FBW aircraft not visible

[TerryB]

Some of you may remember that a while back I had problems with MSFS2020, after receiving advice from this forum, ended up with a reinstall.   After the reinstall everything worked fine with the basic MSFS2020.
However problems started when I attempted to install my favouraite aircraft, the FBW A320, which I previuosly flew most of the time.   The install appeared to proceed normally with the aircraft appearing in file explorer but when I run MSFS2020 the aircraft doesn't appear in the options available.
I also have fsltl traffic and simbridge installed.   As well as not being able to choose the FBW A320, when I fly any other aircraft the correct traffic is visible but with generic liveries
I am hoping that someone will be able to assist me again.  I am not familiar with the correct folder / file layout in MSFS so I have attached screenshots of the relevent folders.

 

Thanks   Terry

 

[tiger1962]

Do you have any other Community folder on your system? The one in your screenshots seems to be in the wrong place, is it used by an addon manager program?

[TerryB]

Thanks for the prompt reply,  just the type of information I need.   I don't have any other Community folder on my system.   Where should the folder be situated?  How do I get the folder where it should be?  Can I just delete the existing Community folder and reinstall FBW A320 ?   The number of questions shows my lack of knowledge of the workings of MSFS2020

[tiger1962]

The quickest way to find your ACTUAL Community folder is this:

 

In MSFS, go to Options / General / Developers and turn on Developers Mode.

On the Dev Menu, select Tools / Virtual File System / Watched Bases.

Look for the line with “Community” at the end of it. This is the path to your ACTUAL community folder.

[TerryB]

Thanks for the information Tim.   I found the correct folder, which was empty.   I uninstalled FBW A320 and deleted the Community folder in which it was installed.  I have reinstalled the FBW A320 in the correct folder and it is now visible in MSFS2020.   I haven't had time to fly yet but hopefully it will be fine.

 

Thank you very much for your assistance and your knowledge

 

Terry

[terrylawdinn]

Use the FBW installer - it's (almost) idiot proof!

[TerryB]

Thanks Terry,  I have used the FBW installer each time and never had problems before.   All sorted now FBW working correctly over several short flights within the UK.  I appreciate the help given on this forum