Game freezes repeatedly after pressing ready to fly then erased itself from my install folder!

[MichaMMA]

related to the steam verify part exist this thread where you (@CptAirWo1f ) can possible vote and discuss:

Steam - Verify Integrity of Game Files Deletes All Content

Usings Steams ‘Validate File Integrity’ option deletes all simulator content without warning. Typically when using this option on other games in Steam, it seems to evaluate game files and re-aquires the ones that are damaged. Because this behaves differently for MSFS it catches users off guard on a regular basis. This is problematic as it forces unsuspecting users to require the simulator content, and may lead to them encountering the Only 2 aircraft bug. This can be especially upsetting for …