March 11, 20242 yr I am on steam edition. I am planning to add some liveries to my planes, but I don't seem to find the packages folder in the folder. how the Microsoft Flight Simulator folder look like on mine: Screenshot-2024-03-11-162526 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB (ibb.co)
March 11, 20242 yr Where is the "Community" Folder MSFS2020 : The Spirit of Flight Simulation (justflight.com)
March 11, 20242 yr Thankfully with Steam you get to specify where your MSFS install goes so it doesn't get buried by the default location that the MS Store uses. i7-13700KF, 32gb DDR4 3200, RTX 4080, Win 11, MSFS 2024
March 11, 20242 yr 38 minutes ago, Dave_YVR said: Thankfully with Steam you get to specify where your MSFS install goes so it doesn't get buried by the default location that the MS Store uses. Thankfully with the Microsoft Store, you also get to specify where your MSFS install goes so it doesn't get buried by the default location that the MS Store uses.
March 11, 20242 yr 25 minutes ago, Reader said: Thankfully with the Microsoft Store, you also get to specify where your MSFS install goes so it doesn't get buried by the default location that the MS Store uses. To be fair, not originally 😄 ... but yes, now that MS have changed the installation routine for MS Store users, it's exactly on a par with Steam in this regard now. Edited March 11, 20242 yr by JYW Bill 😎FS2024 • Currently in 'GA mode' : A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • Black Square C208, Bonanzas, Barons, TBM850, Dukes • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW Legacy, C24R Sierra & C414 • Echo Falco F8L • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • Got Friends A32 Vixxen • FSReborn Sirius TL3000, Sting S4 and Piper M500 • Flyboy Rans S6S • Skyward DA50RG • SWS Zenith CH701, RV-8, RV-10, RV-14, PC12 • Milviz C310R • Air Foil Labs Bristell B23 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000NPPL licence holder in the UK
March 11, 20242 yr 43 minutes ago, JYW said: To be fair, not originally To be fair, I bought and installed MSFS on the day it was released and installed its content into G:\Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is where the Community folder, which is what the OP is looking for, has also been since then. It has never been mandatory to use the "default location that the MS Store uses" for the Official and Community folders. Edited March 11, 20242 yr by Reader
March 11, 20242 yr It takes all of 5 minutes to move community and official out of the default location, using cut and paste. Because the files do not physically move on the drive, they are just given a new logical address. Microsoft recommends not leaving them at the default location if you plan to ever join a beta. You do not need to have a "Packages" folder to hold the community and official folders. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
March 11, 20242 yr 4 hours ago, Reader said: To be fair, I bought and installed MSFS on the day it was released and installed its content into G:\Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is where the Community folder, which is what the OP is looking for, has also been since then. It has never been mandatory to use the "default location that the MS Store uses" for the Official and Community folders. Yes, I'm aware of that. My first installation was custom located too. My point was that MS recently (last year) changed the installation routine so that doing the above was easier and so that the EXE file is no longer encrypted. Bill 😎FS2024 • Currently in 'GA mode' : A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • Black Square C208, Bonanzas, Barons, TBM850, Dukes • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW Legacy, C24R Sierra & C414 • Echo Falco F8L • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • Got Friends A32 Vixxen • FSReborn Sirius TL3000, Sting S4 and Piper M500 • Flyboy Rans S6S • Skyward DA50RG • SWS Zenith CH701, RV-8, RV-10, RV-14, PC12 • Milviz C310R • Air Foil Labs Bristell B23 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000NPPL licence holder in the UK
March 12, 20242 yr 8 hours ago, JYW said: My point was that MS recently (last year) changed the installation routine so that doing the above was easier and so that the EXE file is no longer encrypted. Indeed, though I doubt that will help the OP to find the packages folder, or prevent those who do not understand that they can choose, to do so. The point, well made, that the default installation is "buried" is entirely valid, in both the case of the Steam and MSStore default locations. Edited March 12, 20242 yr by Reader
March 12, 20242 yr edit Edited March 12, 20242 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 12, 20242 yr 22 hours ago, will0009961 said: I am on steam edition. I am planning to add some liveries to my planes, but I don't seem to find the packages folder in the folder. how the Microsoft Flight Simulator folder look like on mine: Screenshot-2024-03-11-162526 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB (ibb.co) this should help you to find it I7-8700k,Corsair h1101 cooler ,Asus Strix Gaming Intel Z370 S11 motherboard, Corsair 32gb ramDD4,, gtx 1080ti Card, RM850 power supply Peter kelberg
March 12, 20242 yr 6 minutes ago, pete_auau said: i gather the op is looking for the community folder As they state that they are "planning to add some liveries to my planes", this is a fairly safe assumption. Their own screenshot shows that they are looking in the wrong place and the first reply links to the right place to look.
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