September 21, 2025Sep 21 I tried all possible configurations when installing first MSFS 2020 and then FS 2024. With FS 2024 I had to learn "it's way" but nowadays I can easily move the "Packages" to wherever I want in 5 min, including the moving of the Community.., Official.. and Streamed Content folders. Since I now have a full nvme2 disk dedicated to MSFS **only**, I decided to try moving the install there through the application management options in Xbox, and found that it performed with some stutters here & there... Hmmm, I reverted to the default install folders under my system C : folder and then created again the F:\MSFS on the new FS2024-dedicated nvme2 disk. After editing UserCfg.opt and in the very last entry change it to : InstalledPackagesPath "F:\MSFS" I then manually MOVED all of the "C:\Users\<my win11 user>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages" subfolders directly into "F:\MSFS", leaving the CACHE and all other stuff in the original C : install This way I not only solve problems when trying to install addons with longish names, or copying their folders into the "Community" or "Community2024" folders under "F:\MSFS" but leaving the "ROLLINGCACHE.CCC" file in a different disk appears to also have some positive impact in terms of performance. After doing this I always test FS 2024 in the very same scenario and the micro stutters I get when everything is in the same disk are gone. So, my honest recommendation is that when installing FS 2024, and if you have more than one physical disk... 1) Install the game through Xbox to the default location, under C : 2) Create, say, a "<drive letter>\MSFS" under "<drive letter>" where the leter is whatever descriptor your separate disk has ( "F" in my case ) 3) Make a backup and then edit "C:\Users\<your win user>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\UserCfg.opt" and in the last line (as of this version of FS 2024 SU 4) change the "InstalledPackagesPath" to the path for the new "MSFS" folder, in my case it looks like InstalledPackagesPath "F:\MSFS", and then move the contents of the original "Packages" folder into that folder. In my case the contents of "F:\MSFS" will be: F:\MSFS\Community, F:\MSFS\Community2024, F:\MSFS\Official2020, F:\MSFS\Official2024 and F:\MSFS\StreamedPackages That's all, and after various experience, in my case it surely makes the sim run smoother, and makes updates through "Xbox Insider Hub" flawless. Edited September 21, 2025Sep 21 by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 21, 2025Sep 21 Or, alternatively and with more flexibility, use the very nice freeware MSFS Addons Linker, and install your add-ons anywhere you choose, organized the way you want. The linker only places a tiny virtual folder reference into your packages folder pointing to the actual location of the physical folder, and only when you have that scenery selected as active. I have my rather large scenery collections for FS20/24 organized (on separate dedicated SSDs) by region, country, and in the case of the US by state as well. Before a flight, I go in and activate only the sceneries I'm intending to use on that flight by ticking the checkbox, and then go fly. The sim does not have to index all 500+ sceneries when starting that way, reducing load time considerably. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
September 22, 2025Sep 22 You should install to a RAID array!! It's time! Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
September 22, 2025Sep 22 after many years with apps and games that take up a lot of space, I’ve always installed apps to a separate drive. and like Bob said, addon linker makes it trivial to move things around even further. XToolbox and XOrganizer are similar for XP (tho they’re payware (and worth it!)). 🤙
September 22, 2025Sep 22 I like to keep as much as possible of the sim on my largest and fastest NVME, which is my C drive. My nerd-brain likes those 7000 MB/s sequential reads and 952148 IOPS random reads. 🤓 We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
September 23, 2025Sep 23 Anyone remember SmartDrv? Being able to load those old dos games to run completely in RAM was amazing. Russell Gough SE London
September 23, 2025Sep 23 Author 13 hours ago, Mace said: You should install to a RAID array!! It's time! 🤣 Those crash a lot more .... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 23, 2025Sep 23 ANOTHER VOTE for AddOn Linker Jose- simply superb! C Best- Carl Avari-Cooper
September 23, 2025Sep 23 Author 1 hour ago, cavaricooper said: ANOTHER VOTE for AddOn Linker Jose- simply superb! C Have to check it again but I have so few addons, no sceneries only a couple helis, gliders and 5 airliners that I believe it's really not necessary in my case. Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
September 23, 2025Sep 23 10 hours ago, jcomm said: 🤣 Those crash a lot more .... Yeah - you’d have to go RAID 10 to have any extra speed AND redundancy.
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