MSFS stuck on checking for updates after 1.31.22.0 unless I empty my Community folder

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I don’t think that there’s an intentional limit, but there is a bug right now for people with a large number of items in their Community folder:

Content Manager won't load if there are more than 1028 add-ons in Community folder

Please tag your post with #pc and/or #xbox. Are you on Xbox, Steam or Microsoft Store version? Steam. Are you using Developer Mode or made changes in it? No. Brief description of the issue: If I have more than 1028 add-ons in the Community folder, (a) the Content Manager won’t load and displays an eternally spinning cursor. (b) the game will freeze when I try to quit the game. If I have 1028 or less add-ons in the Community folder, the Content Manager loads instantly and the game doesn’t f…

I don’t know if the “official” number is exactly 1028 or if that’s just what that user saw on their system. But there does appear to be some kind of bug here. You may want to try moving some stuff out of your Community folder and seeing if that helps.