MSFS 2024 Mandatory 8.7 GB Update, MSFS 2024 won't even startup.

[btacon]

Anyone else?

-B

Edited March 21 by btacon

[Dankovic]

Yup, auto updated ad deleted all my settings and community folder. Crazy!!

[vonduck]

Yep me too! Was getting excited thinking it was SU2 beta update - but no cigar

Lost all my settings and have version 1.3.23.0

Sigh

[atco]

6 minutes ago, btacon said:

Anyone else?

-B

Beware this "update"

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/urgent-issue-msfs-2024-phantom-update-resets-everything-3-21-2025-23-30-utc/712300


"

Hi folks,

We have escalated this internally. Our production team has advised me that they were doing some backend work in preparation for the start of the SU2 beta. If you were previously enrolled in the beta test group, you may receive this download, but it is not the SU2 beta nor is it an update to the sim; you will remain on the same version (SU1 release, 1.3.23.0). We are currently investigating why this might have resulted in some of your settings or Community folder being reset.

Thanks,
MSFS Team"

[vonduck]

1 minute ago, Dankovic said:

and community folder

Yikes! You made me chack mine! Fortunately still there! Phew........🤐

[jcomm]

Yep. got it too, messed around with most of my settings and Community folder 😕

Trying to fix it now ...

Bummer !

[turbomax]

after watching various problem reports, I paused the download and deactivated "launch game when ready". I wonder if they'll fix this latest update mess still over the weekend. again, this is NOT SU2 beta.

people with empty COMMUNITY folder after this update: there is a free tool on flightsim.to called "MSFS AddonLinker" to avoid such problems. when will they ever learn.

Edited March 22 by turbomax

[jcomm]

23 minutes ago, turbomax said:

after watching various problem reports, I paused the download and deactivated "launch game when ready". I wonder if they'll fix this latest update mess still over the weekend. again, this is NOT SU2 beta.

people with empty COMMUNITY folder after this update: there is a free tool called "MSFS AddonLinker" to avoid such problems on flightsim.to. when will they ever learn.

 

Thankfully since I had moved my Community as well as the FS2020 and FS2024 and also StreamedPackages and the ROLLINGCACHE.CCC to F:\MSFS, I didn't lose anything ...

But this coincided with the INIBUILDS A350 update and it messed my A350 install.

Already fixed.

This is why I also way prefer my dear X-Plane 12 install simplicity and efficiency... never cleaning or messing around with whatever I have installed, less any incompatibility issues introduced by newer versions when the addons need update. Kudos to Austin and LR for their clean and clever work !!!

Edited March 22 by jcomm

[pete_auau]

strange i had started 2024 about a minute ago this morning with out seeing this,   didn't get  the update so maybe  they stopped it from going out

Edited March 22 by pete_auau

[Jeff Nielsen]

Yeah, this sucks, the entire sim and comm folder are gone....WOW.

[atco]

7 minutes ago, pete_auau said:

strange i had started 2024 about a minute ago this morning with out seeing this,   didn't get  the update so maybe  they stopped it from going out

It appears this is only impacting people enrolled in the beta program.
I wasn't enrolled and had no issues either. In talking with other folks it does seem to be limited to anyone in the beta program still.
I would strongly urge anyone still enrolled not to start MSFS2024 until MS confirms this problem has been resolved.

the update is wiping all the MSFS24 AppData folders, so your LocalCache, WASM, Airplanes, content.xml, exe.xml etc etc
Also multiple reports of people losing their entire physical Community folder contents

Edited March 22 by atco

[pete_auau]

Just now, atco said:

It appears this is only impacting people enrolled in the beta program.
I wasn't enrolled and had no issues either. In talking with other folks it does seem to be limited to anyone in the beta program still.
I would strongly urge anyone still enrolled to leave before opening MSFS2024 until MS confirms this problem has been resolved.

the update is wiping all the MSFS24 AppData folders, so your LocalCache, WASM, Airplanes, content.xml, exe.xml etc etc
Also multiple reports of people losing their entire physical Community folder contents

ok i was  about 3  weeks ago than i opted out, guess i wont be going into any other  beta  versions  🙂

[0stones0]

Disconnected from the net, turned off beta participation in steam, connected back to net and no update. Glad I saw this thread.

[Bigmack]

1 hour ago, Dankovic said:

Yup, auto updated ad deleted all my settings and community folder. Crazy!!

I can't understand why they release updates that erase your settings. I appreciate that they are fixing things but why do updates have to erase your settings.

[Adamski_NZ]

31 minutes ago, atco said:

It appears this is only impacting people enrolled in the beta program.

Jeeez ... I just so wish people would put the word BETA in topic titles when this sort of thing happens. It would save so many NON-BETA users minor heart attacks.