Unable to select data options

[jimimac5947]

Since the last msfs update I am unable to select any data options ie.selecting data cache does not do anything

[NixonRedgrave]

This has been a bug/issue that has randomly affected a number of users.

There seems to be no clear understanding of what causes the issue.

Take a look at this post. It was listed as a fix for not being able to save controller profiles, but the user also states that it fixed the inability to access the Rolling Cache settings, too:

Finally a fix to missing Controller profiles and inability to save new ones (credit Hanso77)

Credit to Hanso77 for this fix to regain lost custom profiles (for HOTAS and Velocity One Yoke) with a bonus of getting ability to select and control Rolling cache settings. in the Xbox settings do the following: Settings > System > Storage Devices > Internal Storage > View Contents > Manage > Free Up Space highlight shrinkable games highlight Microsoft Flight Simulator shrink it Again, credit to Hanso77 because he posted this originally and I discovered it earlier today. This fix brought b…

[jimimac5947]

Thanks I am also unable to save controller profiles both these issues appeared after the latest update

[ImPohtatoh]

Had this problem, settings disappeared no saved control profiles.
Idk why ppl keep posting the “workaround” I’ve never seen MSFS in free up space setting on the series x, Idk, I have an external drive so maybe that’s why?

But if it’s there for you worth a shot..

What did work is to delete the sim and reinstall it.. see I was on the 1.29.30 beta and had this issue and left the beta because of this, had to reinstall the game.

Then few days later they forced me to download that same version “now live version”. And had the issue again. So in 7 days I’ve installed the game twice.

Good luck, yes you will have to download all the market place addons and world updates again.

Also worth mentioning once everything is back working, it’s actually been saving control profiles this whole time even tho we couldn’t see them or select them. So um… stop trying to save a new profile till it’s reinstalled. Don’t be like me and try 15-20 times because it definitely saved and I spent a few minutes deleting all the ones I made while it was broken.

[jimimac5947]

Can’t find msfs in free up space either so reinstalling now,thanks

[NixonRedgrave]

You may have to try it a few times. I know there was someone else who wrote about this issue exhaustively when it first came about and he had a difficult time fixing it. I know he did multiple reinstalls.

[jimimac5947]

Just reinstalled but still unable to view profiles or save new profiles

[NixonRedgrave]

Perhaps you can find help, or at least contribute here:

Rolling Cache and other settings disappeared

Just a follow up: I’ve now reinstalled the entire sim a second time, and exactly the same issues exist. Still have half the Data menu missing in settings, including the settings for the rolling cache. As someone else suggested, I was able to use Search to bring up the rolling cache settings, but they’re all grayed out (and the cache size is defaulted to “0”). Weird thing is that when I clicked on the “x” to clear the search bar the rest of the Data settings appeared, and not grayed out, but …

See this post, too. This is the user who posted quite a bit about the issue:

Severe Problems on Xbox After Sim Update 9

My cache settings were missing from Sim Update 8 until a couple of weeks ago. I finally got them back when I took a total shot in the dark and did one more reinstall of the entire sim. SIX previous reinstalls accomplished absolutely nothing, but this time while it was installing I went ahead and started the sim when it reached the “Ready to Start” point in the installation. That’s the little arrow on the progress bar at which games can be played to a limited extent while they finish installin…

[jimimac5947]

Ended up doing a Xbox reset new install of msfs now have my cache options back and my velocity one profiles including the ones I thought didn’t save, a bit puzzled how my profiles where still available despite resetting my Xbox luckily only had msfs installed on my Xbox so didn’t take too long to get up and running again.

[NixonRedgrave]

@jimimac5947

a bit puzzled how my profiles where still available despite resetting my Xbox luckily only had msfs inst

Those are saved in the cloud.

For instance, I’ve got two Xboxes and a PC. All my control profiles are available on any platform and are synced via the cloud.

The same goes for Bush Trip progress and some of the sim’s settings, too.

[jimimac5947]

Ok understand now thanks for the help