Install MSFS2024 on a different drive

I want to install in a folder on my D-Drive, D:\MSFS2024 Folder. Do I simply change the default C:\XboxGames folder to my MSFS2024 Folder? I ask because in MSFS2020 I know it needed to install files in the Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder but later in the installation it allowed me to point to my D:\MSFS2020 folder.

So will it only prompt me later in the installation or does 2024 only ask during the initial install?

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Hi @TalonMX
Open the Xbox App, and change your install options in Profile > Settings > Install Options for example to:

When you install the program from within the XBox App, choose the drive:

Click Next
Review & then click Install:

Choose ifyou want to play this game offline:

Click Save & Done.

In this example, MSFS 2024 will be installed to ā€œD:\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024ā€

Hope this helps :slightly_smiling_face:

But that means all other programs will install to that folder in the future

Hello guys ,
I am just wondering ,
if i can still Install my Msfs2024 into my 2tb Ssd C : Drive and
All the Rest ( Including Planes , Airportā€™s etcā€¦ ) Into my 4 Tb Ssd D Drive as i did for my Msfs2020 ?
Eiher form Other Vendors or from Microsoft Marketplace ?
( Having a Community folder and an Official One Store Folder ) .

I installed it to the default C:\XboxGames folder, then I opened ā€˜Add/Remove Programsā€™ and selected the ā€˜Moveā€™ option. It took about 10 minutes to move it to the D: drive.

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Open usercfg.opt and edit last line :wink:

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This is what I donā€™t understand. I could only pick drive c: which has about 2 gb installed. It does say 11gb installed on G: Which is what I wanted. What donā€™t under stand is ā€œSTREAMEDā€ is that the stuff what will be downloaded on G:? 2020 you go to pickā€¦

plaese tell me if Iā€™m correct: I purcase msfs 24 pc version in microsft store. Then open the xbox app and follow your procedure (very clear) to install msfs in a different drive

Yes, that is correct. Purchasing the game does not automatically install it (a good thing!). So:

  • Purchase the game
  • Change the install setting in the Xbox App to the drive/folder you want the game installed to (e.g. D:\Microsoft Games)
  • Install the MSFS 2024 from within the XBox App.

thank you for your support