How to install update on external SSD

[PunnyJakes]

I downloaded the game to my D: drive removable SSD but the in game update downloaded onto my C: drive and I am unable to locate the files nor can i figure out how to make sure they get moved or download properly. I found a couple of pages mentioning the UserCfg.opt files that I can edit but those are from years ago and cant find the file.

[Manwith Noname]

1) Hit your Windows Key.
2) Type...

%appdata%

...and hit enter.

3) Open the Microsoft Flight Simulator folder.
4) Open the UserCfg.opt file in a text editor (notepad will do)
5) Scroll all the way to the bottom and look for...

InstalledPackagesPath "X:\some\path"

This is the path the game uses / looks at for both official and community content.

For your current situation, I suspect it has defaulted back to and installed the game inside this same directory (as in appdata/roaming). Copy the contents of the path above to your desired location and edit the path appropriately so that the path listed contains the Community and Official folders.

[PunnyJakes]

I did not realize it would be under User. I was looking for it in program files. I have edited the .opt in the users file path, moved the packages folder to my external hard drive and deleted the packages folder from that appdata/roaming folder. I am assuming that should my harddrive change its designation from D: to E: or F: I will need to make an edit, but so far it has worked and i cant be more pleased unless i had never had to do this.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

[Manwith Noname]

Yeah, you'll need to be aware of drive letters. Keep an eye out when opening the game and if it tries to install an update to a path that isn't what you think it should be then it likely failed to find the path set.

And no worries, glad you got it working how you want.