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I used showracemenu a lot before the save files started to bloat up, so I don't think that's it. Check out this new mod on nexus, http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=15054. It lists everything in a save file. My latest save file's papyrus section is 115 mb... so I think it has something to do with bad scripts. I found several spots that have huge amount of repeats but I couldn't find a single source responsible for the increase. I tried posting the papyrus section under a spoiler tag but it's too big... LOL Edit: I compared the bloated save files to the none bloated ones and the number of script variables are the about same with almost the same amount lines in the papyrus section but the size difference was 110mb.... No idea how to find out what's causing the bloating. As a last resort I went back to the save file that was 10 mb just before it started to bloat up. I used set timescale to 60000 for about a month in game and the save file stayed at 11 mb. Hopefully it won't start to bloat up again or else I lost 30+ game play hrs for nothing. Edit2: Oh yea, the freezing every few mins went away and it took less than a second to save. So it's definitely the bloated save files that was causing the few seconds of freezing every few mins.

A few days ago I started using the skyrim unofficial patch as well but the save files started to bloat up way before that. From another thread, someone said that adventures and travelers caused save files to bloat up. I have been having the freeze every few mins as well but that was also before the unofficial patch and I hoped that it would fix it but nothing. If only someone could make a program to clean up save files. Maybe it's too difficult.

Check the size of your save files. I have the same issue and my save files are over 100 mb now. There doesn't seem to be anyway to fix it.

Now that you mention it, my saves/auto saves do take a lot longer than before. From what I can gather it seems the 1.5 patch causes a lot of issues and mods as well. What I can't figure out is how this happened without any mod changes from my part.

I have no idea why this is happening so I looked at the save logs using wrye bash. I found that on March 14th, the save files' size jumped from 10 mb to 13 mb. I checked the mods used in those two saves but they were exactly the same. From that 13 mb save file onward, every save file increased by 1 mb. I'm now at 480 saves and the last file is 124 mb. The first 380 save files stayed around 10 mb. Any help would be appreciated.

I have some leftover textures/meshes from mods that were installed manually. Do they cause any harm or do anything besides taking up hard drive space?

Thanks, I'll try searching around for methods to merge esp files.

I've just reached 259 mods but if I use more than 257 I crash instantly at main menu. If I use more than 255 mods, some of my custom armors disappear upon loading. Everything's normal when I use 255 or fewer mods. Is there a limit on the number of mods we can have? I can't get mine to go over 255 without crashing or losing some custom armors.

Hi, I recently saw a new mod that added flintlock pistols to the game, but it shot magic missiles. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to make a single handed crossbow that utilizes the arrow system and the perks from archery. With the new crossbow you can use the it in one hand and cast spells in another. It also allows many other combinations like bow/bow, 1h/bow, and shield/bow. Thanks for reading.