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The best place to locate P3D

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Hey,

Where is the best place to locate the main P3d folder?

I have only one drive (only c)

so the Default place is  C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 

what is better-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 

-or-

C:\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 

-or-

C:\Prepar3D v2 

Should work in any folder you listed, some add-ons don't like it being located under C:\Program Files (x86) because of security restriction associated with the folder.

 

Cheers, Rob.

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I'm a very strong advocate of short paths!

 

C:\Prepar3Dv2 would be my choice. Well, actually it really was my choice! :Big Grin:

Fr. Bill    

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C:\uwe9r8v39457n3nu98wercutw9e4u5t943\o8resect934nc798untc9483unt93\r2x93764h928x7921ezn9ua89un\Prepar3Dv2

 

Give that one a shot.

Greg Montey

 

"Because with great power, comes great responsitriligence..."

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Leave it to install to the default location, and before installing addons set the required permissions...


P3DUsersGroup.jpg

Steve Waite: Engineer at codelegend.com

I always use C:\P3D, same for C:\FSX. Very convenient....

9950X3D / 64GB / RTX5090 / Pimax Crystal Light / Win11

I'm a very strong advocate of short paths!

 

C:\Prepar3Dv2 would be my choice. Well, actually it really was my choice! :Big Grin:

Is that your main Operating System FR Bill.   If so, do you have enough space to have all your Ad On's as well as your OS? 

 

 

 

On a totally different physical, FAST drive than your boot directory. Mine....on an SSD I:\P3dV2

 

Chas

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I always use C:\P3D, same for C:\FSX. Very convenient....

 

C:\P3D - thats where mine goes

Rich Sennett

               

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Is that your main Operating System FR Bill.   If so, do you have enough space to have all your Ad On's as well as your OS? 

Elaine, I have a single 2TB HD in my sim machine, so there's plenty of room! :He He:

Edited by n4gix
Fixed boo-boo: 2GB to 2TB!

Fr. Bill    

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Elaine, I have a single 2GB HD in my sim machine, so there's plenty of room! :He He:

 

I would love to fit my FSX/P3D in 2GB.  B)

 

I'm keeping both sims on a dedicated drive (X: association for fsX), old 120GB 7200rpm Toshiba. Still thinking that buying SSD just for sims isn't profitable for me. If I must siwtch to another HD, that would be some good 7200 again.

Current system: ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4, Intel 12900k, 32GB RAM @ 3600mhz, Zotac RTX 3090 Trinity, M2 SSD, Oculus Quest 2.

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I am just Remind that i have only one drive- C.

It means that my windows installed there, too.

Should my drive look like that?

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Leave it to install to the default location, and before installing addons set the required permissions...


P3DUsersGroup.jpg

 

It's just like installing it directly in C drive no?

I have my OS on an SSD-drive (C:) and all my FS stuff ona a fast HDD (3 TB) as E;. P3D is installed in E:\P3D 25. Most photo.sceneries on a third fast HDD (3 TB) as F;

 

 

Jack

Jack J Jackson

Castalla, Alicante, Spain

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