I noticed in the Load Scenery Library tool there is a field that has: ...8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\StreamedPackages (grayed out and unchangeable) but my install of MSFS 2024 doesn't have a StreamedPackages directory in that location - mine is in: AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\StreamedPackages

Is it possible that this is what's causing a library load to take 30-40 minutes?

10 hours ago, somiller said:

I noticed in the Load Scenery Library tool there is a field that has: ...8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\StreamedPackages (grayed out and unchangeable) but my install of MSFS 2024 doesn't have a StreamedPackages directory in that location - mine is in: AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\StreamedPackages

Is it possible that this is what's causing a library load to take 30-40 minutes?

No. This just indicates the location of basic simulator file. Actually I can hide this for MSFS 2024 since it has no meaning for the user.

Asobo wants developers to load airport and navaid information via SimConnect which is not the best way to exchange huge amounts of data. That's why it takes so long. It also depends on the number of add-ons you have installed. A bare MSFS 2024 installation without add-ons loads in 15 minutes here which I still consider a long time. Loading X-Plane takes only a few minutes, for example.

Ignore the StreamedPackages directory. I think I will hide this field in the next release.

Alex

Alex,

Thanks for the info - I'll just ignore it.

Another question: ALL my addons are stored outside the Community directory and I use AddonsLinker to create links in Community for only the addons I use for a given flight. Which makes more sense as a way to Load Scenery Library - 1.) use AddonsLinker to create links for ALL addons in Community, or - 2.) unlink ALL addons from Community and add the two directories containing ALL my addons to "Scenery libraries to include when loading"

Will there be any difference in performance in either of the above scenarios if Community and external addons directories are on fast M.2 drives?

Just now, somiller said:

Will there be any difference in performance in either of the above scenarios if Community and external addons directories are on fast M.2 drives?

There won't be much difference except if you put them on a slow spinning drive.
Try to exclude the folders from anti virus scanning. This can make a big difference.

Add-ons will still be scanned when downloaded into the folder "Downloads" anyway.

Alex

Alex,

Thank you - yes I have found virus scanning does really slow down scenery load so I try to remember to turn off A/V scanning beforehand.

8 minutes ago, somiller said:

turn off A/V scanning beforehand.

You can exclude folders from scanning. I'd rather exclude community and others than turning it off alltogether.

Alex