Yes, it is a bug - ‘bug logged’.
I wrote on the forum some time ago
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/su2-wont-change-the-community-folder-and-even-by-editing-config-it-wont-read-the-contents/712998/48?u=tenpatrol
about what to do when you’re stuck with the ‘Packages transfer in progress’ issue.
Maybe they’ll fix it someday.
Also they should add an option during the installation of MSFS 2024 to choose a different folder for the game’s packages because new players don’t realize the issues that can come from installing MSFS 2024 incorrectly - or from installing the launcher on a different drive than C. I mentioned this a long time ago - MSFS 2020/2024 launcher should be installed on the C drive, because moving it to another drive can lead to permission issues and the recent posts in this thread confirm exactly what I said back then.
Below, I’ll explain how to perform the initial installation of MSFS 2024 - maybe it’ll be helpful for someone installing MSFS 2024.
There’s really only one proper way to install MSFS 2024 (and 2020): the launcher should be installed on the C drive, while folders like Community, Official, etc., should be placed on another drive - for example, the D drive.
So in the Xbox app, you install MSFS 2024 on the C drive in folder named XboxGames and don’t change anything or select any other drive or folder during and after installation.
If you want to have the ‘Community’ folder on the D drive, create a folder named ‘MSFS 2024’ on the D drive.
After installing MSFS 2024, launch it once, change only the graphics settings, save the changes, and then close MSFS 2024.
Do not download or install anything else inside the game
After you close MSFS, go to
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache
Open the file UserCfg.opt and edit the last line so it looks like this:
InstalledPackagesPath "D:\MSFS 2024"
Save the changes in the file and launch MSFS.
From now on, the large game files and addons will be installed on the D drive in the ‘MSFS 2024’ folder.