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Free up space on the C drive to other drives 将 C 盘上的空间释放到其他驱动器
By Orange dog
Because of Microsoft's poor streaming file mechanism, your default game data is downloaded to the C drive.
Windows users are recommended to use mklink to move your game directory to another drive to free up C drive space.
Here are the steps:

1. Open the game save directory: C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and move the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 folder to your desired location. I moved it directly to D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

2. Make sure the file copying is complete and delete the original Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 folder.

3. Run cmd as administrator and run the following code:
mklink /j "-original address" "-new address"
Here is my example: "***" needs to be replaced with the specific name according to the actual username.
mklink /j "C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024" "D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024"

由于微软垃圾的串流文件机制，你默认的游戏数据被下载到了C盘。
Windows用户推荐使用mklink将你的游戏目录移动到别的盘符来释放C盘空间。
操作步骤如下：
1. 打开游戏保存目录：C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024，将Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024文件夹移动到你想要的地址，我直接移动到了D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024。
2. 确定文件复制完成，删除原目录下的Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024文件夹
3. 管理员身份运行cmd，运行以下的代码：
mklink /j "-original address" "-new address"
这是我的示例："***"需要根据实际用户名被替换成具体的名称
mklink /j "C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024" "D:\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024"
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Given that Microsoft has fixed their authentication servers, allowing most people to easily access the game, I'd like to clarify a point:
If you understand how mklink works, you'll realize that this approach is essentially equivalent to modifying the scrolling cache path in-game. Mklink is a built-in Windows feature that quickly and efficiently links folder addresses without causing path deviations that could harm the game.
You can also easily use mklink to modify the save file location of any game, freeing up C drive space or keeping backups.
If you still think this solution is inappropriate, feel free to ignore it. However, the existence of this guide is proof that Microsoft once messed everything up! I'll keep it as a historical record.

鉴于微软已经修复了他们的验证服务器并且能够让大部分人轻松进入游戏，我在此说明一点：
如果你了解mklink的工作原理，那么你将意识到这个做法和游戏内修改滚动缓存路径实际上是等效的。mklink是Windows自带并且是快速有效链接文件夹地址的功能，不会产生路径偏差而对游戏造成破坏。
你当然也可以使用mklink轻松修改任何游戏的存档地址，来清理C盘空间或者为游戏存档备份。
如果你仍然认为这个方案不妥，当然可以忽略它，但是这篇指南的存在证明着微软曾经搞砸了一切！我依然会将其作为历史的见证而保留。
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ItsAlonPlayz 10 Jul @ 12:15pm 
i did this just like the tutorial, and i even copied it after the mistake where you said to move it, then did the mklink and now i cant even start a flight
mumucat123 15 Jun @ 1:50am 
If i just install the game in Jun 2024, do i still need to free up space to other drive?
Bort Bondan 18 May @ 5:41am 
There is a setting in the game to do this, no need to mess around with virtual directory. Just search for "rolling cache" in settings.
Baba Bomba 13 May @ 8:05am 
I used to use Format c:/s in the past to create room :-)
PumPumGanja 6 May @ 8:54am 
n1 :steamthumbsup:
63PG2-GK7CU-PMVDW@窇浤騬监甒릸犑娲孲荙瑗磻喈璪 5 Feb @ 2:35am 
I'm not allowed to upvote since I don't have the game yet, but that's a great tip that I'll sure use on a bunch of other lame programs that trash C: without giving the user a choice about it
ждун 19 Dec, 2024 @ 3:08pm 
Nothing is wrong with the streaming mechanism. Its a myth spreaded around by people with poor WIFI stability. I was suffering from it too always seeing that "Low Bandwidth" message. Its easy to blame the others, but being software engineer myself I started investigating the problem and it turned out that fluctuations in my WIFI network was causing it. Average speed is fine, but it is not stable, dropping below 10 mbs for short moments due to interferences with other networks. So what I did is just connected my PC with the router using a cable. Voila - never seen any issues with streaming again.
Lith7ium 26 Nov, 2024 @ 3:14pm 
Ah yes, a Chinese person telling me to fiddle with my computer.

*Yes, I know he's being helpful. I just want to make a joke*
Jorkkeli 24 Nov, 2024 @ 12:10am 
Dear lord that "You could just have a big enough C drive, actshuelly" guy. It's about having control over your computer.
mw8472 21 Nov, 2024 @ 5:11pm 
Details are important. I only keep operating system files and small programs on the C drive. This allows for quick image backups of my operating system partition. I always offload games and data to other disk drive partitions. Moving the rolling cache from appdata folders only moves that one file, 11.9 gig is still remaining and this includes your community folder. The process does not even delete the old rollingcache file. I use a junction to move the entire directory structure off of the C drive appdata location.