Installation Guide
Please follow the information on this page to install the FlyByWire SimBridge tools for FlyByWire aircraft.
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Downloads
FlyByWire Installer
Addon Install
When you attempt to install an addon or different addon version (for example, switching from Development to Experimental) you will be prompted to install SimBridge
Select Yes to install SimBridge along with your chosen addon/version.
Separate Install
If you select No in the Addon Install or would like to separately install SimBridge, then you can install SimBridge by selecting the SimBridge tab.
On the SimBridge tab, select install and the installer will go ahead and install SimBridge.
Installer Debug Logs
You can send us logs to our Discord for support if you encounter issues with the installer. Please follow the steps below:
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Open the debug tool Ctrl+F12.
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Find and select Console in the top menu.
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Right Click anywhere in the log displayed.
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Click Save as and send the log to us.
Manual Installation
Community Folder
- Extract the
.zipfile and renamed the folder toflybywire-externaltools-simbridge.
Microsoft Store and/or Game Pass Edition
- Copy the
flybywire-externaltools-simbridgefolder into your community package folder.
It is located in:
C:\Users\[YOURUSERNAME]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_<RANDOMLETTERS>\LocalCache\Packages\Community.
Steam Edition
- Copy the
flybywire-externaltools-simbridgefolder into your community package folder.
It is located in:
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community.
Boxed Edition
- Copy the
flybywire-externaltools-simbridgefolder into your community package folder.
It is located in:
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\AppData\Local\MSFSPackages\Community.
Troubleshooting
Resources Folder
The resources folder is used for storing various files required by SimBridge to provide it's functionality.
Finding/Opening the resources folder can be done through several paths:
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Tray Icon
- You can right-click the tray-icon and select
Open resources folderwhich will open the path in your windows explorer
- You can right-click the tray-icon and select
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Installer
- Within the FBW installer on the SimBridge tab you'll find the resources folder button under
Aboutin the right menu which will open the path in your windows explorer
- Within the FBW installer on the SimBridge tab you'll find the resources folder button under
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Windows Explorer
- You can navigate to the community folder where you will find
flybywire-externaltools-simbridgein there you can find theresourcesfolder
- You can navigate to the community folder where you will find
Clean Install Steps
Danger
If you uninstall SimBridge, your resources folder is also cleared, deleting all of your images, PDFs etc. that you have stored there.
Make sure to back them up before doing so if you intend to keep this data.
Automatic Clean Install
FBW Installer introduced the Uninstall feature. To perform an automatic clean install:
- Ensure you have the latest FBW Installer on your machine.
- The installer updates itself. If you would like to download our installer again see the FlyByWire Installer Section.
- Click on the "Uninstall" button.
This removes the tool from your community folder and the extra files in %temp%.
Manual Clean Install
If you would like to manually perform a clean install you first have to delete the
flybywire-externaltools-simbridge folder from your community folder.
We also store additional information related to the tool in a separate directory which is built when you load the tool. You also need to delete the folder.
These locations are found below:
%temp%
If the above folders are hidden to you follow the directions on Microsoft's support site.
Once in the correct directory delete the folder shown here:
