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Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 13:46
by Nigel H-J
Finally downloaded MS2020 after my computer went t*ts up, this took me a long time as had problems trying to find out how to get MS2020 back into My Library or whatever!! :doh: Found it after five hours of trying this and that until my username for MS suddenly appeared! :excited:

Question is when adding add-ons I have made a short cut to the Community Folder even though a warning came up something about encryption?

Do you have a community shortcut or should I access it the long way round to where it is situated?

Many thanks in advance.

Regards
Nigel.

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 15:38
by Vc Ten
No shortcut for me I just extract to the community folder the old way
Dale

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 16:01
by TSR2
My MSFS is installed in E:\MSFS so my community folder is easy to get to (E:\MSFS\Community)

I guess if you’re using the default location buried deep in your windows profile, a shortcut might be easier.

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 17:16
by Nigel H-J
Many thanks for your replies, had put in Duxford using shortcut but when I went to fly it was one half MS2020 default and the other was the add-on so deleted all and went the long scenic route as Dale does. :lol:

Regards
Nigel.

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 17:21
by DaveG
Could be worthwhile looking at the add-on linker app. Let's you put your add-ons anywhere and links them to the community folder via a symbolic link.

https://flightsim.to/file/1572/msfs-addons-linker

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 18:55
by Nigel H-J
Now that sounds to be much easier, many thanks Dave. :hello:

Regards
Nigel.

Re: Quick Question

Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 21:15
by Paul K
+1 for Add-ons linker. Only recently started using it, but wouldn't be without it now.