September 6, 20232 yr I just moved my MSFS from a 500GB SSD to a 2TB M2 SSD. After formatting the new F drive. I simply moved the main MSFS folders in the Steam Apps directory over to the new M2 drive and ran the MSFS installer via steam pointed at my new F: directory. *IN MY CASE* The Steam/MSFS installer automatically detected my official folders in the new drive so I just had to install all of the Official WU DLCs I could never fit on the old full 500GB drive. Waa laa....MSFS started normally on the bigger 2TB drive and I can now install huge 10GB addon sceneries and every massive Official WU DLC without a space consumption care in the world! Of course you also need to direct all your flight sim vendor apps (Contrail,ORBX,Simmarket) and anything else that's installed to C:(some external apps/tools) to installation paths to the new drive/MSFS executable as well. Edited September 6, 20232 yr by blueshark747 Asus Maximus X Hero Z370/ Windows 10 MSI Gaming X 1080Ti (2100 mhz OC Watercooled) 8700k (4.7ghz OC Watercooled) 32GB DDR4 3000 Ram 500GB SAMSUNG 860 EVO SERIES SSD M.2
September 6, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, BadKarmaPT said: I'm starting to think it's better to install the whole word not allowed thing again... How many times do we have to repeat this? Use the "Move" function in Windows.
September 7, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, blueshark747 said: I just moved my MSFS from a 500GB SSD to a 2TB M2 SSD. After formatting the new F drive. I simply moved the main MSFS folders in the Steam Apps directory over to the new M2 drive and ran the MSFS installer via steam pointed at my new F: directory. *IN MY CASE* The Steam/MSFS installer automatically detected my official folders in the new drive so I just had to install all of the Official WU DLCs I could never fit on the old full 500GB drive. Waa laa....MSFS started normally on the bigger 2TB drive and I can now install huge 10GB addon sceneries and every massive Official WU DLC without a space consumption care in the world! Of course you also need to direct all your flight sim vendor apps (Contrail,ORBX,Simmarket) and anything else that's installed to C:(some external apps/tools) to installation paths to the new drive/MSFS executable as well. Also, Steam can move the files for you if you want via the Steam app CPU: Core i5-6600K 4 core (3.5GHz) - overclock to 4.3 | RAM: (1066 MHz) 16GB MOBO: ASUS Z170 Pro | GeForce GTX 1070 8GB | MONITOR: 2560 X 1440 2K
September 7, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Farlis said: How many times do we have to repeat this? Use the "Move" function in Windows. If you are talking about using the Settings-Apps-select App-MOVE button, not all apps have this feature. In my WIn10 install, this does not work for MSFS (I can see modify but greyed out, or, uninstall) - there is no move. This is why you may find yourself repeating this instruction. CPU: Core i5-6600K 4 core (3.5GHz) - overclock to 4.3 | RAM: (1066 MHz) 16GB MOBO: ASUS Z170 Pro | GeForce GTX 1070 8GB | MONITOR: 2560 X 1440 2K
September 7, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, Mike S KPDX said: If you are talking about using the Settings-Apps-select App-MOVE button, not all apps have this feature. In my WIn10 install, this does not work for MSFS (I can see modify but greyed out, or, uninstall) - there is no move. This is why you may find yourself repeating this instruction. I'm aware that not all apps have that feature. But MSFS has. I'm at a loss why on your system it is greyed out. I moved my installation to a dedicated drive just for MSFS with exactly this feature. That's why I keep repeating that no one needs to jump through any insane hoops ore redownload the whole thing.
