DigFS Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hello, Orbx is evaluating the idea that addons can be deactivated without having to uninstall them? Other addon managers already allow it and it seems like a good idea. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hello, I think that already, all of Orbx addons, from FSX onwards, can be easily deactivated in their simulator. Which simulator are you referring to and what would you like Orbx Central to do, that cannot already be done with either simulator settings or a freeware scenery organiser? There is a freeware scenery organiser for every simulator that Orbx make scenery for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigFS Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hello. I am referring to Microsoft Flight Simulator. At this time from central Orbx you can only install or uninstall an addon, but you cannot link/unlink the addon. Just uninstall it completely. The operation would be similar to what the free Addons Linker addon allows. Aerosoft One or Contrail App already incorporate this feature as well and it is very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 It's a good idea. In the meantime it's very easy to create a 'hangar' folder next to your community folder and move the scenery or the link to a library location into that hangar. I do it all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Dig said: Hello. I am referring to Microsoft Flight Simulator. At this time from central Orbx you can only install or uninstall an addon, but you cannot link/unlink the addon. Just uninstall it completely. The operation would be similar to what the free Addons Linker addon allows. Aerosoft One or Contrail App already incorporate this feature as well and it is very useful. Hello, the operation would be identical to what the free Addons Linker addon allows, as that is the only way to enable and disable installed products. I just use the free Addons Linker. Anything can be enabled or disabled with one mouse click and all using one "app". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 My understanding is that with P3D if you click on uninstall in Orbx Central all that happens is the program can no longer access the scenery. It does not do a full uninstall. So that for example if you uninstall a True Earth scenery its not completely removed from your computer. Its not a long re download if you want to put it back. Is that basically correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hello, if you click on uninstall, Orbx Central removes all traces of the product from the computer. If you had, for example, uninstalled True Earth Florida HD, which you can do with one click, you would need a 43 GB download to reinstall it. Using XOrganiser, which I note is not freeware, or even manually moving the link to an Orbx Scenery Library out of the Custom Scenery folder, the same product can be disabled with one move and re-enabled with another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Nick, Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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