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A solution to this is shared here: 
 

As you're describing the same issue as this topic it's best to post there:
 

Staging folders are per-game. But you can only set them while managing said game. They will default to %appdata%\Vortex\{GAME ID}\mods
The download folder is shared for all games. 

Deploy order is an internal Vortex thing, load order is used by the game for priority loading of mod files. 

Turn off GPU acceleration in the settings. Your GPU is trying to anti-alias a flat 2D app (Vortex) and causing this weirdness. 

Starfield does not have a plugins tab at the moment. It is unrelated to the mod you mentioned, Vortex installs it properly you just have to update the plugins.txt manually for now.

I think that was a weird migration bug. I've removed the password. 
The link simply redirects to the built-in Knowledge base. 

You probably disabled it in the extensions tab. (Go to Extensions, click show bundled, then find it in the list)
 
Edit: Considering you have none of the fallout games that ship with Vortex there it's almost certain that you, at some point, disabled all the extensions. Probably without understanding what that would do.

See the pinned post for a solution to this problem

Go to Categories on the toolbar above your mods a click the button to fetch them from the site. Categories added since you first managed Starfield are not updated automatically.

This is a fault with your GOG Galaxy install. Reinstall Galaxy and it should work again.

Please see https://help.nexusmods.com/article/92-im-having-download-issues-what-can-i-do

There's another similar thread right above this one: https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/13331676-vortex-with-mods-crash-cyberpunk/
 
Perhaps the solution there applies to you?

You've set a different app to handle downloads. Go into Settings -> Download to correct it back to Vortex

You can use a Vortex utility function to get that path dynamically.

import { util } from 'vortex-api' // TypeScript version const { util } = requires('vortex-api') // JavaScript version const docPath = path.join(util.getVortexPath('localAppData'), 'Starfield'); // Results in "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Starfield"
Example from Starfield: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/game-starfield/blob/master/src/util.ts#L64

Unfortunately your issue appears to be related to the game or mods you are using and is not related to Vortex. Try posting on the mod page for any mods you've got installed when this happens

This isn't a Vortex problem. You've probably edited your INI files manually in a way the game doesn't recognise.

You should report this to the curator of the collection you are trying to use.

If you do not have a mod manager installed you should not be clicking the "Vortex" or "Mod Manager Download" buttons.
 
If you have an alternative mod manager installed, please consult the developers of that tool for help in associated it with Nexus Mods downloads.

So the pinned thread: https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/13262847-starfield-mod-compatibility-megathread/
 
There's also a PR wait to fix this: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/game-starfield/pull/12

This is definitely a false positive. Advanced modding tools sometimes get falsely flagged. If you look at the number of users who have downloaded it without issue you'll get some context as to how safe it is.
 
You can check the VirusTotal report by clicking the Green checkmark in the "Files" section

The message may not be fully clear but the file you downloaded is corrupted. Try downloading a fresh copy.

If it's not appearing your PC is somehow preventing Vortex from getting the full game list from GitHub. There's a link in the latest news post on the website to the mod page where you can download it.

There's more info on .NET 6 here: https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/12891273-common-solutions-megathread/&do=findComment&comment=124190193

Looks like that mod is badly packaged, which is causing the issue.
 
Edit: I've repacked it for the mod author and it should now work.