Trouble installing liveries

OK, I’m about to throw in the towel! I’m having zero luck installing livieries (MSFS Liveries Mega Pack). I can install aircraft with no problem (F-18). Funny thing is I installed this program believing that my Windows 10 was up to date when it actually wasn’t. Still, I had no problems installing the program and it ran smooth for me. A day or so after, when I realized that my Windows 10 had not been updated, I simply updated it without incident and my MSFS still ran the same as expected. I then seen an opportunity to download an F-18, followed the instructions and it installed with no problem. I then downloaded a Mega Pack of liveries using the instructions and that’s where my problem begins. I even went so far as completely uninstalling MSFS and reinstalling it to no effect. I checked the developer section to see if there was something I’m missing. When I call up the virtual file system it looks like this:

Watched Bases
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWSAPPS\MICROSOFT.FLIGHTSIMULATOR
D:\MSFS2020\Official\OneStore
D:\MSFS2020\Community

(I tried to attach the actual screenshot, but couldn’t make it work)

I needed to install this program on my D drive as I haven’t enough space on my C drive, but I noticed that my C drive is used anyway, this made me think that in my initial installation I probably jumped the gun and began the installation on C drive. Long story short last night when i did the whole reinstall thing I’m still getting this on my virtual file system even after the correction.

Is there perhaps a fresh install option available as all of my settings appear to have been saved somehow, even though I deleted my original file on the D drive?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I’m only a 70% computer techie!

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Looks like I’ve regained possession of the proverbial towel as I finally solved this and have all liveries working perfectly!

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Hi Fenson63. Please provide a description on how to achieve success. I had no luck with installation of the liveries, at all thus far. Thank you kindly.

OK Giovannio4, this is how I got it to work.

  1. I downloaded the package
  2. I unzipped them directly to my community folder
  3. This is the part I wasn’t doing… simply open each package within the zip (click on the main liveries folder only once). My first instinct was to keep clicking past to about 3-4 folders in.
  4. Copy and paste each livery directly into your community folder.

Best of luck to you, let me know how it turned out for you! :crossed_fingers:t2:

Hi Kelly. Thank you for your instruction regarding installation of liveries. Unfortunately I am still not able to get this to work. For example I negotiate to C…/Roaming/Microsoft Flight Simulator/Packages/Community and place the Mega Pack into the Community folder. After clicking on 747 Liveries, I then copy and paste for example the Asobo_B747_8i_BRITISHRIGHT directly into the Community folder. When I start the Sim no livery is available. Did I follow the correct procedure in this example? Thank you kindly. Giovanni.

Hey Giovannio4, sorry to hear this as can understand your frustration. As I said previously I’m no computer genius, but could it be that you have your sim installed on your C drive as opposed to a D drive like I have?

Thanks for your concern, Kelly. I plan to re-install the Sim on a SSD, in the near future. Perhaps that will resolve this issue. Anything else that I place in the Community folder, like freeware airports works fine funny enough. At this stage liveries are not that important. I will however keep on trying until I get it right.

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Each of the MEGA pack liveries goes in the Community folder, that is all you have to do, don’t put anything else in Community. I believe each folder in the zip begins with “livery”

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