Tech question: install a second copy of MSFS24 on second disk

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Why?

Use copy on disk C: to play
Use copy on disk F: to make scenery

Scenario:

Is it possible to have:

1 standalone, separate copy of MSFS24 on disc C:
1 standalone, separate copy of MSFS24 on disc F:

Usage:

Switching back and forth between 2 copies using one official licence, only logged in of course, in one at the time.

Essentially Without the 2 copies interacting, ever.

Wil this work?

Goal: not contaminating the copy that is used to play at all when installing additional sdk tools, blender, importing materials and what not.

Thanks in advance!
Harry

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It’s not the same version, but I have a Steam and a Microsoft Shop version running side by side without problems.

Mathijs Kok
PMDG

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Thanks for chiming in! I am looking to install 2 identical versions on 2 separate disks or partitions. Then log in into the version I want to use. As stated, one version exclusively to play the sim, the other one to create sceneries. I do not want those 2 versions to have overlapping file structures.

Last time I installed the necessary SDK files and Blender and other tools I lost track of what was originally in the Sim and what was solely related to the SDK and my scenery efforts.

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I’d like to do this to keep a copy of the Beta as well as the Stable/Live, because for example, whatever you do during career in Beta does NOT survive when released, so I’d like to be able to switch easily between the two. BUT, from what I can see, assuming you buy the sim from MS you can’t do this, I see no option in the installer. I’d love to be wrong, someone chime in here if you find a way… Sigh, for now I just have to do reinstalls :frowning:

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LOL, well maybe if you have money to burn… or you’re given them :wink: but for me paying for a buggy big wad of software once is quite enough thank you very much :slight_smile: