apps list in windows. Do you guys know how to completely uninstall?

[Twelve-Oh-One Alarm]

delete the folder lol

[viranto]

delete the folder lol

You don't download it with steam, you download it with microsoft.

[koczownik]

where is it located by default?

[HoloByteus]

Windows Settings -> Apps Then find Microsoft Flight Simulator, click on it and Uninstall. You'll also see Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim connect Client. Uninstall that too.

Then I'd check:

%Appdata%/roaming/ for a Microsoft Flight Simulator folder and see if that's still there and rename or delete that if you're looking for a fresh start.

check %appdata%/local/FlightSimulator check if you have rename or delete.

[koczownik]

thanks HoloByteus!

%Appdata%/roaming/ Microsoft Flight Simulator was there with 110 GB in it :)

[HoloByteus]

Originally posted by koczownik:

thanks HoloByteus!

%Appdata%/roaming/ Microsoft Flight Simulator was there with 110 GB in it :)

Yea that's where it creates the roaming and manual cache which together take up 90% of the space in that folder, next would be scenery indexes and then user data and config files.

[Manwith Noname]

It's also the default install location for all the content outside of the Steam download, that's what the 110GB is.

[Jackie Paper]

Originally posted by HoloByteus:

Windows Settings -> Apps Then find Microsoft Flight Simulator, click on it and Uninstall. You'll also see Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim connect Client. Uninstall that too.

Then I'd check:

%Appdata%/roaming/ for a Microsoft Flight Simulator folder and see if that's still there and rename or delete that if you're looking for a fresh start.

check %appdata%/local/FlightSimulator check if you have rename or delete.

Thank you for helping me clear up 158gb of storage.

[themcgurns5]

THANK YOU... the last few days I've been trying to play it crashes on my system.... 300 gigs later to start fresh! Many thanks :)

[Tim H]

Yup having to do this as expected every 3 months. It should be called Microsoft F***ed Simulator.

Any advise on grabbing settings such as control files and graphics options files to paste back in after 2 days of downloading again ?

Microsoft dont want to know, or should I say their outsourced 'support' dont care. Reinstall the simulator, if that dont work reinstall the OS and then the sim.

Great 'crap support'

[Manwith Noname]

Most user data should survive because it is stored inside the Steam directory and backed up to the cloud (if enabled).

X:\Path\To\Steam\userdata\*anumberforyourprofile*\1250410\remote

The other main file (UserCFG.opt) that stores things like your graphics settings and installed content directory is inside the appdata/roaming folder.

[ZombieHunter]

This is likely a Steam issue. I've found Steam does a very poor job of uninstalling games and leaving behind a lot of stuff. For sure it leaves behind user profiles, settings, configurations and save games and this is not all bad b/c you can go back to them once you reinstall. But it is bad that it leaves behind installations within your Steam games folder.

[Vladislav_D]

go to

C:\Users\your profile\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftFlightSimulator

this is the folder 100+gb

[Manwith Noname]

User appdata is the default location but people may change it. If you really want to check where the game is using you can read the path in the UserCFG.opt file, which happens to be located in the user appdata folder.

[BB-88]

My file only shows 7gig I can't find the other 100+gig files. Really shocking system