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I ended up using MO2 as I thought it was much easier to use and user friendly then Vortex. Call me old fashioned but I like the white simplistic userface where you can see and control everything better then Vortex which is just pretty UI but everything seems to be hiding under the hood. I manage to install and run some basic mods on MO2 that works, I don't know what I did different other then change the install directory. I'm stuck now on what *most* people also get stuck on, body studio, body presets, and I think eventually updating mods yourself or finding solutions how to make them work or find alternate routes since they are not compatible with my skyrim version. Currently im stuck on how/where to install body presets since there is six ways of doing it that I can think of and I don't know which one is the correct way. It's not helping when it just says "Install as usual" and how every guide is about converting or using body presets but doesn't say how to install them. From I learned "install as usual" is never the right way.

Do I need to remove vortex completely and then reinstall to make a clean slate? Or is there another way to "cleanse" it how it was at the beginning? I just want make my mod to work, thats my goal. Ill say it here also as elsewhere. https://ibb.co/wS9cvzJ https://ibb.co/mb2sb10 https://ibb.co/fCThNsr https://ibb.co/wKkgS6f https://ibb.co/2sr0vWf https://ibb.co/4KZbZXW https://ibb.co/Scc0c7D https://ibb.co/PQqg4Hh https://ibb.co/ZcFQJ7z https://ibb.co/FBBMkST None have a button.

anyone can help me in discord?

I tried that and it didn't work. So its not safe to uninstall vortex at all? I never clicked the "Mods" button in skyrim (game) Half of the mods i installed dont work, the other half work. The mods doesnt install in the right folder thats the problem. In EVERY video i looked they show the folder for their PC and mine doesnt look like that. Is there a discord channel i can ask for help? This is getting really frustrating..

Alright as I mentioned before on the video guide I found im using Mod Organizer 2 and I find it much easier then Vortex to use. I have managed to start skyrim with mods and know how to install mods using it. But ive come to the tricky part now... I followed the video guide on how to use it and did it exactly as step by step mentioned, but when I install mods and certain mods that have a executable file like Nemesis and/or CBBE/Bodyslide outfit studio the mod software install it in its mod directory where i installed the program (even if its on same drive as skyrim) but the skyrim folder is not being touched or installed any into. how do i fix this and what do i do now? i cant use most of the mods that i started and wanted mod skyrim in the first place in with, and every google search i try find a solution doesnt work for me, cause it seems nobody else have this problem. when they download a mod it installs in the skyrim directory but not for me. First i tried vortex and it didnt find a single mod and couldnt even run skyrim non-vanilla mode and now i can run skyrim modded with mo2 but as i said executable files like cbbe, nemesis, many others, studio, doesnt work cause it say cant find data folder or skyrim folder. what am i doing wrong?! Im following every step by step tutorial by steps and im even following exact guide on youtube tutorial aswell and mine doesnt end up in same result. I cant even find body presets in the racemenu when i install them. because there is no file. ill even go straight detail where i install mo2 i install mo2 in E:\mod organizer 2\ and all mods i download or install either end u in e:\mod organizer 2\downloads\ or e:\mod organizer 2\mods\ and my skyrim is installed in e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim special edition and as i said when i open that location every file and folder there is and looks the same as if it was a steam vanilla install of the game. there is no nemesis in the data folder like it says in tutorials and guide, mo2 cant find any data folder, so what is going on???? even the guide i followed installed mo2 in c:\ and he had the skyrim game on d:\ and he didnt even have this problem. im so frustrated i dont know what to do im been at this for DAYS now and i still dont have the mods installed i want. this is the hardest mod experience ive ever had encounter in my life. any one else had this issue? i even saw before that it was not allowed to delete, remove, or change files in vortex/mods, so how do i delete it or remove it if its not allowed? its currently taking up 500 GB space already, that i really dont want....

