endersblade Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 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. For those too lazy to actually read the entire topic for the real answerhttp://s1.zetaboards.com/bbenlibrary/topic/4841706/1/?x=0#post661916Edit By Bben46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpinata Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliph Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterMann22 Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but mine already has that, and the data files option is still grayed out :( This worked for me! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkmstr1009 Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpinata Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endersblade Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 That did it, thanks! I wonder why mine didn't work but my friend's did? So strange. Anyway, thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daelril Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpinata Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) I'm having the same issue. Someone said to go into SkyrimPrefs.ini and add:[Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1but 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 problemOh wow, I love you so much. That did the trick :happy:Here I am helping everyone else solve the problem and I didn't even understand my own advise, lol. Edited November 13, 2011 by misterpinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty4286 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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