DATA FILES grayed out in launcher???

[Razilfrits]

Man...it's not working...i've done it many times but nothing works

 

Be sure to check the ini in the my documents folder too! Not the one in the root directory.

 

And thanks ghosu! :) :) :)<br><br>Also, rather than just adding that to the bottom of your INI, find where <br><br>[Launcher] is in the middle somewhere and add that line in at that point. <br>

I have typed it into the line under [Launcher] correctly with the proper capitalizations and mine is still grayed out. I also could not find anything saying <br><br>[Launcher]

[MShoap13]

Man...it's not working...i've done it many times but nothing works

 

Be sure to check the ini in the my documents folder too! Not the one in the root directory.

 

And thanks ghosu! :) :) :)<br><br>Also, rather than just adding that to the bottom of your INI, find where <br><br>[Launcher] is in the middle somewhere and add that line in at that point. <br>

I have typed it into the line under [Launcher] correctly with the proper capitalizations and mine is still grayed out. I also could not find anything saying <br><br>[Launcher]

 

Are you editing the Skyrim.ini located at \My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\? That's the correct one. There will be a Skyrim.ini found in the root directory of your Skyrim installation as well, it should be left alone.

[MomKat]

My daughter simply COULD NOT get the DATA Files in the Launcher, no matter WHAT she did. Oddly enough when we transferred her OS and all files to her new computer, it worked fine. Figure that one out.

 

When she wanted to add a mod, she had to manually edit the plugins.txt file. This is in (XP) Documents and Settings>Administrator>Local Settings>Application Data>Skyrim. In Win 7 it' under Users>Local Settings somewhere ...

 

If all else fails, this WILL work - or, use BOSS or another separate MOD manager.

[jessefivey]

hey friends, tried the fixes here that worked for other people - nothing for me. i added the line in documents->my games->skyrim->skyrimprefs.ini and skyrim.ini but nothing changes. any insight as to what i could be doing wrong?

 

 

i'm adding this, under [Launcher]:

bEnableFileSelection=1

???

i've seen video tutorials that demonstrate that this fix works, i jus't cant make it work for me! baffling.

[MShoap13]

Is it the only [Launcher] section of SkyrimPrefs.ini and is it the only line for "bEnableFileSelection"? If not, that could be your problem.

[jessefivey]

yes and yes. still no luck.

[MShoap13]

Just to be clear, your "Data Files" section on the Skyrim Launcher is greyed out correct?

 

Could you copy and paste your entire SkyrimPrefs.ini into a /spoiler tag?

[jessefivey]

yes, that's correct. "Data Files" is greyed out in the skyrim launcher. beginning to wonder if my install is broken somehow.

 

 

 

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
[Display]
iTexMipMapSkip=2
bFXAAEnabled=0
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=200.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=0.0000
iShadowMapResolution=512
fShadowBiasScale=0.5000
iShadowMaskQuarter=3
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=0
fShadowDistance=2000.0000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=0
iAdapter=0
iSize W=1366
iSize H=768
iMultiSample=1
iMaxAnisotropy=1
iPresentInterval=1
bFull Screen=1
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
fGamma=1.0000
iShadowFilter=3
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=0
bDrawLandShadows=0
bDrawShadows=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
iScreenShotIndex=0
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
sD3DDevice="ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics "
[imagespace]
iRadialBlurLevel=0
bDoDepthOfField=1
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultActors=2.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=1.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=2.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Grass]
fGrassStartFadeDistance=0.0000
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
[Decals]
bDecals=0
bSkinnedDecals=0
uMaxDecals=0
uMaxSkinDecals=0
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=0
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=12500.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=75000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=25000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=15000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=0.4000
bShowLODInEditor=0
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=0
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[MAIN]
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=0
fVal3=0.5000
uID3=466532
fVal2=0.8000
uID2=554685
fVal1=0.8000
uID1=1007612
fVal0=1.0000
uID0=94881
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[General]
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40

 

 

 

 

[MShoap13]

Are you using Mod Organizer? If so, it apparently has it's own set of .ini's and these should be tweaked in place of the ones in \My Documents\.

[jessefivey]

solved it! apparently my changes to skyrimprefs.ini weren't saving (somehow???) or they were getting overwritten (again, somehow??) but i got the changes to stick finally and it works.