I haven't played in a few months, so I think I fell behind a couple of updates. I went recently went to launch FS2020, and it says I have 77 GB of updates to download, which feels like redownloading the game from scratch. Thing is, I think I may actually have to do this (uninstall and reinstall from scratch), because the update is stuck in an eternal loop of redownloading the same file over and over again, never progressing. Anyone else run into this problem? Did you have to uninstall and reinstall from scratch, or is there another solution?

I must confess that I find this very frustrating. These updates are HUGE, and my internet is not fast. It literally takes DAYS for me to download FS2020 from scratch, though a 77gb "update" would also take days. I thought I bought a finished product.. I'll be honest, if I have to uninstall and reinstall to get FS2020 working again, I'm tempted to stop after uninstalling. Please tell me that there is an end in sight to this update nightmare!

2 hours ago, Keto Ketchup said:

or is there another solution?

Try

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016844080-Download-stuck-on-packages-Install-loop-Decompressing-issues

Thanks for the info. With the update being 77 GB (what the heck?) I'm tempted to just uninstall and reinstall, since some of the proposed fixes look to be a big hassle. I sure do wish FS2020 would just update using Steam like all my other games. I never have problems with Steam updates.

If I do uninstall, where can I find my settings and control binds so I can back these up first?

1 hour ago, Keto Ketchup said:

Thanks for the info. With the update being 77 GB (what the heck?) I'm tempted to just uninstall and reinstall, since some of the proposed fixes look to be a big hassle. I sure do wish FS2020 would just update using Steam like all my other games. I never have problems with Steam updates.

If I do uninstall, where can I find my settings and control binds so I can back these up first?

they should be in the cloud...mine were there, except the joystick...

and there always will be big updates for this title, in the foreseeable future.

39 minutes ago, wim123 said:

and there always will be big updates for this title, in the foreseeable future.

At the risk of asking a dumb question, are these updates mandatory? Can I defer the latest update to a later time if I just want to go flying today? Perhaps via some command-line switch or secret keypress?

4 hours ago, Keto Ketchup said:

At the risk of asking a dumb question, are these updates mandatory? Can I defer the latest update to a later time if I just want to go flying today? Perhaps via some command-line switch or secret keypress?

You cannot defer, as best I know.

no you cant, but the update dates are known beforehand, so you could plan a lil?

i really fly a lot more after having bought  a few payware aircraft.