If you do not plan on clearing the overwrite, then ignore this warning, as your cleaned masters are contained in it.

Saving Your 'Cleaned' masters: After cleaning all of your plugin files, you will notice MO2 is warning you about files in your 'overwrite' mod. This is due to some wild edits that you must manually delete. You may notice LOOT says that 'Dawnguard.esm' needs additional cleaning. Perform this one at a time for all of your master plugin files. Once the console reads: 'Quick Clean mode finished', exit out of TES5Edit and save if prompted. TES5Edit will now automatically clean your plugin file. Select ONE of these plugins and press 'Ok.' Note: It is normal for the 'plugin.esm' file's checkbox to have a filled in square after selecting a DLC, leave it alone. You will be cleaning your 'plugin.esm', 'Heartfire.esm', 'Dawnguard.esm, and 'Dragonborn.esm' files. Next, add '-quickautoclean' to your arguments and start TES5Edit through MO2.Īdding '-quickautoclean' in TES5Edit's arguments.Ĭleaning Your Plugins: After opening TES5Edit, you should be presented with a screen asking for you to select a plugin. Note: This guide assumes you are using MO2.įirst download TES5Edit, then install to MO2 like you would SKSE or any other app that needs access to your game and mod files. While it is illegal to download or host cleaned master files, cleaning them yourself is relatively simple.

Doing this helps to prevent possibly game-breaking bugs and mod conflicts. Cleaning Master Files īefore installing Skyrim SE or LE mods, it is best to 'clean' your game's master files. If you are using Mod Organizer 2, Skyrim and all modding tools must be started through the MO2 interface, otherwise the game will not load your mods. MO2 comes with a tutorial that runs on first opening to guide you through the downloading of one mod the Unofficial Patches are a good place to start, as you will likely want them anyway. Your chosen mod manager should be downloaded and installed into your new mod management directory. While Vortex is modern and supported by the Nexus, MO2 is generally considered superior, especially for power-users. Nexus Mod Manager is now deprecated and has been replaced by the proprietary Vortex manager. Mod Organizer 2 (MO2) is the preferred manager, and has increased functionality over other mod managers such as Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). While a few utilities, such as SKSE and Wrye Bash, need to be installed directly in the Skyrim game directory in order to function properly, the majority of your downloads can be kept in a separate location, from where your Mod Manager tool can efficiently manage them.įor best performance, your new Mod Management directory should be on the same hard drive as your Skyrim installation. Create a Mod Management Directory Ĭreating a new folder, or 'directory', to store your mods and mod utilities in allows the vanilla Skyrim folder to stay as clean as possible.

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