But how do I launch skyrim with the mods on Vortex? That's where I have problem with. There is no "Start skyrim" button on vortex or "Run skyrim" and when I run skyrim on steam it gives me the vanilla game. Even if I download a collection on vortex next I dont know how to run the game with the collection. And I mean when you download a mod on nexus to vortex a vortex window pop up for the mod letting you setup the mod choosing for example if to use 2k textures or 4k textures, or click if patch for any other mod, or what color you want on the flora (mara's flora), does MO2 have that feature also or how do I pick the color for example on the flora if I download maras flora to MO2?

Thanks for all the helpful answers. I already downloaded and installed vortex and tried installing mod on it but when I run skyrim it's just the basic game, so I don't even understand how to load a mod or see the load order from it. (seems hard to use) apart from the download and being visible in the vortex part. I saw a YT beginner guide but it was based on Mod organizer 2, and it seems easier to use. Is it okay to use MO2 instead? if I use MO2 since I found a good guide to use that, how would that be working with nexus next (collections)? is it still possible to load "profiles" on the collections page to MO2? or can it be technically able to replicate them as exact the mods in the collection? is the "mod load order" listed in the collection mod list the right mod load order to put them in? and when I download specific mods on vortex I notice a pop up window will pop up in vortex with settings for that mod, commonly for enhance graphics mods, is there also a window like that on MO2? Or how do i setup and customize mods if I use that program? I wanted to download mods of my own choosing first, but if that dont work i want to be able to just install a collection. what is Wrye bash? Apart from SKSE that seems 3rd party program download, I also mean vortex, Mod organizer 2, wrae bash, enb you also linked to off party site, Bethini also says its standalone, then there's LOOT, I dont know about SSEEdit and TUDM but those are also mods I ended up download on my pc.

I don't even know where to ask and I don't even know if this is the right place to ask but i'm new to modding in skyrim and I have no clue where to start. There is literally 1000 terms of words that i don't understand the meaning of, which i wish would be explained somewhere, and even a simple tutorial on how to start step by step guide. So yes I have come so far that I have registered an account on nexusmods and I have downloaded a program called vortex, and ill stop here, cause even there was confusing cause there was multiple files and installations of that program, never have i seen that before in installing a program before either. (confusion start already here) after that I have used the vortex button on the mod I want to download and it installed it but whenever I run skyrim its like vanilla still. I cannot find any LOAD ORDER anywhere even or see what mods are enabled or disabled. I understand there are likely 3 million mods for skyrim out there that makes it already a jungle to guide through finding the mods for your game, but I dont even know where to start or get my first mod installed into the game. Then there seems to be another quadruple programs you need to run in the background to have your mods working, is that correct? And im used to perhaps 1, or 2, or even 3 terms in games and modding. But skyrim modding community have... thousands... can somebody explain to me what NFSW, LE, SE, AE, NMM, MO2, SK, SKSE, FOMOD, INI, LOTD, SSE, TUDM, DSE, SOS, TRX, HDT, ENB, WIC, FNIS, HIMBO, SAM, UNP, UUNP, BHUNP, CBBE, 3BA, SMP, 3BBB, UNPB, TBBP, BBP, XP32, YY, VHR, TK, HP, Poly, SMIM, BSA, NOSM, ESP, ESL, ESM, RDO, CBPC, NAT.ENB, DAR, KS, FX, ELE, LOD, DOLOD, DX, CBP, SEVR, BHKOS, CTD, means.. I think that is all terms I have stumbled upon in the last day(s) I been here... Terms I already know since before... VR = Virtual Reality UI = User interface NPC = Non player character 4K = 4k resolution etc ZIP = Compressed archive files HD = High definition EN/ENG = English HUD = Headsup Display AI = Artificial Intelligence V = Version FPS = Frames per second 3D = Three dimensional DLC = Downloadable content BSOD = Blue screen of death MILF = **** censored but you know what it means Thanks... What I would like help with: 1. Install my first plugin to get it working a basic and needed one (important) have my game able to run it. 2. Install a mod that is required a 3rd party program to run it, guide instructions on install both and have my game be able to run it (can also be a important mod) 3. How to see/where my load order is, adjust it correctly thereafter as I install more mods, I figured if I learn step 1 and 2 I can begin build my mod list myself, with knowing where is my load order and adjusting it so the game works with it. X. The meaning of all the terms I mentioned above.