Mod organizer not downloading to game directory

The Local Saves option allows you to keep saves separate from other profiles, rather than all mixed together. Checking Local Saves will make the game look for saves in your profile's save folder instead of the default location. Clicking the Transfer Saves button will allow you to copy or move characters into the profile.

MO takes copy of the game INI files upon first launch. Mod Organizer allows you to backup your profile's modlist in the Left Pane and restore it if the need arises. To backup your profile's modlist , click the Create Backup button to the right of the profile drop-down menu.

You can, however, backup your profile's plugin list in the Plugins tab in the Right Pane. To restore a previous modlist , click the Restore Backup Upon restoring a backup, any mods not active at time of backup will be unchecked, and all priority changes since the backup will be reverted. Also, any new mods since the backup will be unticked and in alphabetical order at the bottom of your modlist.

Mods may be downloaded via Mod Organizer MO by clicking the Download with Manager buttons on the Nexus mod sites once set up to do so see step 5 in the Initial Setup section under the Installation tab.

Mods can also be downloaded manually and subsequently installed to MO using the Archive button in the toolbar.

MO collects meta information after the download has completed, including the mod's name, version, and Nexus ID. When a downloaded mod is installed, the meta information determines the name that MO suggests for the mod. Once installed, the Nexus ID and version number is imprinted on the installed mod's information. If meta information has not been collected for a downloaded mod, a warning icon will appear in front of the mod in the Downloads tab.

To attempt to retrieve the information:. In many cases the meta information collection will fail despite following these steps. This is caused by one of the three following problems:. Using any text editor, like Notepad , simply fill in the details as you would with any other ini file. This information has no bearing on the functionality of Mod Organizer, other than telling it where the mod came from.

Check the Settings section for more details. Possible solutions: There are many reasons why this may happen.

Please try these possible fixes:. Problem: Attempting to install a downloaded mod file produces a "None of the available installer plugins were able to handle that archive. Probable Cause 1: The downloaded file is corrupt. General Solution 1: Re-download the file. General Solution 2: Unfortunately there is a problem with the 7Zip library supplied by 7Zip and it refuses to manage that compression method.

The only recourse is to manually unpack the archive, the 7Zip Manager does handle this archive properly, and repack it using another compression method. This association, unfortunately, is all encompassing and steals the association from Nexus Mod Manager. If you are using Nexus Mod Manager to manage other games that MO does not support you cannot use the download with manager button as it is associated with MO.

The solution to this problem is provided in the ModOrganizer folder in the form of a program called nxmhandler. This little program will allow you to associate another application to handle nxm links alongside MO. To set up an association to another game and another MO do the following:.

The Mod Exists dialog box appears whenever you try to install a mod with the same name as an existing mod. This normally occurs when installing optional files for mods or updating a mod. The Merge button typically should be chosen when installing optional files that are add-ons to the mod.

This simply adds the files to the existing mod, overwriting any existing files. The Replace button generally should be chosen when upgrading a mod to a new version containing all required assets.

This deletes all files in the mod and installs the new files in its place. The Rename button allows you to install the mod under a different name , allowing you to keep the file contents separate from the main mod, or enabling you to install different versions of the same mod.

The Cancel button stops installation. Ticking the Keep Backup checkmark in combination with either the Merge or Replace options will create a backup of the mod before installing the file. To restore the backup:.

When you open most archives, the Name box will show you the name of the mod as parsed from the meta info collected when it was downloaded. If no meta info was collected, it will display the filename of the archive minus the appended Nexus ID and version number.

You can rename the mod to anything you desire or keep the name. To speed up the naming process, you can click the down arrow which will present a drop-down box with suggestions of other names based on other mods you've installed sharing the same Nexus ID, the name of the mod archive itself, the name of the mod archive with the Nexus ID and version number attached, and the actual name of the mod from the Nexus.

Mod archives are packaged in three different ways that MO currently supports:. If the archive is not packaged in any of the first three ways, it will open the manual installation dialog. Please note:. Any mod can be installed manually; it just takes a lot of work. You must read the mod's installation instructions to determine what files you need to put where.

Most of the time, however, manual installation within MO's manual installation dialog is quite simple. When the manual installation dialog comes up, the first thing you should notice is the red text in the bottom left corner that says No game data at top level.

The first time this happens, a little tutorial should appear and guide you through the manual installation workflow. Once the message at the bottom corner turns to a green Looks good , pressing OK will install the mod. Most of the time when the manual installation dialog comes up, you'll see a data folder and a readme. In these cases, most of the time you can simply right-click the data folder, select Set data directory and install.

If you set the wrong directory, simply right-click and select the Unset data directory option. Some archives may be more complex, and you may have to move files around into a common data directory to correctly install. Read the installation section and readmes to find out what goes where. You can open an included readme by right-clicking and selecting Open.

You can create new folders within the manual installation dialog by right-clicking the directory level you want to place the folder and selecting Create directory. Some mods may require many directories to be created to place the file in the correct path. If you mess up, you can always modify it in the installed mod's Filetree tab.

