If you move the “Packages” folder, (it contains the Official-One Store folder and the Community folder) and don’t tell the sim where you moved it to, the sim will create and download a new entire Official-One Store Folder (which is the largest amount of files in the sim by far) and make a new empty Community folder in the default location.
You must tell the sim, by that line in the UserCfg.opt file, where you moved the Packages folder to in order to avoid this.
Okay that makes sense, but aren’t you telling the sim when you load the sim up and then it will prompt you to select the location of your packages folder by clicking browse the first time you play the sim after moving your packages?
No, it will install everything before it gets that far.
Oh I thought it would jump to that screen and either allow you to click “browse” or “update”?
The easy way is to “Move” FS2020 via the Windows 10/11
Settings , Apps.
Scroll down to The MS FS2020 App and click the “Move” command,
Tell it where to move it to.
Note:
Create a new folder location if you want to before clicking the
“Move” command. (H:\FS2020)
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Thank you, does this work for the steam version?
It is a Window 10/11 feature.
It has nothing to do with Steam/MS Store.
Note: I don’t use Steam and use MS Store.
I could be wrong about Steam.
Someone can respond.
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If it can work with steam that does sound very easy to do to be fair, thanks for your help.
I presume if I can see MSFS as an app in settings, then it would work even as the steam version.
That will move the whole sim, not just the “packages” folder.
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As long as all my settings, controller profiles, community installs and AIG stuff still work I don’t mind that at all.
I was wondering what would perform better:
Main sim on M.2 SSD with packages on normal SSD.
Or the main sim and packages on a normal SSD.
I would install both on your SSD, and yes they “Should” be saved.
You can also copy the settings folder and keep it aside just in case.
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Well that was easy lol! Thanks - MSFS should publish this as it seems so difficult but talking to you it’s really not.
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Are you MSStore or steam?
I have Steam
I believe your files are in here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\YOUR-USER-ID\1250410.
You want to copy the “SystemAppData” folder, and store it somewhere safe.
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Not sure what your M.2 SSD is.
Sata - Slow
PCIe without NVMe - Fast
PCIe with NVMe - Fastest
Fastest will make FS2020 run fastest if that is a concern.
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Ahh is that for the settings to be backed up?
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Yes, it is.
As long as in “Steam”, you have the cloud save enabled, you should be OK, but just in case!
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My M.2 is a Nvme drive but it’s only a TB.
Speed isn’t really a concern, there’s a really good comparison on YouTube which compares a nvme M.2, a Samsung SSD 850 evo and a HDD.
Obviously the HDD was painful but barely any difference between the first two, non in performance and only takes a second or so longer to load the game.
I have an I9-10900F and RTX 3080.
I thought the M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD should be around 5 times
faster than the Sata SSD.
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