So I have MSFS installed on a PC, and am trying to install it on a different PC. To speed it up, I copied most of the folders in the Packages/Official/Steam directory (about 100GB).

I then fired up MSFS installer, pointed it to the correct directory, and it began downloading…but saying it had 110GB left to download 😑

I expected it to only have a few GB to download as I had already copied the bulk of the data over! Anyone know how to get MSFS installer to recognize data already copied to the Packages folder??

Edited December 20, 20214 yr by dresoccer4

Did you change the path in user.cfg? 

Just now, xenonsk said:

Did you change the path in user.cfg? 

it's a fresh install on a new pc so no existing user.cfg yet. i just copied the Packages/Official/Steam folders over and placed them in the correct spot. 

But you know what I think happened, I haven't updated the other version of MSFS on the other PC in a while so I think copying the files did work but it just needed a really big update so it looked like it didn't work. But we won't ever really know

much safer to download the whole thing anew.

Just now, wim123 said:

much safer to download the whole thing anew.

safer probably but downloading 120+ GB is no small task for many people in the world so if there are ways to mitigate that it's can be prudent to take in certain situations

Are you on Steam or MS Store version?

4 minutes ago, ThrottleUp said:

Are you on Steam or MS Store version?

steam. but it's no worries anymore I just essentially redownloaded it all 😞 

3 minutes ago, dresoccer4 said:

steam. but it's no worries anymore I just essentially redownloaded it all 😞 

Oh ok, Steam makes this process of moving easy. I use it extensively. Never needed to re-download. It moves the selected game to the new location, scans it and downloads any updates (if any) and thats it. 

5 minutes ago, ThrottleUp said:

Oh ok, Steam makes this process of moving easy. I use it extensively. Never needed to re-download. It moves the selected game to the new location, scans it and downloads any updates (if any) and thats it. 

I don't think this works with MSFS as the vast majority of MSFS's files aren't a part of the Steam download, but rather reside in the C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator directory and the steam move feature doesn't move those files.

Edited December 20, 20214 yr by dresoccer4

10 minutes ago, dresoccer4 said:

I don't think this works with MSFS as the vast majority of MSFS's files aren't a part of the Steam download, but rather reside in the C:\Users\<name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator directory and the steam move feature doesn't move those files.

Oh I see ok, hopefully Steam will be updated to recognize this. 

29 minutes ago, ThrottleUp said:

Oh I see ok, hopefully Steam will be updated to recognize this. 

Unlikely. It's not something Steam knows about, or cares about. As mentioned, the bulk of the MSFS files are downloaded from within the flight simulator application itself. They are not provided by Steam.

The Steam "Move install folder" only moves the files that Steam provides, which is what is located in Steam Client folder, under steamapps/common/MicrosoftFlightSimulator.

...jim

 

Edited December 20, 20214 yr by JimBrown