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OK, I'm about to throw in the towel! I'm having zero luck installing livieries (MSFS Liveries Mega Pack). I can install aircraft with no problem (F-18). Funny thing is I installed this program believing that my Windows 10 was up to date when it actually wasn't. Still, I had no problems installing the program and it ran smooth for me. A day or so after, when I realized that my Windows 10 had not been updated, I simply updated it without incident and my MSFS still ran the same as expected. I then seen an opportunity to download an F-18, followed the instructions and it installed with no problem. I then downloaded a Mega Pack of liveries using the instructions and that's where my problem begins. I even went so far as completely uninstalling MSFS and reinstalling it to no effect. I checked the developer section to see if there was something I'm missing. When I call up the virtual file system it looks like this:

Watched Bases
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWSAPPS\MICROSOFT.FLIGHTSIMULATOR
D:\MSFS2020\Official\OneStore
D:\MSFS2020\Community

(I tried to attach the actual screenshot, but couldn't make it work)

I needed to install this program on my D drive as I haven't enough space on my C drive, but I noticed that my C drive is used anyway, this made me think that in my initial installation I probably jumped the gun and began the installation on C drive. Long story short last night when i did the whole reinstall thing I'm still getting this on my virtual file system even after the correction.

Is there perhaps a fresh install option available as all of my settings appear to have been saved somehow, even though I deleted my original file on the D drive?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm only a 70% computer techie!

Looks like I've regained possession of the proverbial towel as I finally solved this and have all liveries working perfectly!

Hey Fenson, could you tell me how liveries are installed. I have the same problem

OK BROGY, this is how I got it to work.

1. I downloaded the package
2. I unzipped them directly to my community folder
3. This is the part I wasn't doing... simply open each package within the zip (click on the main liveries folder only once). My first instinct was to keep clicking past to about 3-4 folders in.
4. Copy and paste each livery directly into your community folder.

Best of luck to you, let me know how it turned out for you!

Thanks for the info Fenson. Installing liveries the way you do, is easier than on some thing one can find on you tube.

There is also a layout.JSON file which has to be edited if you are adding single liveries. If the thumbnail and livery isn't displaying correct check the Layout.json with Wordpad
example of what i added for a United livery:

{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_FUSELAGE_ALBD.PNG.DDS",
"size": 2796344,
"date": 132398508745550481
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_FUSELAGE_ALBD.PNG.DDS.json",
"size": 102,
"date": 132398508745510484
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_WINGS_ALBD.PNG.DDS",
"size": 2796344,
"date": 132398508751510304
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_WINGS_ALBD.PNG.DDS.json",
"size": 102,
"date": 132398508751470306
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_LIVERY_ALBD.PNG.DDS",
"size": 5592560,
"date": 132398507575965146
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_LIVERY_ALBD.PNG.DDS.json",
"size": 119,
"date": 132398507575895148
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_LIVERY_TEXTS_ALBD.PNG.DDS",
"size": 5592560,
"date": 132398507200106298
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/A320NEO_AIRFRAME_LIVERY_TEXTS_ALBD.PNG.DDS.json",
"size": 119,
"date": 132398507200036293
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/texture.CFG",
"size": 166,
"date": 132243417610000000
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/thumbnail.JPG",
"size": 236335,
"date": 132200099790000000
},
{
"path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/Asobo_A320_NEO/TEXTURE.UAL/thumbnail_small.JPG",
"size": 33608,
"date": 132270122080000000
}
]
}