MSFS is always on the C: (boot) drive.
You cannot change that.
My "InstalledPackagesPath “D:\FS2020"” per UserCFG.opt file.
This is the additional 170 GB of data.
Also, my Community folder is also on D:\FS2020.
I have one mod, WT CJ4.
Note the the “Installed Packages” is installed on the D: drive which includes the Community folder.
I don’t know if you can have just the Community Folder only on the D: drive.
@TemperedPaper48 I don’t know the direct answer to your question, but I know if you use an addons manager like this you can put your actual addons anywhere and use the manager to make them appear (as 0 size links, or shortcuts if you prefer) in your default Community folder. Now, if you put your addons file on a spinner (physical HDD), I’ll send my wife to go all boriqua on you (which is a fancy way of saying they should still be on an SSD), and should solve your issues. I think. Maybe.
LMK…
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One excellent solution to this is Symbolic Links or you can go one better and just get the amazing free AddOn Linker mod manager which makes them for you/ This uses what are called Symbolic LInks which means you can have your Community addon folders anywhere. Even on a different drive.
Read about symlinks here:
Addon Linker
Well said.
Thanks for the advice, appreciate it! I just ordered the Samsung 2 Tb M2 SSD.
Really interesting thread. Just bought a ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB from from Amazon. Seems like a good price and gets good reviews. Not looking forward to the faff of copying over windows though. It never goes smoothly.
I highly recommend a factory fresh Windows install on your new SSD using the Windows Media Creation Tool. While yes its easy to clone and replicate your current Win install on the new drive Im of the belief that theres far far less chance of issues down the line with a fresh installation 
Too complicated for me to start messing around… I wish there was a simple way to do it step by step.
Cheers for the advice. It did cross my mind that it might be a good idea to start over again from scratch.
The steps in my Post #36 is about as simple as it can be.
but your instruction was to move the whole MSFS. I want ONLY the community folder to be in another drive.
You can’t do it.
He can.
You can do it via symbolic link (symlink)
If its any comfort I did this exact thing a week ago. I got a new SSD. Took me less than a day to get up and running. Since I keep all my games including MSFS on the old drive I just had to install Steam etc on the new SSD and point it at the existing game files. It quickly verified all of them, done. All existing docs etc also on old drive so I just whacked in the SSD , fresh install and by the evening it was like nothing happened…except the speed of Windows!
Watch this very good video. He explains it very well.
What it comes down to is yes - thanks to symlinks you can source the Community files anywhere. Unlike a shortcut a symlink to Windows actually makes it think the files are in Community.
As far as Windows is concerned the files are there…but actually they can be anywhere (even another drive). The beauty of symlink!
You CAN do this manually but AddOn Linker makes the task easier because as the mod collection grows you’ll want to manage it better.
Yes I saw the video, but for me being a non English spoken its a bit complicated and I don’t want to take a chance to mess up my MSFS that is running so smooth for me now. My community folder is 30GB now so I will only add things that are absolutely necessary. My C drive is 500GB and I still have 172GB free.
I don’t understand your reluctance to move the 170 GB including
the Community folder to another drive (SSD).
The Community folder can then be as big as the drive has space.
This Saturday I also did a full installation of Windows 10 (21H1) on a raid 0 of 2 NWMe (same configuration as my last installation on August 20, 2020).
HOWEVER, I deleted the XMP profile from my ram memory and have to say, MSFS has never been so smooth in VR.
Intel core i9 9900KF
Aorus Z390 Pro Wifi
Aorus RTX 2080ti Xtrem
64 Go DDR4 3600MHz (without XMP 2400 MHz)
2xSamsung 970 pro NWMe (Raid 0)
HP Reverb G2
With my 64 GB of G.Skill 3600 Mhz, I did not try the XMP option
and just set my Bios Memory Clock to 3600 HZ.
I would try that if I were you. The speed increase is well worth it.
Thanks for your answer.
I’ve this
2x HyperX Predator 2x, 16GB, DDR4-3600, DIMM 288
How can I set frequency ?
Thanks for your help