September 7, 20232 yr Author 6 hours ago, Farlis said: I'm aware that not all apps have that feature. But MSFS has. I'm at a loss why on your system it is greyed out. I moved my installation to a dedicated drive just for MSFS with exactly this feature. That's why I keep repeating that no one needs to jump through any insane hoops ore redownload the whole thing. This does not work for me... When I click "move" I get an error message saying the move couldn't be done with error Code: 0x80073d0b. Regards, Hugo Bravo LPPT
September 7, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, BadKarmaPT said: This does not work for me... When I click "move" I get an error message saying the move couldn't be done with error Code: 0x80073d0b. https://www.minitool.com/news/error-code-0x80073d0b.html
September 7, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, BadKarmaPT said: This does not work for me... When I click "move" I get an error message saying the move couldn't be done with error Code: 0x80073d0b. Did you try converting your sim installation to modern instead of legacy before trying to move? https://parallel42.com/blogs/wiki/converting-my-sim-install-from-legacy-to-modern Alvega CPU: AMD 7800X3D | COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB | GPU: RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB OC | Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI |RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz PC5-48000 2x16GB CL36 | SSDs: WD Black SN770 2TB NVMe SSD (WIN11), WD Black SN850X SSD 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (MSFS), Crucial MX500 2TB (Other stuff) | CASE: Forgeon Arcanite ARGB Mesh Tower ATX White | Power Supply: Forgeon Bolt PSU 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular White
September 7, 20232 yr You can also move MSFS with the Xbox app. (Store version only I think) Edited September 7, 20232 yr by Gerwil
September 7, 20232 yr Author 19 minutes ago, Alvega said: Did you try converting your sim installation to modern instead of legacy before trying to move? https://parallel42.com/blogs/wiki/converting-my-sim-install-from-legacy-to-modern I tried what you suggested and while I am able to choose the new drive under "Game Install Options" when I choose "Enable" under "Advanced Management Features" the only drive that shows is the one where MSFS2020 is currently installed... Regards, Hugo Bravo LPPT
September 7, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, BadKarmaPT said: I tried what you suggested and while I am able to choose the new drive under "Game Install Options" when I choose "Enable" under "Advanced Management Features" the only drive that shows is the one where MSFS2020 is currently installed... That makes sense... this is separate from the Move. You need to do the two in sequence. 1. Convert 2. Move Bert
September 7, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, BadKarmaPT said: I tried what you suggested and while I am able to choose the new drive under "Game Install Options" when I choose "Enable" under "Advanced Management Features" the only drive that shows is the one where MSFS2020 is currently installed... As Bert said. Alvega CPU: AMD 7800X3D | COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB | GPU: RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB OC | Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI |RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz PC5-48000 2x16GB CL36 | SSDs: WD Black SN770 2TB NVMe SSD (WIN11), WD Black SN850X SSD 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (MSFS), Crucial MX500 2TB (Other stuff) | CASE: Forgeon Arcanite ARGB Mesh Tower ATX White | Power Supply: Forgeon Bolt PSU 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular White
September 7, 20232 yr Author 31 minutes ago, Bert Pieke said: That makes sense... this is separate from the Move. You need to do the two in sequence. 1. Convert 2. Move Yes, it makes sense. But now I have another issue... I don't have enough space to do the conversion. It needs 157 GB free and I only have 37. Meanwhile some folders were installed in my new drive (Program Files / WindowApps / Xbox Games) and I am unable to delete these folders. I tried formatting the drive but those folders remain. Regards, Hugo Bravo LPPT
September 7, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, Mike S KPDX said: If you are talking about using the Settings-Apps-select App-MOVE button, not all apps have this feature. In my WIn10 install, this does not work for MSFS (I can see modify but greyed out, or, uninstall) - there is no move. This is why you may find yourself repeating this instruction. The move function was located in the add/remove programs so you would have the option to uninstall or modfy/move the installation (MS store) I had done this to move my installation from C to D. I do not know if the move option is available for steam users. However .. My old installation was a day one MS Store installation. So if you are using the new xbox app installation i do not know if the move option is still available. I will check when i get home since i did a complete reinstall using the new style install option. ( Got tired of the encrypted file foolishness of the old installation) Oh i see @Bert Pieke pretty showed the way and youre out of space. Seems like a wipe and reinstall is the next "safe option" Edited September 7, 20232 yr by Maxis AMD Ryzen 9800X3D/ Asus ROG Strix B650E F Gaming WiFi / Asrock Taichi 9070XT / 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 6000 / 2x ADATA XPG 8200 Pro NVME / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Seasonic Vertex 1000w PSU / Lian Li LanCool II Mesh Performance / Asus VG34VQL3A / Topping E70 Velvet DAC & L70 Amp /Sennheiser HD660s2 Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke + TCA Sidestick + TFRP Rudders
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