Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - SimBrief Downloads to wrong directory

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | SimBrief Downloads to wrong directory

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Posted onPost created on August 30 2022 22:44 ET by Chuck Angle

Since upgrading to a new Windows 11 computer SimBrief's down loader does not download to the correct directories. I do not think it is a SimBrief issue rather that One Drive has hijacked the destinations. SimBrief shows the correct directories but everything ends up in D:/downloads (see images. Would someone go to their SimBrief Down loader icon, right click and find the page included with this request and tell me if it shows OneDrive as mine does? I never told it to go there and I have since deleted One Drive but even after deleting SimBrief down loader and reinstalled it does the same.

Chuck Angle

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Posted onPost created on August 31 2022 04:16 ET by Peter Klijnstra

Hi Chuck,

My folder path is: C:\users\public\desktop
As owner I have: administrators.

The rest is pretty much the same.

Peter Klijnstra

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Posted onPost created on August 31 2022 10:40 ET by David Vega

It looks like you're looking at the properties of the SimBrief Downloader icon. Is that icon file installed on your OneDrive?

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Posted onPost created on August 31 2022 18:23 ET by Alex Schlesinger

David is right, that's the properties of the shortcut icon on your desktop - Windows 11 automatically syncs to onedrive when you select to install something just for the local user. Try uninstalling SimBrief, and when reinstalling select to install for any user on the computer. I think that may prevent it from trying to constantly sync with your downloads. I just tested this a little bit on my Windows 11 laptop and that seems to be what's happening?

Alex Schlesinger (DVA610)

Posted onPost created on August 31 2022 22:33 ET by Chuck Angle

Thanks all. I don't have one drive on my computer I will try the complete reinstall again and select any user.

Chuck Angle

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