You can move files around within the manual installation dialog by dragging and dropping them within the appropriate directory. The simple archive is naturally the easiest to install and thankfully is the most common. It presents you with a Quick Install window with only three options.

The Manual button will open up the manual installation dialog. The OK button will install the mod. The Cancel button will cancel installation and close the dialog.

Check the options that you need referring to the installation instructions on the mod's page or an included readme and click OK to install. The Package.

It will be greyed out if one does not exist. C fomods will launch the external installer plugin , which will initially extract the files while presenting you with a window stating that it is running the external installer, and then finally present you with the installation dialog.

Simply follow the wizard's instructions to install the mod. Most of the time, you can simply follow the wizard instructions and everything will install correctly.

However, sometimes one of the installation plugin may install the mod incorrectly, and then you may have to resort to an alternate installation method.

It is recommended to re-enable the internal plugin to restore default behavior after successful installation of the problematic mod. This may be done by setting the prefer value back to true. For the Fallout games, install FOMM to the game directory in order for Mod Organizer to automatically add it to its list of executables. It may also be added manually by following the instructions in the Third Party Programs chapter.

Any mod that needs to recognize already existing mods can only do so when the VFS is active. As this is not the case when MO installs mods you will need to use the above method to install it correctly. Doing so will construct the VFS with all the currently active mods installed in their correct place.

The newly installed mod will 'see' these mods and make the correct choices. Most notably these mods include HUD style mods that modify the menu files based on what is installed. Despite lack of integration, Steam Workshop mods are not difficult to install into Mod Organizer.

To update a mod from Steam Workshop in Mod Organizer, you must repeat the process again, removing the old version. To check mods for updates, right-click within the Left Pane and select Check all for update. The success or failure of detecting all updates is dependent upon correct meta info for your mods i.

Also, some mod authors use strange version systems that Mod Organizer may not detect. For this reason, it is wise to Track all your installed mods on the Nexus so you can refer to the tracking center for mod updates. To update a mod, download the new archive and install it to the same mod it was installed last time, replacing if it is a full replacement of the mod or merging if it only updates certain files within the mod.

Make certain to assess any new file conflicts and prioritize accordingly see the Priorities chapter. To uninstall a mod only from a given profile, simply uncheck it in the Left Pane. To uninstall a mod from all profiles, right-click the mod in the Left Pane and select Remove.

The removed mod will be deleted to the Recycle Bin. In the event that the removal was an accident, going into the Recycle Bin and restoring the mod folder will restore it to Mod Organizer. However, it will be treated like a new mod, being unchecked and last in priority. Once a mod is installed in the Left Pane , it needs to be enabled and any plugins activated in order for it to show up in game.

To enable a mod, simply tick its checkbox in the Left Pane for your current profile. It will be enabled only for your current profile. If you see a lightning icon in the Flags column, some of the mod files conflict with one of your other enabled mods.

Go to the Priorities tab to learn how to resolve conflicts in the manner you desire. Once the group of mods is selected, hit Spacebar to toggle the state of those mods. Once a mod is installed and enabled, any plugins that the mod contains needs to be activated for them to show up in game. To activate a mod plugin, go to the Plugins tab in the Right Pane , find the plugins you desire to activate and tick their checkboxes. Priorities is a concept developed by Mod Organizer MO to manage conflict resolution between mod files.

This eliminates many of the traditional functions of replacing other mod files with another mod's files by instead arranging it so that mods in higher priority overwrite mods in lesser priorities without actually replacing the other mod files. Every time you install a mod, it automatically gains highest priority and will provide all conflicting files once enabled.

The higher the priority number, the higher priority is given to the mod. If you wish another mod to provide the conflicting files, you must either drag and drop that mod into the higher priority position or drag and drop the freshly installed mod into a lower priority position. Alternatively you can click the mod's priority number, hit F2, change it to a different priority number, and hit enter.

Most times, changing priorities will be all the conflict resolution you will need. Nevertheless, advanced mod users may desire more advanced control on conflict resolution.

If you have two mods that overwrite different files from each and you prefer some from both, you can Hide the files from the mod you do not want to provide the files to cause the other mod's files to be used. This may be accomplished in either the Conflicts or the Filetree tab within the Mod Information window by right-clicking the file to be hidden and selecting Hide.

Hiding a file appends a ". BSA files are archives that contain assets including textures, meshes, sounds, and scripts. Traditionally you can not control priority between BSAs and loose files that is: assets that came as individual files as BSAs were always overwritten. Therefore, if you wanted to use files from a BSA to overwrite files from a mod that came as loose files, you would have to delete the conflicting loose files manually. Mod Organizer MO adds a feature that changes this.

This means that you can, for example, load the Skyrim High Resolution Texture Pack by checking the BSAs and unchecking the plugins, effectively saving you three plugin slots.

