I have been using this tool for several months but now have a few issues I’d like to understand. One is that with several aircraft, those with installers like FBW A320 neo, SWS P12, FSS E175 the aircraft folder is in both the Community folder and my Addon Community folder. The “Is Link” box is not checked in the addon linker app for those folders. My question is why didn’t the linker app not move the content and create the symbolic link, and how should I resolve this? I guess one way is to just leave those with installers in the community folder along with their liveries so that the installer knows where they are and I don’t have to copy back and forth or whatever is required. I would delete the folders in the addon linker community folder if I use this approach.
Or - find a way to use the addon linker community file - making the Community aircraft folder a symbolic link, making sure that the version in the addons link Community folder is the one with the latest version, and figure out a way to get the installer to recognize the new location. Would need help figuring this one out given the current state - especially making the Community folders symbolic links.
The other issue I have is that the PMDG 737 and DC-6 livery folders do not have a symbolic link to a folder in the addon linker folder structure. I do have those livery folders in my addon linker community subfolder ‘Liveries’, but there is no symbolic link to them.
And finally an observation. I was under the impression that disabling the addons I would not be using would shorten the MSFS startup time. I have about 150 addons, aircraft, liveries, tools/utilities, airports, scenery. There is virtually no difference in startup time between disabling all or enabling all. So the only purpose this linker is going to have for me, at least at this point, is to be able to organize the addons by type into folders so I can see what I do and don’t have. Somewhat useful, but not sure it’s worth the hassle. Probably useful in the ‘remove everything from your Community folder’ advice for trouble shooting. But even that’s not super helpful.