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FSX new system install and Megascenery HDD

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I have a new system. For several reasons I plan to install FSX Gold instead of Steam or P3D V3. Waiting for several things to shake out before..... Like preserving my favorite AC models, my use of RXP in several of them, etc. 

 

My new system is SSD based. I have a separate internal 2TB HDD that contains my Megascenery 2 states (over 40 of them) plus a number of Megascenery Ultra Res cities. Is there a method for pointing FSX to that 2 TB drive (H:) and updating the scenery library? I have the install files archived on an HDD that is on a shelf in my closet, but would hope to avoid time consuming re=installation of that much photo real scenery.

 

Frank Patton
Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; 
NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener.  
Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126
                       
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere

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Sure is a way.  I run photoreal and other addons from several hdd's.  All you have to do is after installing FSX go to the scenery config window in FSX and click ADD and enter the path of where your addon is.  Pretty straightforward unless I am mis-understanding your question.

 

Clutch

Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!)  Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11),  EVGA 1300W PSU
Netgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displays
Full array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.

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Sure is a way.  I run photoreal and other addons from several hdd's.  All you have to do is after installing FSX go to the scenery config window in FSX and click ADD and enter the path of where your addon is.  Pretty straightforward unless I am mis-understanding your question.

 

Clutch

 

Clutch,

Will I need to do that step for each of the 43 states individually? Or can I just point to the parent directory on the hard drive?

Frank Patton
Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; 
NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener.  
Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126
                       
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere

Get that Scenery Config Editor (just Google it).  It has a lot of features, and I don't use all of the features, but there may be a way to batch all of the sceneries by using it. It's free, so it's worth a try.

Robert Yunque

PilotEdge Ratings =   CAT-11 (2016-09-13)  I-11 (2016-10-23)  V-3 (2016-08-01)

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