March 18, 20233 yr This is a rather stupid question, where I am actually pretty sure to know the answer. However, since I downloaded a bunch of freeware stuff, I am wondering if I should keep the zip files or if it's enough to just extract them into the community folder and delete the zip. The only reason why there are zipped are to make them downloadable, as far as I know. Can I just delete the zip's without risking anything for the future, kind of as a backup?
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March 18, 20233 yr Keep payware zip’s as backups. Delete the rest. Many are updated so frequently anyway. GregH Intel Core i7 14700K / Palit RTX4070Ti Super OC / Corsair 32GB DDR5 6000 MHz / MSI Z790 M/board / Corsair NVMe 9500 read, 8500 write / Corsair PSU1200W / CH Products Yoke, Pedals & Quad; Airbus Side Stick, Airbus Quadrant / TrackIR, 32” 4K 144hz 1ms Monitor
March 18, 20233 yr 26 minutes ago, RaptyrOne said: Keep payware zip’s as backups. Delete the rest. Many are updated so frequently anyway. why keep a outdated zip file be just as easy to go to your account and download the latest version I7-8700k,Corsair h1101 cooler ,Asus Strix Gaming Intel Z370 S11 motherboard, Corsair 32gb ramDD4,, gtx 1080ti Card, RM850 power supply Peter kelberg
March 18, 20233 yr Just now, pete_auau said: why keep a outdated zip file be just as easy to go to your account and download the latest version That only works if the original file is still there where it was when you downloaded it. Many files on flightsim.to are simply gone.
March 18, 20233 yr 38 minutes ago, Ricardo41 said: That only works if the original file is still there where it was when you downloaded it. Many files on flightsim.to are simply gone. the reply that i made was to a payware addon not a free ware addon from flightsim Edited March 18, 20233 yr by pete_auau I7-8700k,Corsair h1101 cooler ,Asus Strix Gaming Intel Z370 S11 motherboard, Corsair 32gb ramDD4,, gtx 1080ti Card, RM850 power supply Peter kelberg
March 18, 20233 yr 55 minutes ago, pete_auau said: the reply that i made was to a payware addon not a free ware addon from flightsim Careful with payware also... some do not allow downloads beyond a certain date... as I found out the hard way.. Bert
March 18, 20233 yr I keep everything. Got a cheap SATA 4TB drive just for that. Access to everything at any time. CASE: Fractal Terra Silver CPU: AMD R5 7800X3D 5.0Ghz RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 GPU: nVidia RTX 4070 Ti SUPER · SSDs: Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe · PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB M.2 PCIe · VIDEO: LG-32GK650F QHD 32" 144Hz FREE/G-SYNC · MISC: Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Joystick + Throttle Quadrant · MSFS2024 · Windows 11
March 18, 20233 yr It is always a good idea to keep backups if you can. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
March 18, 20233 yr I can understand keeping the payware zip files (I hear theres STILL companies that have download limits, unbelievable) but the freeware stuff I unzip into Community and immediately delete the zip. The Community folder is already in essence a backup so what I do is use Macrium Reflect to image the folder and then every week just update the image which just takes minutes. Now of course this comes down to individual preference. If you have the HD space you can set aside a drive for the zips - if you are mod crazy they gather up quickly and begin chewing up space!
March 18, 20233 yr All my addons are stored in a backup folder on my 4TB remote drive with an antieviction code folder. Raymond Fry.
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March 18, 20233 yr I keep everything, well, latest couple of versions anyway. Periodic purges to clean up. As much habit as anything. Been doing it with downloads forever. I've probably got files as old as some of the younger folk on here. And I've got a pile of installation floppies older than Facebook (almost older than Zuckerburg) Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
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