Although not essential, if I know ahead of time of an MSFS update, I generally use Navigraph Navdata Center to remove all packages, then reinstall after the MSFS update. It only takes a few clicks and a minute or two.
I don’t uninstall any of the Navigraph apps you mentioned.
Hi gentlemen,
in general, for our apps/data, there is no need to un- and re-install anything. No apps, nor the MSFS navdata. Since nearly 2 years, we haven´t receive any CTD-reports over the different MSFS updates. We use a test-catalogue/test-cases against the beta-version to be sure, that the data itself work and don´t result in any abnormal situation of the MSFS.
Most of such CTDs or similar else, results from any in-compatible packages in the community-folder but it´s to 99.9% not the navdata packages. But when you want to follow the ASOBO “rules”, there is only one very, very important task (at least for our data):
DON´T MOVE the community folder ONLY to any other folder
As Ian correctly mentioned:
open the Navigraph-Navdata-Center
press the “remove” button in the navdata line
install the MSFS update
close the sim
open the Navigraph-Navdata-Center
press the “install” button in the navdata line
start the sim and enjoy - you´re now back online
@lenhamlad yep, exactly - but keep the correct order as above
Hi,
sorry you´re right - was not very clear … that happens, when I try to translate a german sentence 1:1 into an english sentence
Several times, I have read in the MSFS forum the recommendation, to move all files/folder from the community-folder into any other “backup-folder” (outside the sim-folders) first. That´s possible ok for scenery-packages but not for the navdata-packages. The navdata-packages MUST BE removed via the Navigraph-Navdata-Center to avoid a inconsistency in the MSFS. It´s not enough to shift or to delete the navdata-packages from the community-folder.
That´s what I mean with this “strange” note, sorry for that …
When you want to be 100% sure, and you want a clean system before an update, follow the order in the list above and you´re on the safe side (at least with our navdata updates).
Hope that makes something clearer now - please don´t hesitate to ask again, if something is still unclear.