EDIT Topic title changed to make my question more clear.

Because of a little problem (stutter) I wanted to completely remove the FBW A320 and reinstall it from scratch. So I deleted all folders in the Community folder, removed all FBW related stuff the official way in Windows, redownloaded the installer, installed and reinstalled the Airbus. To my utter amazement I noticed most settings were still as they were in the FlyPad... including my SimBrief number...! I did have to recalibrate my joystick but most other settings were retained! I specially wanted to delete the SimBrief connection but apparently all I did was in vain... 😖

So... how do I COMPLETELY remove the FBW Airbus???!!!

BTW I already noticed something odd at the first start of the installer because it couldn't find a certain path. Maybe some settings are saved elsewhere? Or in the registry?

BTW 2 I did follow the instruction from here: https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/installation/#troubleshooting and even removed the Work folder to get a clean start...

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by tup61

Geez... I found out there are a few more FBW folders scattered on my PC... I deleted them all, I deleted every entry related to the FWB from the registry, I even deleted each and every Navigraph entry, reinstalled the FBW... and STILL it starts up with my SimBrief account and all the settings...!!!

HOW THE HECK can I remove/delete/disable EVERY trace of this Airbus so I can start with a 100% brand new install??? 😡 How do I DELETE the SimBrief connection???!!!

https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/installation/#troubleshooting

Please scroll down to CLEAN INSTALL STEPS

3 minutes ago, cavaricooper said:

https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/installation/#troubleshooting

Please scroll down to CLEAN INSTALL STEPS

Er...

2 hours ago, tup61 said:

BTW 2 I did follow the instruction from here: https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/installation/#troubleshooting and even removed the Work folder to get a clean start...

Those instructions are lacking a lot of steps and folders. But even deleting absolutely EVERYTHING (see my second post) doesn't help.

Maybe first read the posts in a topic before replying to just the topic title alone? 😉 Thanks for the effort anyway. 😉

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by tup61

Sounds like a visit to the official FBW Discord might be needed ...

38 minutes ago, tup61 said:

Geez... I found out there are a few more FBW folders scattered on my PC... I deleted them all, I deleted every entry related to the FWB from the registry, I even deleted each and every Navigraph entry, reinstalled the FBW... and STILL it starts up with my SimBrief account and all the settings...!!!

HOW THE HECK can I remove/delete/disable EVERY trace of this Airbus so I can start with a 100% brand new install??? 😡 How do I DELETE the SimBrief connection???!!!

This is why I don't use the FBW installer and I just download the latest version from their website, unzip it, and copy it to the Community folder myself.

40 minutes ago, SierraDelta said:

Sounds like a visit to the official FBW Discord might be needed ...

Right, but they want my phone number over there and I don't like sharing it for various reasons... which is why I am asking here. Hopefully one of the devs may visit this topic. My MAIN question at this moment is: how can I delete the FBW - SimBrief connection?

Maybe someone who does have an working account in Discord could ask this for me? TIA! 😉

EDIT
Changed the topic title to prevent obvious replies. 😉

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by tup61

32 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

This is why I don't use the FBW installer and I just download the latest version from their website, unzip it, and copy it to the Community folder myself.

Too late for that now: I think that even when I do that I will end up with my old settings AND the SimBrief account.

EDIT
Gave it a try nonetheless: deleted every trace of FBW (also in the registry) again, put the manually downloaded FWB in the Community folder: still my old settings and SimBrief account are there... Crazy...

Edited January 9, 20224 yr by tup61

if you are using Steam,I think you will need to delete the FBW folder in %AppData%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\ . If not mistaken, all the configs are there.

 

10 hours ago, omarsmak30 said:

if you are using Steam,I think you will need to delete the FBW folder in %AppData%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\ . If not mistaken, all the configs are there.

 

Thanks, but I did that. I completely removed the airplane, it's entirely gone, I even deleted the undocumented FBW folders from within the MSFS folder and all registry entries... and STILL all my data is somehow being saved and used the next time I install the FBW A32NX. It seems impossible to get rid of it. Where the heck is that information stored! Seems that FBW is digging deep into the system somehow...?

3 hours ago, tup61 said:

Seems that FBW is digging deep into the system somehow...?

I am not sure. Your best bet would be their Discord as others mentioned or here: https://github.com/flybywiresim/a32nx/discussions

42 minutes ago, omarsmak30 said:

I am not sure. Your best bet would be their Discord as others mentioned or here: https://github.com/flybywiresim/a32nx/discussions

Thanks for the Github link! I will give it a try there!

Wow. I've got an reply on Github! Unfortunately it's not an answer: apparently FBW has no clue where the settings are saved...!!! It's MSFS that saves those settings: FBW doesn't have control over that 'thanks' to the SDK. Odd...! But okay, well, so now I have to dig into the MSFS files to see where the FBW settings are stored...

Maybe someone here knows more about this already? Is there a specific folder in which MSFS saves settings for specific airplanes?

I believe the info is stored in the 'cloud' servers, similar to the controller profiles.

John

I believe johnh1984 is correct.  I formatted my computer and then installed FS2020 in December and do not recall having to re-enter my simbrief ID into the pad.  I think it was already populated.  So the guess is that it is attached to the cloud server and maybe your xbox profile or something.  I tried to do some searching of the profile but could not find it.