[INSTALL] Default install location change fix

[Sven ☠ 2157]

Hello everyone. I started the install and realized I couldn't fit the game on my C drive. I have a 128GB SSD for Windows ONLY, and a 2TB RAID 10 for my files disk.

Started install into default location: %APPDATA%\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages. Got about 10% done and closed the game. Deleted everything in the AppData\Roaming folder.

Then I created a new folder on my D drive (Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages) and started the launcher again. On the Content Manager screen I selected the new folder. The application instantly closed the Content Manager and sat at a loading screen with a little blue bar at the bottom.

I repeated the uninstall and removal of ALL folders and files, but could not get it to continue.

FIX:
When you start the launcher, it automatically creates the %APPDATA%\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator folder. The files in here are, I assume, saved to your XBox Live Account. I had to open, with Notepad ++, the file called UserCfg.opt. At the very bottom of that file I had to manually update the line:

InstalledPackagesPath "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages"

To read:

InstalledPackagesPath "D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages"

Started the launcher and everything is working again!

Hope this helps!
Sven ☠ 2157

[fantasyzer]

Worked for me too, thanks!

[Sven ☠ 2157]

Originally posted by fantasyzer:

Worked for me too, thanks!

Glad it helped! Game on, Sir! <0