New install, keep the aircraft data?
New install, keep the aircraft data?
What files do I have to transfer to "keep" my aircraft on a new system?
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Nick - A2A
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
Hello,
Please see 7-F in the pinned FAQ thread for the answer to this one.
You can just copy across the entire contents of the "work" directory.
Thanks,
Nick
Please see 7-F in the pinned FAQ thread for the answer to this one.
You can just copy across the entire contents of the "work" directory.
Thanks,
Nick
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
Thank you, tried manual and searching around on here, couldn't find it.
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HobAnagerik
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
I've reinstalled the plane at least 3 times now, and I have not needed to copy anything. The persistence files are in a different location to the plane. On one occasions I just deleted the installation folder, and after reinstall I still had both my engine, and airframe hours.
If you were installing on a new machine, then the folder copy would be necessary.
If you were installing on a new machine, then the folder copy would be necessary.
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Nick - A2A
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
Yeah, if reinstalling the Comanche to an existing MSFS installation, there should be no need to copy files. It's only needed if switching across to a new system as in the OP's case, or if making a clean reinstall of MSFS on the same PC. 
Thanks,
Nick
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Nick
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HobAnagerik
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
I've never had to do this, but does uninstalling MSFS actually wipe out the user profile part of MSFS? I switched motherboards, CPU etc a few years back, and didn't have to reinstall my OS, Windows 10 at the time, and everything carried over. This is pre-Comanche days, of course.
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Nick - A2A
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Re: New install, keep the aircraft data?
Yes, or at least in my experience of doing so (MSFS Store install), uninstalling and then reinstalling the sim will nuke the entire "Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe" folder. I wouldn't be surprised if the Steam version handles a reinstall process a little better though.
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Nick
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Nick
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