The installation file structure is confusing

When I first installed MSFS2024, I created a folder (C:_MSFS) and wanted the whole package to install in this one container. Over the course of SU1, SU2 and SU3, I now find files all over the place - the filightsimulator.exe finds intself alone on C:\users\xxx\appdata\limitless (or something close to this) all by itself and other files in other locations on the C: drive.

Is it possible to keep EVERYTHING in one custom folder and ensure that subsequent updates honor this location?

I’ve given up trying to understand how they spread files around.

  • Some files go where they want them to go, and some files go where I want them to go.

  • There are multiple instances of the same core files in different folders, and they magically update each other.

All I do is make sure that, when given a choice, the destination is the same as the last time I was given a choice.

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess it doesn’t matter to do a clean reinstall as updates will do what they want, unfortunately.

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