Can i reinstall windows without deleting my game name msfs, it is not downloaded in c drive...

Hello LatestJan, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

Ok, if you are planning to reinstall Windows 11 and want to keep the Forza Horizon 5 installation on your D drive without having to download it again, there is an approach you can try. Be sure to back up your important files before making any changes to your system.

Back up the game installation folder Go to the location where Forza Horizon 5 is installed on your D drive and copy the entire game folder to a safe place. Typically, the default installation location for Microsoft Store games is "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps". Locate the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder within that location.

Perform the reinstallation of Windows 11 Follow the process to reinstall Windows 11 on your computer as you normally do. This will format your C drive and reinstall the operating system.

Once you have completed the reinstallation of Windows 11, go to the location where the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder was on your D drive and check if the folder is still present. In some cases, reinstalling Windows may have deleted the game installation folder.

If the Forza Horizon 5 installation folder is deleted during Windows reinstallation, you can copy the backup folder you made in step 1 back to the original location on your D drive.

Verify the integrity of the game After restoring the game installation folder, launch the Xbox or Microsoft Store app and verify the integrity of the game. This will allow the application to detect existing game files and perform any necessary repairs or updates.

Best regards.

Hi Manuela,

I did install the game on an SSD drive that's separate from the c:\ drive that has the OS installed. Like a lot of people, that c:\ drive just isn't big enough for MSFS. My problem is not that I can't find the Community file. I know where that is.

My problem is that the G1000 Simulator FIP software setup is asking me to enter the "roaming app data folder" path for MSFS. It gives this path as an example, "c:\Users\[profile name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator" but that directory does not exist on my c:\ drive where the Users folder is. There is a "c:\Users\[profile name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft" folder but that one doesn't have a subfolder called "Microsoft Flight Simulator."

I'm thinking that this might be because I didn't install MSFS on the c:\ drive but I don't know where else to look for the roaming app data folder path. I don't see a folder with that name on the SSD that I installed the game on.

Do you (or anyone else) have suggestions for what the path might be?

Michael

I would like to confirm, at the moment, the space previously used to install the game wasn’t deleted, correct?
r: no it wasnt deleted and msfs currently takes up 163gb

Additionally, did you try to install the game on the system / C: partition, or you wanted to use another partition to install the game?

r: on the c drive

Lastly, did you download the game from the Microsoft Store, Xbox app, or did you use Steam?

r: xbox app, but it downloaded the client so i can open it from both the microsoft store and xbox app



so how much storage do i need to install the standard version of msfs, as i might just not have enough on my disk

Hi !

I have followed your instructions to the letter, but unfortunately the problem persists.

I got an update from Gaming Services, and since then when I want to install a game from GamePass PC or Windows Store, the download stalls at 0% with the Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package telling me if be installed on each installation attempt.

I also reinstalled the Xbox application, deleted the Gaming Service and reinstalled it, unchecked the ipv6 of my network... all without success. I've already reinstall Visual C++ 2015, without success too .

I've never had a problem in over 4 years of Gamepass.

My Windows 11 is up to date. Can you help me ?

Best Regards.

Nicolas.

>If you only have your C: drive as a site to install games and apps

I'm not downloading any games on my C drive, I download it on my F drive.

>this only if you’re on Windows 11
I don't have Windows 11. I am on Windows 10.