Hi

I'm sure I've done this in the past but - even after 3 complete uninstall and reinstalls of MSFS2024 (oh joy) - I CANNOT get MSFS2024 to change the location of the Community Folder.

Steps taken:

I reinstalled MSFS2024 onto an M2 drive (G:)

This worked fine

I then went into 'My Library' and clicked the gear wheel.

I clicked modify for the Community Folder and chose the G: Drive folder

It showed the new path and I hit confirm

But nothing seemed to happen.  When I rebooted the sim and went back there, it still had the C drive showing, but with a message saying: "Transfer is complete, restart MSFS2024 to finalize the process for the new storage path" 

I reboot and the same happened - still showing the C drive and same message to reboot.

 

Am I missing something?  How do folks change their Community Folder location in MSFS2024?  

Edited November 24, 2025Nov 24 by AJZip2

Yeah it is standard. If you go to your usercfg.opt file under localcache, and scroll all the way down, you will notice 2 lines like: InstalledPackagesPath "the directional of your old community folder" and InstalledPackagesPathnextbooth "the directional of your new destination drive community folder". If you delete the line: "nextbooth" and change the InstalledPackagesPath "the directional of your old community folder" into the right direction like I have it on my E drive ""E:\MSFS 2024 stuff" and then save, rebout again and everything is okay.

Edited November 24, 2025Nov 24 by AMSPilot06

Addon linker?  Instead of moving the folder, use an addon linker.  Then your community folder is nothing but folder redirects, and you can store the actual data anywhere.  

1 hour ago, kerosene31 said:

Addon linker?  Instead of moving the folder, use an addon linker.  Then your community folder is nothing but folder redirects, and you can store the actual data anywhere.  

It's a thought.  If I can't get MSFS2024 to work like it should then maybe I will need to head down that route.  If no-one comes up with a 'have you remembered to...' thing that I've done wrong, then maybe I will have to. 

Thanks for the suggestion

Let MSFS create the G:folder.

dd

Are you in SU4 Beta? I am and this didn't happen once in the Beta.

54 minutes ago, YMMB said:

Are you in SU4 Beta? I am and this didn't happen once in the Beta.

No - I'm SU3.  Maybe that would help - I can try it.  Thanks

5 hours ago, AMSPilot06 said:

Yeah it is standard. If you go to your usercfg.opt file under localcache, and scroll all the way down, you will notice 2 lines like: InstalledPackagesPath "the directional of your old community folder" and InstalledPackagesPathnextbooth "the directional of your new destination drive community folder". If you delete the line: "nextbooth" and change the InstalledPackagesPath "the directional of your old community folder" into the right direction like I have it on my E drive ""E:\MSFS 2024 stuff" and then save, rebout again and everything is okay.

That is helpful.  I'll have a look in the morning.  Thanks

2 hours ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

Let MSFS create the G:folder.

dd

I tried a couple of ways, but I'll have another look if the other suggestions don't sort it.  Thanks for the suggestion.

41 minutes ago, AJZip2 said:

That is helpful.  I'll have a look in the morning.  Thanks

That should work, I did it by myself as well

I've finally got there!

The closest to fixing it was @AMSPilot06's suggestion ... but weirdly, even though my usercfg.opt now showed G drive and no reference to C drive...it still showed the contents of the C drive folder when booting up the sim!!??!!

BUT the 'Move' screen in My Library settings did now look different so I tried it again - and this time it worked.

I think in future editions of the Oxford English Dictionary, under the word 'bizarre' will be an added a new definition of 'Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (general)'  😄

 

Many thanks, all, for the suggestions and the help in allowing me to finally achieve what should have been straightforward. 

Edited November 25, 2025Nov 25 by AJZip2