March 17, 20233 yr I have recently installed MSFS for the first time, and as there's a Simupdate 12 coming on March 21, I know that MS recommend to "empty" the community folder before updating. But is it enough to rename the folder to ie "old" community" and then MS will create a new community folder, or do I have to move all files in it to another place on my SSD? Sorry if it'sbeen anwered before, but since it's the first time I have to deal with a Simupdate, I want to make sure I don't mess it up. I would prefer NOT to update since MSFS runs perfecty right now, but I know that's not possible unfortunately. Jorn Lundtoft I don't always stop and look at airplanes.........Oh wait, Yes I do. Intel I7-13700F, 32GB Fury DDR5 - 6000, Kingston 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, Asus Geforce RTX 4070 TI 12GB, Kingston 2TB M2 NVMe SSD, Corsair 750W PCU, Windows 11
March 17, 20233 yr Just rename it. Afterwards, delete the newly created Community folder, and put your renamed folder back as Community. Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
March 17, 20233 yr I was under the impression this whole process was not even needed anymore? 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
March 17, 20233 yr 7 minutes ago, micstatic said: I was under the impression this whole process was not even needed anymore? It's never been needed just advised as it helps troubleshooting on the Devs side of things, so they can immediately rule out 3rd party mod issues interfering in the update process. Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
March 17, 20233 yr Author Thanks for the help, better be safe than sorry 🙂 Jorn Lundtoft I don't always stop and look at airplanes.........Oh wait, Yes I do. Intel I7-13700F, 32GB Fury DDR5 - 6000, Kingston 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, Asus Geforce RTX 4070 TI 12GB, Kingston 2TB M2 NVMe SSD, Corsair 750W PCU, Windows 11
March 17, 20233 yr 26 minutes ago, jlund said: ... better be safe than sorry 🙂 Definitely! 👍 Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
March 17, 20233 yr I have never renamed, moved, or emptied community folder, and never had an issue with an update.
March 17, 20233 yr 12 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: I have never renamed, moved, or emptied community folder, and never had an issue with an update. +1
March 17, 20233 yr I usually rename my community folder before an update, but have on occasions forgotten will no ill effect. I also delete my rolling cache if I have been using one though neither are strictly necessary. Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia RTX5080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2024 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor)
March 17, 20233 yr It takes 10 seconds to rename a folder and create another one for goodness sake, why woulkd you not do it? I always err on the side of caution. HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
March 17, 20233 yr 13 minutes ago, Rockliffe said: It takes 10 seconds to rename a folder and create another one for goodness sake, why woulkd you not do it? I always err on the side of caution. Because it is a total waste of time. If you rename the folder, do the update, put everything back in the folder and find out you have a deflective add on, you are back where you started anyway,
March 17, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: I have never renamed, moved, or emptied community folder, and never had an issue with an update. +2 Ciao Michael AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d, Palit RTX 4080 GameRock OC, 64GB G.Skill DDR5 6000, MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi, LG C3 OLED 42" 4K TV, BenQ 24" Monitor. Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog + Pendular Rudder, Stream Deck XL, Tobii Eyetracker, TrackIR 5. Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Insider Build
March 17, 20233 yr 5 hours ago, jlund said: I know that MS recommend to "empty" the community folder before updating. Actually, no. This is a troubleshooting step, only in case you experience problems after the update. As stated above, this is unnecessary and you avoid screwing something up if you skip it. 🙂 Edited March 17, 20233 yr by Bert Pieke Bert
March 17, 20233 yr 23 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said: NO-NO.. please do not do that.. 😟 That deletes the entire sim.. Follow some of the advice on this forum, and you invite disaster.. 🤪
March 17, 20233 yr Hi Bert: Only files insise this folder, not the all path,... you are right, but i only delete files inside LocalCache files. Sorry by my extended and not clearly explanation. LocalCache files works as a cache that all of us know. If you change files in community folder LocalCache replace new files for this start-up MSFS, Thanks for share your experiences. Cheers my friend
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