The best place to locate P3D

[tal asherov]

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 

[Guest]

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.

[n4gix]

I'm a very strong advocate of short paths!

 

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

[gmoneyprs]

C:\uwe9r8v39457n3nu98wercutw9e4u5t943\o8resect934nc798untc9483unt93\r2x93764h928x7921ezn9ua89un\Prepar3Dv2

 

Give that one a shot.

[SteveW]

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

[FlyIce]

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

[Poppet]

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? 

[tal asherov]

SteveW,

What? I didn't understand

[hesynergy]

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

 

Chas

[Richard Sennett]

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

 

C:\P3D - thats where mine goes

[n4gix]

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 June 27, 2015 by n4gix
Fixed boo-boo: 2GB to 2TB!

[johnman]

Say -

gmoneyprs

+1

 

Johnman

[Pe11e]

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.

[tal asherov]

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?

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

 

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

[JJJackson]

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