How do I Move just the Community folder from Default to new location (SSD -> NVMe) new PC

Hi,

I have read how helpful and kind you have been and, hence, I pose a somewhat relevant issue. I’ll try to be pithy and clear:

MSFS was installed on Drive F where Steam was too. And that’s where the Community Folder was.

A year later, I reinstalled MSFS on Drive E, while Steam being on Drive F. Now there was a Community folder in the new location and it was empty. So I copied the contents from the previous location (Drive F) to the new location of the installation in the empty Community folder (Drive E). But MSFS doesn’t pick up the contents of the Community folder in the Drive E installation location.

So, I copied back the contents to the Community folder in Drive F and it does show the contents in MSFS. How can I make the Drive E Community folder active?

Also, there is an Official folder in either location and I don’t know where MSFS is picking up that data from, I assume Drive E (new location) but the populated folder in Drive F is larger than Drive E Official. Please refer to the red markers in the images. The .fscontent folder is only in the new location of the Official folder.

Also, please take a look at the Drive E new installation Official size below and an empty Community folder:

Whereas, the old location only have two folders, but MSFS picks Community folder data from this location. And I wonder if it’s safe to delete the Official folder in this location to reclaim the 266 GB space:

via usercfg.opt file

99.9% nope.

Check via dev mode

Options > general options > developers > developer mode - on apply and save
Tools > virtual file system > packages folders > click open official folder

Can we give 0.1% chance to .fscontent folder, which in now in Drive E? New installation?

Please explain it to me like I am a five-year-old.

W8 - where is your official folder?

Check via dev mode

Options > general options > developers > developer mode - on apply and save
Tools > virtual file system > packages folders > click open official folder

Take a screenshot and paste into topic.

btw
Feel free to DM me.

What should i do with planes for example: fbw a320 or salty 747 etc.? do i need to reinstall them?

Yes via FBW installer.

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What about pmdg?

Nevermind i tried installing a livery and it works perfectly.
Thanks man, now my sim loads faster and have spare space on my 2nd drive(where msfs was previously installed) for other games :slight_smile:

You’re very welcome.
Fly safe.

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