You could try using window “Sync-Toy”. it is a programme that will check between source and destination files and only copy across those files that do not appear in the destination. I use it to synchronise scenery between different X-Plane computers.

No, extended DSF distances are NOT in beta 1.

I just bought 32gb x 3 pcs to handle this long-awaited improvement. If it’s not there yet, when would you think it will come, and if it is already there, how can I ‘turn it on’ to get XP to use all 32gb of ram available on each of my triple-PCs / triple-monitors 180-degree FOV layout?

Finally, Miami, FL (KMIA) airport appears to be flooded (under water). The runways are dry, but the grass cutouts between taxi areas and the runways are all full of water…

So far only this airport exhibits the issue.

BTW: Scenery is drop-dead gorgeous in 10.3b

The original design was all individual files both for simplicity and so that the update could take the precise files necessary. That design is from v8, and we now have a few directories with a much larger file count than before.

That’s exactly what I supposed, I was wondering why not to use a single zip file containing all those txt files and your answer is a welcome clarification, thank you very much!

The slow-down is annoying but normal – the current installer doesn’t handle a large number of tiny files well (and 6000 tiny text files for the GPS qualify as tiny :-). There is an update to the installer in the works that, among other things, handles tiny files in bulk. This will make this kind of update quite a bit quicker (and lighten up the overhead on our servers.)

If it’s not in the bug fix list, it’s not fixed.

Also, we don’t consider this a bug. If your computer is running at 10 fps, we _cannot_ simulate a flight in real time without your airplane being unstable due to mathematical imprecision in the flight model. Please do NOT run X-Plane at 10 fps. If you’re getting 10 fps you need to turn the settings down or turn the computer hw up.

There isn’t an easy way to do it. But if you have some idea of what was updated and you are brave, you can copy those materials directly to the second computer locally, and the updater will go “hey, that file’s already up to date, I’ll skip it.” The updater does not freak out that your 10.25 already has pieces of 10.30, it just goes “work is done for me.”

So when you update the first machine, enable the “write actions to log” option in options on the first screen, and then you can look at the log for what was DLed.

(Or here’s a hint: if you copy the new GNS430 folder in resources and 1000 world terrain you’ll save both most of the MB and file count of the update. 😉

As always if you ‘hack’ the update and your whole FBO catches on fire, we’re just gonna laugh while hiding the fire extinguishers from you. Good luck!