Any ideas on how to backup the entire 100gb+ of game?

[Skywolf 992]

Hi guys,

I have an idea on how to backup the game via this method described in here BUT I have no idea will it work as I have game pass sub.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/backup-restore-windows-10-apps

 

There is 100gb worth of data.  Apparently steam users download the preload app something then you load that it up - then it downloads the data.  The data goes to the windows app default location.  So for steam your backup will be the download app which downloads the game lol.

 

I know there are ways to move that location but restore after windows 10 reinstall.

 

I hate to sit through 100gb download again.  I let the computer do it's thing when I got to sleep so the download is done.

 

Thoughts suggestions.  Maybe some active beta testers can provide feedback (you know who you are on these forums and love reading my posts).

 

Thanks

Edited August 19, 2020 by Skywolf

[greggerm 312]

When installing, I chose to install the bulk of the content to a custom directory.

After the downloads were complete, I copied that entire directory to a separate drive as a backup.

I haven't tried any sort of restoration yet - like you, I don't want to endure another 100GB download session - but I did tuck all that data aside in the hopes that I can copy it back and point the MSFS installer to that directory if ever I need to do a full system restore. Maybe, just maybe, it will see that data as valid and only download what may have changed between now and when I need to try it out.

-Greg

[Skywolf 992]

4 minutes ago, greggerm said:

When installing, I chose to install the bulk of the content to a custom directory.

After the downloads were complete, I copied that entire directory to a separate drive as a backup.

I haven't tried any sort of restoration yet - like you, I don't want to endure another 100GB download session - but I did tuck all that data aside in the hopes that I can copy it back and point the MSFS installer to that directory if ever I need to do a full system restore. Maybe, just maybe, it will see that data as valid and only download what may have changed between now and when I need to try it out.

-Greg

I may take one for the team and try restoring on a clean new build.  I want to test out my DCS backup also.  

Edited August 19, 2020 by Skywolf

[greggerm 312]

I'm officially following this thread in case you take the plunge. Good luck and godspeed! 😁

(BTW: I purchased on Steam and I'm not worrying about the "launcher" files that Steam was responsible for downloading and installing. I'm only interested in the bulk data that the sim itself fetched from Microsoft during the long install)

[Skywolf 992]

12 minutes ago, greggerm said:

I'm officially following this thread in case you take the plunge. Good luck and godspeed! 😁

(BTW: I purchased on Steam and I'm not worrying about the "launcher" files that Steam was responsible for downloading and installing. I'm only interested in the bulk data that the sim itself fetched from Microsoft during the long install)

The wipeout will happen on Friday as I am home all day and upgrading pc to 64GB of ram (I remember when 640kb of Ram was huge and now it is in GB)

[Rahal 1]

In my case I had installed the MSFS 2020 on a separate SSD (i.e. not in the one that I installed Windows). Then I had to reinstall windows.. To get the MSFS back I just downloaded the 1GB file (i.e electronic ownership license etc) and now MSFS 2020 works. So I think we should back up the MSFS 2020 folder and its content on a separate drive in order to back up.