I am gonna setting up my new rig next week (if I find time and get in the mood), however, I am not sure if I should install MS2020 and MS2024. So far I haven't flown a single flight with the new sim and still fly FS20. But since I want to save some space on my SSD I am wondering if I should just skip it.

Another question: How to organize the drives? I have one 2TB SSD and one 1 TB SSD.

Should I seperate the partion for MSFS and Windows? Some people say windows belongs to it's own SSD and software to another, what do you think about it? Would you use the 1TB for MSFS or rather the 2 TB? I am also doing video editing, so will need some storage for that too.

Using 2020 or 2024 depends on what you fly and how you use it really. I have both, but at the moment I only use 2020 because I fly the 777 95% of the time. I fire 2024 up occasionally just to keep it updated, and to get used to the menu and controls system. Visually 2024 is a bit better when there aren't streaming problems, but there are issues with it that for 'ME' make it unplayable at the moment. 

I have Windows on a 1TB M.2, MSFS 2020 on a seperate 2TB M.2, and 2024 on another 1TB M.2, and another 4 SSD's with various other programs on, I like to keep things separated.

Edited February 9, 20251 yr by andym001

Only you can decide which sim you like to fly, but I went through the same transition last year.  So, if you are keeping your previous system around, as I did, you can always find 2020 content by starting it up..

I also have a 1 TB and a 2 TB drive.  Since I already owned FS2020, I reinstalled it on the new PC.  Sim installed on the 1 TB C drive (default), but content on the 2 TB D drive.  I did not install the World Updates etc, just the bare sim.  Sim content does not take up that much space on a 2 TB drive.  Then I installed FS2024, same thing, sim on the C drive, content on the D drive.  Took up even less space.

Now I can fly either sim, whenever I want... and guess what, I never fly 2020 any more.  However, having it around allows me to go back and look and compare if needed.

Sometime, later this year, I will likely uninstall 2020 and reclaim the space, but for now, 2020 takes up 245 GB, and 2024 takes up 30 GB.

2 minutes ago, andym001 said:

Using 2020 or 2024 depends on what you fly and how you use it really. I have both, but at the moment I only use 2020 because I fly the 777 95% of the time. I fire 2024 up occasionally just to keep it updated, and to get used to the menu and controls system. Visually 2024 is a bit better when there aren't streaming problems, but there are issues with it that for 'ME' that make it unplayable at the moment.

Best advice I've read in months.

I recommend to put msfs 2020 on the 2TB drive and 2024 on the 1TB drive. Use msfs 2020 for airliners and 2024 for VFR "low & slow" simming. Evaluate in a few months, but keep both and enjoy both sims.

if you like to fly high and fast - then yes

if you like to fly low and slow - then no

4 Years ago YES, today NO.  Not sure why folks can't make up their minds (must be a BOT thing).  Now if you ask me what beer to drink then and now it will be the same answer - New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) Imperial IPA.

dd

Edited February 9, 20251 yr by Sky_Pilot071

If you enjoy flying and to have a stable simulator, no doubt you should go ahead and re-install FS2020

24 minutes ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

4 Years ago YES, today NO.  Not sure why folks can't make up their minds (must be a BOT thing).  Now if you ask me what beer to drink then and now it will be the same answer - New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) Imperial IPA.

dd

What do you mean? Everything on one drive?

1 hour ago, Bert Pieke said:

Sometime, later this year, I will likely uninstall 2020 and reclaim the space, but for now, 2020 takes up 245 GB, and 2024 takes up 30 GB.

I hadn't thought about that. Technically, everything would fit on 1 TB. 2020+2025 = around 300 GB and I have sound 150-200 GB Addons = 450-600GB, so I would still have plenty of space. I hope FS24 will get fixed by end of the year, I could drop fs20 and would have again planty of space.

1 hour ago, Mike S KPDX said:

if you like to fly high and fast - then yes

if you like to fly low and slow - then no

This generalization needs to stop because it is alot of hooey based on ego.

dd

No issues with having both. My airliners are still on 2020 as they sort-of-but-not-really work with the latest 2024 beta. That being said, there are several posts on which planes/mods/sceneries work with 2024. You'd be surprised as to how many work.

2024 performance and visuals are improved along with flight physics for a great deal of planes. Some are twitchy. worse etc...need an update.