MO's BSA management however, makes mod priorities more important. If asset conflicts are not handled correctly, problems may ensue. They will be prefixed with: Unmanaged:. This enables proper conflict resolution even though some assets where installed outside of the MO program.

Unofficial Skyrim Patch must be in a lower priority than Dragonborn for this to be fixed. The user should load the Non-MO mods to as low a priority as possible while maintaining proper conflict resolution. A good guide to this is observing your load order. The DLCs and any mods loaded between them should generally mimic this load order in order for the correct assets to be used. Sometimes the toolbar will show the warning icon to indicate there are issues with the order of mods in the Left Pane.

Clicking that icon will show the 'Problems' that need to be addressed and highlighting the 'Potential Mod order Problem' in the top panel will show a description of the needed changes in the bottom panel similar to the image at the right.

It is generally the best option to just click Fix and let Mod Organizer reorder those mods, however if you have made a large number of changes or even a wholesale reinstall of ALL your mods, you may want to try sorting them manually first.

If you choose to manually reorder these mods try working from the bottom up of the listed mods as this may also eliminate some of the same conflicts for higher listed mods. As the dialog box shows, and the title of this page indicates, these are potential problems. This feature of Mod Organizer is akin to a reminder of the instructions that might be seen on the mod authors' pages about which mod to install and in which order. As ALL mods are " installed " in to Mod Organizer 's virtual game data directory, the actual order that they get loaded by the game engine can be modified by reordering those mods in the Left Pane.

In the Left Pane of Mod Organizer, if you sort by Priority ascending , at the very bottom of your mods in other words, with the highest priority , you will see Overwrite in italics. This is the Overwrite directory also known as Overwrite folder, Overwrite mod, or simply, Overwrite. Double-clicking will show you the contents. It is always the last thing priority-wise, so anything inside it will overwrite any conflicting mods, hence the name. It should not be confused with the real game data directory or the virtualized game data directory.

The virtual game data directory for the game doesn't exist anywhere in the Windows file system; it is virtual. Overwrite is the place that MO dumps all generated files that otherwise would be dumped into the real game data directory. This is true for any tool or mod that is run through MO as long as the file being generated does not already exist in one of your enabled mods or in the real game data directory. The VFS will only 'see' files that are enabled and hence any tool operating in that VFS will likewise 'see' them only if enabled.

Let's take a typical scenario. You have followed the instructions for building a bashed patch using Wrye Bash and now you want to rebuild it. Overwrite should be kept empty. This may require you to move files out of Overwrite. One of the major bonuses of using the Nexus Mod Manager NMM over manually installing your mods is that it makes it a lot easier for you to actually download and install mods off of the Nexus sites.

If you do not use a mod manager you have to manually download and save your files to your hard-drive and then either manually extract files in the proper game directories, or use a mod manager to load the files. NMM takes care of all of this in the background, which really speeds up the modding process. This quick tutorial page assumes that you have already installed NMM and have it setup ready for modding. In order to install a file, you need to first find the file on the Nexus site you are using and download it using the 'Download with manager' button.

NMM comes with a built-in download manager which will automatically download files that you select. The Download Manager tab located at the bottom of the program by default is where all your downloads are displayed for the current session. You can download more than one file at a time, and all the files you are currently downloading or have completed downloading will show in the Download Manager tab until you close the program. When you click the 'Download with manager' button the file you selected will be added to the Download Manager tab.

Each download you have running will show details about the progress of your file downloads, including how fast you are downloading, how long NMM thinks your download will take based on your download speed and the percentage of the download completed.

You can control certain aspects of your file downloading using the buttons to the left of the download manager. These buttons are:. At this point your file will be added to the 'Mods' tab where you can manage your new file.

Once a file download has been completed NMM will automatically add the file to the 'Mods' tab. The Mods tab contains all the mods and files that you have downloaded or added to your game manually. When you download a file it will be added to the Mods tab, but it will not be active which means it won't show up in the game until you activate it. NMM does not automatically activate mods as there is a chance your downloads will conflict with currently installed files, and we think it's best if you manage this process manually so you do not inadvertently break your game.

To activate and install a mod simply select the mod within the Mods tab and click the 'Activate' button. To deactivate and uninstall a mod simply click the 'Deactivate' button. You can also double-click the mod in the list to activate or deactivate mods. Deactivating mods simply removes the files the mod used from the game folders and removes the content from your game. Last edited by PixelPenguin ; 13 May, pm. Showing 1 - 15 of 23 comments. Eternie View Profile View Posts. Also you should be installing it through MO so that the mods will be found on the right hand side under downloads And Mods in Mod organizer will never be in data folder!

Last edited by Eternie ; 13 May, pm. Uncle64 View Profile View Posts. CBBE dont have any esp anymore. Only the one from Workshop. And that one is ooooold. Karmo View Profile View Posts. Originally posted by Karmo :. Last edited by Uncle64 ; 13 May, pm. Obviously you don't read before you download.