Where Does FlightGear Store Data?
FlightGear keeps settings, aircraft state and scenery paths in a hidden folder in home on Linux. Common path and data pattern.
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FlightGear separates preferences from world data. Settings, joystick mappings and autosaves live in a hidden folder in home. Scenery tiles and aircraft live in data trees.
The exact home folder name can vary by FlightGear version and packaging, so treat the path below as the common location. Copy it with the sim quit and the cockpit returns.
Where FlightGear stores this, by platform
~/.fgfs/
Common location for settings, joystick mappings and autosaves. The folder name can vary by version and packaging, so confirm with a fresh save first. Scenery stays outside in data trees.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up FlightGear?
Copy the flightgear folder with FlightGear quit, plus custom scenery and aircraft kept elsewhere. Settings, joystick mappings and saved flights travel with the folder while bulk scenery travels as data.
Where is my scenery?
In scenery folders named in settings, commonly a shared data tree outside home. The home folder only holds autosaves plus preferences. Check scenery paths inside the launcher for the active roots.
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