December 18, 20214 yr Hi guys, I accidentally deleted the add-on.xml file from my p3dv5 folder and I do not have a backup. I have some orbx stuff but also a lot of airports, freeware etc. I haveo idea if my scenery is displayed correctly now but concerning my deleted file I guess it doesn't. How can I get this file back? I wanted to install misty moorings alaska stuff but I screwed up. I noticed that p3d does not create this xml file by itself. The backup version of this file is also gone. How can I recreate this add-on.xml file? Any help would be great! Jozeff Edited December 18, 20214 yr by jozeff
December 18, 20214 yr Administrators Deleted?? Have you checked your Recycle bin? Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
December 18, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, jozeff said: I accidentally deleted the add-on.xml file from my p3dv5 folder and I do not have a backup If you knew what addon the 'xml' file was pertaining to that would be a start. At least then you would know what addon to re-install to get it back.
December 18, 20214 yr Author 2 hours ago, charliearon said: Deleted?? Have you checked your Recycle bin? Yep, I emptied it. I have found 2 older backups of p3dv5 on an external drive. These contain 2 different add-on.xml files... if I could merge these that would be a start. I had a rather large file so I must be missng alot. Is the add-on.xml file needed if you have everything listed in scenery.cfg fIle or am I confused here? Edited December 18, 20214 yr by jozeff
December 18, 20214 yr I believe that if you have your addon folders with the xml file for that addon in the P3D Addons folder in the My Documents folder on your PC that it will prompt you to enable each addon it finds when you start P3D. This will start the process of recreating the addon.xml file that it uses at each startup. Alan
December 18, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, jozeff said: Yep, I emptied it. After deleting at least one critical file? Why do that? BIG lesson learned! 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
December 19, 20214 yr Author 6 hours ago, fppilot said: After deleting at least one critical file? Why do that? BIG lesson learned! I know I know ... i ran CCleaner somewhere in between After installing some stuff. At the end of the day I realized my addonxml file was gone for good... I can use one file I found on the external hard drive and start from there. I hope that someone knows how t merge these files. Can I just copy paste entry's from one file to another? Thanks in advance!!
December 19, 20214 yr Another thing that might work is if you still have the installer for whichever P3D version you are running, try to repair the Client through the installer program and it may write a fresh copy of the file for you. Then once it scans the addons folder it will add those entries when you start the program. Alan
December 19, 20214 yr One suggestion -- if you use Lorby's Add-On Organizer, you can create xml files by clicking "Add Scenery" then click on "Add to add-on.xml" then in the drop-down titled "Add-On XML" select "Create A New One" and fill in the remainder of the fields and click "Submit". Hope this helps! Happy Holidays... Gigabyte x670 Aorus Elite AX MB; AMD 7800X3D CPU; Deepcool LT520 AIO Cooler; 64 Gb G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000; Win11 Pro; P3D V5.4; 1 Samsung 990 2Tb NVMe SSD: 1 Crucial 4Tb MX500 SATA SSD; 1 Samsung 860 1Tb SSD; Gigabyte Aorus Extreme 1080ti 11Gb VRAM; Toshiba 43" LED TV @ 4k; Honeycomb Bravo.
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December 22, 20214 yr If you use Addon-Organizer each time you add scenery to P3D make a backup with it as I do this way you can restore the last good setup. Raymond Fry.
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