Moving Microsoft Flight Simulator to another folder

[jigab]

Hello,

I downloaded the game today on PC from XBOX app and chose the location install to be under F:\Games\Microsoft Games. Inside that folder, only 2 GB were downloaded, and the rest 100+ GB is under F:\Program Files, F:\WindowsApps, F:\WpSystem.

Why is it like that? Can I move the Program Files, WindowsApps and WpSystem folders to were I wanted the game to be installed? It's really bothering me.

https://imgur.com/a/FQDCSAc

Thanks!

[turbomax]

this is why Microsoft invented Zendesk:

 

[RaptyrOne]

Thanks for the links @turbomax as I am also thinking of doing this. Not wanting to hijack this thread from the OP but also not wanting to start a new thread…

My sim (Steam) and Community Folder are in a custom location on E:\ Moting else on this drive, it is dedicated to the sim. I am running low on space on this 500GB SSD drive, so looking to install a new 1TB NVMe.

I know one option is to simply move the Community to the new drive as it is around 200GB and create a symlink by running a mklink cmd (or Add On Linker) but I would not mind moving the entire contents on E:\ to the new F:\
 

Is it really as simple as copy/paste the entire drive across to the new one and just changing the one line in the UserCfg.opt File?

[turbomax]

1 hour ago, RaptyrOne said:

Is it really as simple as copy/paste the entire drive across to the new one and just changing the one line in the UserCfg.opt File?

[RaptyrOne]

Seems too easy!😁

[turbomax]

39 minutes ago, RaptyrOne said:

Seems too easy!

ok, in that case here you go:😀

 

 

[Bert Pieke]

10 hours ago, jigab said:

Why is it like that? Can I move the Program Files, WindowsApps and WpSystem folders to were I wanted the game to be installed?

Wpsystem is the main container, generated by MS at install.  You appear to have all the files on the drive that you selected, so mission accomplished!  I would leave this alone, since moving folders by hand is likely to lead to trouble down the road.

Having said that, the Packages folder, containing the Community and Official folders, is movable as explained above. Just update the UserCfg.opt file after the move.

Lastly, invest the time in installing and using the freeware Addon Linker.  It is essential! 🙂

[Bert Pieke]

7 hours ago, RaptyrOne said:

Is it really as simple as copy/paste the entire drive across to the new one and just changing the one line in the UserCfg.opt File?

That line refers to the "Packages" folder that contains the Community and Official folders.  So yes, you can move that folder and all its contents... not the entire drive. 😉

Be aware that there is another Packages folder higher up the tree... just to confuse us all!

[RaptyrOne]

2 hours ago, Bert Pieke said:

That line refers to the "Packages" folder that contains the Community and Official folders.  So yes, you can move that folder and all its contents... not the entire drive

Thanks Bert. That clears it up for me. That’s exactly what I’ll do then, move the Packages Folder with the Community and Official folders to the new 1TB Nvme drive. I hope it does not affect performance as it means the sim Is then spread across three drives with some files on C:\ where Windows is installed (Nvme), the original E:\ dedicated to the sim (SSD) and now the new F:\  (Nvme).

Then I will hope that come the next Sim update, I do not end up having to re-download the entire thing…😁

[turbomax]

15 minutes ago, RaptyrOne said:

I hope it does not affect performance as it means the sim Is then spread across three drives

makes no difference, as long as they are not old slowly rotating windmill-like hard drives.😀

[Mike S KPDX]

9 hours ago, turbomax said:

Curious about what you show here.  Is this a Win 11 thing? because I dont see this type of dialog for any installed app using this process.  I only get a few options (open, pinning, uninstall)

[turbomax]

1 hour ago, Mike S KPDX said:

Curious about what you show here.  Is this a Win 11 thing?

What I am showing here is a plain vanilla Windows 10 thing. I haven't upgraded to the Win 11 thing because of some known performance bugs specifically related to gaming.

[Reader]

In the Win 11 thing, it's just the same, however, it does not move the content, in either the Win 10 thing or 11 thing, it just moves the game, 1.9 GB.

The content is moved in the way that has already been described.