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[endersblade]

My friend and I just got back from GameStop with out copies of Skyrim. I got the CE, he got the regular. We both installed them on our comps, then started DL'ing mods and whatnot. One of them mentioned something about going into "Data Files" and enabling the loading of loose files. I tried this, and the option was greyed out, but my friend said he was able to do so just fine. Why is my option not usable, and is there a way around this? An INI tweak or something?

Both using legit copies of the game (For $150, you better believe I am!) and neither of us are using a crack. Both valid steam accounts, yadda yadda.

 

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[misterpinata]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

[spliph]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

I can confirm this just fixed the problem for me, data files is now selectable. It's a shame it's not working for you but thanks a million!

[AlterMann22]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

This worked for me! Thanks.

[Tkmstr1009]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

Adding that fixed it for me. I heard that if you don't have any mods installed that it will be grayed out by default.

[misterpinata]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

Adding that fixed it for me. I heard that if you don't have any mods installed that it will be grayed out by default.

I do have mods installed. They have the esm file too, so it shouldn't be grayed out. Idk, maybe I did something wrong.

[endersblade]

That did it, thanks!

I wonder why mine didn't work but my friend's did? So strange. Anyway, thanks for the help!

[daelril]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

Adding that fixed it for me. I heard that if you don't have any mods installed that it will be grayed out by default.

If you are still having troubles with the Data Files thing, i just figured out you don't have to change the SkyrimPrefs.ini that's in the game folder, but the one that's in C:\Users\****\Documents\My Games\Skyrim. This ini didn't have the line that you suggested, adding it fixed the problem

[misterpinata]

I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out

Adding that fixed it for me. I heard that if you don't have any mods installed that it will be grayed out by default.

If you are still having troubles with the Data Files thing, i just figured out you don't have to change the SkyrimPrefs.ini that's in the game folder, but the one that's in C:\Users\****\Documents\My Games\Skyrim. This ini didn't have the line that you suggested, adding it fixed the problem

Oh wow, I love you so much. That did the trick
Here I am helping everyone else solve the problem and I didn't even understand my own advise, lol.

Edited by misterpinata, 13 November 2011 - 02:02 AM.

[marty4286]

Small problem -- when I did the above, Data Files finally worked. But when I check off "Load Loose Files" and press okay, it gets unselected the next time I click Data Files. If I check it off and run the game, it clearly hasn't worked. Is there an ini value to make it load loose files? I want it to work bad enough that I might reinstall Oblivion (loaded loose files by default IIRC) or Fallout 3 (the loose files option never went unchecked) just to trawl through their ini files and see if they kept the command the same... Couldn't find one in Morrowind, which I still have installed