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I'm going to install ORBX Central and migrate everything to a library. I'm trying to verify that, on my system, it works fine with no migration to a library (leave everything where it is) and then whether or not it works fine after the migration. I'll let you know what happens. I gotta believe the ORBX files are still somewhere on Noel's computer. Even when P3D is uninstalled the files are still there as the PD3 uninstaller only uninstall the P3D stuff not the add-ons. And if, in fact, they were migrated to a library somewhere they should still be there in that case also..........Doug

PS: I just did a full backup of my ORBX  "stuff"  (I own all the products) just in case..........


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Hello Doug,

Noel says he had P3D v3, which does not involve any migrating of files.

With one or two minor exceptions, Orbx Central works with an FTX Central

installation without the need to change or migrate anything.

Unless you have a really good reason to empty your P3D v4 ORBX folder, it will be

a huge amount of time spent on something that does not need to be done.

Your choice of course.

 

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Good catch.....I totally missed the v3 part. Makes my point moot. But, I'm still going to migrate everything to a library on another drive as my current P3D drive is a little short of space...............Doug


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Doing a search like, for instance, *!FTX*.bgl with the Windows Explorer should show where the OrbX sceneries are. It is indeed most probable that they are still in the computer  after the deletion of P3D.


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I searched both my C and D drives for !FTX*.bgl and came up empty.

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Well, this is an unfortunate head scratcher.

If you don't mind me asking a few questions, we will see if we can navigate through this.

1st, do you still have an Orbx A/c that you can log into. [not the forums], the one you purchase airports through.

If so, if you log in, and click on an airport you know you purchased, does it say, "You already own this airport"? 

Secondly, do you have on your 'home' screen, ie, the screen your PC opens up at when you start it - do you have anywhere there an icon, [a small box with words about size of a postage stamp],  for Orbx Central?

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21 minutes ago, birdguy said:

I searched both my C and D drives for !FTX*.bgl and came up empty.

Noel

Search for FTX*

No ! and no bgl


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2 hours ago, W2DR said:

I'm going to install ORBX Central and migrate everything to a library. I'm trying to verify that, on my system, it works fine with no migration to a library (leave everything where it is) and then whether or not it works fine after the migration. I'll let you know what happens. I gotta believe the ORBX files are still somewhere on Noel's computer. Even when P3D is uninstalled the files are still there as the PD3 uninstaller only uninstall the P3D stuff not the add-ons. And if, in fact, they were migrated to a library somewhere they should still be there in that case also..........Doug

PS: I just did a full backup of my ORBX  "stuff"  (I own all the products) just in case..........

First update. After installing ORBX Central everything was fine. Since I own everything I couldn't install anything new but I was able to uninstall/reinstall successfully. I'm now in the process of migrating everything to a library folder. And I gotta tell ya.....this is worse than watching paint dry. It's going to take hours and hours to do this. What's so hard about moving files to a new location? If it doesn't speed up a bit I'm afraid my whiskey bottle will run dry...................

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11 minutes ago, W2DR said:

 ..............

Computers don't mind grinding files during your sleep, they don't need sleep themselves 😏 !  I remember long ago there was a program to make sceneries à la OrbX with the USGS data. I downloaded the raw data in my 486 (it is that old) before going to bed and the computer had a scenery ready for me in the morning. No strong spirit needed. A night cap maybe only.


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48 minutes ago, W2DR said:

And I gotta tell ya.....this is worse than watching paint dry. It's going to take hours and hours to do this.

Yup, but the upside is once done, you will be able to enable/disable add/delete stuff on the fly in a heartbeat

 


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1 hour ago, W2DR said:

 And I gotta tell ya.....this is worse than watching paint dry. It's going to take hours and hours to do this. What's so hard about moving files to a new location? If it doesn't speed up a bit I'm afraid my whiskey bottle will run dry...................

I simply cannot resist the opportunity to say "I told you so"😊

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19 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

The system works by moving your files to a new location and creating virtual links from there to the sim..... Did you assign a new location for your files, and have you checked there?

You don't have to migrate anything unless you choose to do so. A good reading of the manual would be very convenient before using the new interface.

Cheers, Ed

 


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I found so many duplicate files throughout P3D after migration, mostly in Scenery/World folder and Simobjects/Airplane. I'm sure there are are more. Best thing is to wait for the next fresh install of P3D instead of migrating now. 

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6 hours ago, scianoir said:

Where does it put them Bert?

I’m out of the country at the moment and away from my computer so haven’t come across the new FTX Central (perhaps luckily!) yet. Is there an option to stick with the previous version?

Bill

You don't have to migrate any existing ORBX files outside your sim directory, UNLESS you choose to do so. I downloaded ORBX Central yesterday, created the new libraries (or the directory to save the new/future ORBX products to be installed outside the main P3D directory). Any existing ORBX scenery remained the same, untouched in the scenery.CFG configuration file.

If you're away from your computer you could download at least the user manual to get familiar with the new interface, before downloading and installing it.

Cheers, Ed

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Cheers, Ed

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40 minutes ago, edpatino said:

You don't have to migrate anything unless you choose to do so.

Nope, you don't absolutely have to, but for at least for me, it's kind of the whole point of the new system. Why even bother downloading, if not to use it to its fullest potential?

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