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How do I change or move the “Game Mods Folder” in Vortex to a different location? Vortex keeps dumping my mods into my game data folder. I would like to change this location. Apparently, this simple idea may have been overlooked, in the possibility that some individuals may need to move this mod folder. Anyway, could please message me, if you should decide to help. I do not often visit the forum for help. Because, I often cannot find my question and the response to it.

I basically, I had the same problem. I had no problem, until I had to upgraded to SKSE 2.0.7, due to Skyrim SE update. Disable all mods (in Mod Plugins) and still could not get the game to run. It would run, in regular game mode, but not in SKSE mode. I suggest you read everything suggestion and idea here, and update every mod that needs updating. My problem was a mod called... Simple Knock SE. I had to disable the mod, as if one is going to remove it, in the mod section of NEXUS Mod Manager. And, Skyrim SE started without a problem. Updated "Simple Knock SE to 1.0.3" and have no further issues. I hope that this info help someone.

Sorry about the double Posting ...Cannot figure out ...How to delete one!

Consul's commands, which override game performance or game play, usually have bad side affects later on. If you are looking for real solution, the following is workable solution to bypass the Dawnguard Bug to obtain entrance into Castle Volkihar normally; however, it only works for new games. After talking with Bethsoft Support and some extensive game testing ...I was able to enter Volkihar Keep eight different times from four new games and four new characters, at various skill levels. Bethsoft Support indicates that the Volkihar Keep Door, Dawnguard Bug is cause by: 1 - Visiting Castle Volkihar prior to finding Serana: In this case, you will need to load a prior save game, before visiting the castle and find Serana first. 2 - If you are running any third party mods, including Steam Workshop mods, SKSE, Skyboost, Nexus Mod Manager, and Script Dragon. Bethsoft Support recommends, "that you delete them completely, not disabling them, and revert-back to games saved prior to their installation." 3 - Sense, I start all new games with 150 to 200 mods install, I had no prior save game to uses. Therefore, I simply disable all of mods, except "Dawngard.esm." I start a new game, using the original Skyrim loader and play the game, until I got through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon. Therefore, Bethsoft Support was somewhat correct. 4 - If the following procedure does not work for you, then you will probably need to remove your mods, and then re-installed your mods, after you talk to Lord Harkon. However, be WARNED, if you have large numbers of mods to remove. Even though you rename and save your original game file, if you change your mind or the following procedure does not work for you, restoring an original save game file with all the remove mods re-install, does not insure that your original games can be played; therefore, think hard on this, if you cannot disable them. How badly do you want to play Dawnguard? I can assure you, from lots of experience, replaying a new game from the beginning; you learn something new every time about the game, your mods and which mods are worth having. A- Before starting a new game, I recommend that you rename your original save file. The game will create a new save file for you, if you do not already know this. NOTE: Before disabling all your mods, I suggest that you start a new game with all of your mods installed and take a few minutes (Of Troubleshooting) to see if you can select different female’s characters from each race first, before creating a Nord female character. Then play the game as a female Nord until you reach the town of Riverwood. If you have no problems reaching Riverwood, you are probably okay to go. From my experience, most mod problems, which are affecting game performance often go unnoticed ...can only be discovered at the beginning of a new game, by creating and playing as a female character. The often cause are female follower mods, female race mods, building mods near the town of Riverwood. By running BOSS and TES5Edit will often identify most of these problems, but not all of them. By, using other game utilities such as "SKYRIM Save Cleaner - By Seifer69er, will help with game performance. B – Disable your internet connection, if you want to set your save game counter to one. If you take this direction, your online account will eventually ask you, when you are re-connected, “Do you want to download or upload game files …selected upload.” However, if you do not want to take this direction, delete all down loaded files, which are now displayed in your new save directory, before starting your new game. This will clears the previous save games from your online account. This will help you keep track of what you are doing and keep your game file small. C - If you have any mods, which will modify your perk tree or character skills, race or sex (Such as "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay - By Seorin" and "Character Creation Overhaul - Races - Birthsigns - Classes - Skills - Specializations - Attributes - By Syclonix"), do not obtain Guardian Stone, at the beginning, if you want a special type of Character with special Combat Skills. You can level up, but do not use your Perk Points. Wait, until you complete Serana quest and have talk to Lord Harkon; doing so, will give you Perks, which you do not have the skill to obtain, that will cause problems later. Created your Character Combat Skills first, save the game, exit, and enable "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay and Character Creation Overhaul" and the reload the save game. Your Perk Tree should be balance, for any type of Character, with special combat skills that you want. You may loss a few Perk Points; overall, you will come out ahead. D - During the game, save frequently, especially when you can see Volkihar Castle ...and before reaching the Keep’s Door. After talking with Serana at the Castle ramp, go through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon, which completes Dawnguard’s initial requirements. E – Enable all of your mods and started the game with SKSE loader. Load a prior save game before entering the Keep. You should still be able enter the Keep with all of your mods installed. It seems to take a little longer to enter, however, I did enter the Keep and talk with Lord Harkon, four different games, with 180 mods installed, which I could not do, with my original encounter this problem. There is a lot request for help on the Internet for this Bug, but no real solutions, maybe until now. F - The first two times I enter the Keep, I created a 30 and 12 level Nord male warrior. The third time I created a one level Briton male mage, with some attributes modifications. The fourth time, I created a one level male Briton with no Guarding Stone and no modifications. All four games, I was able to enter the Keep 8 times. The purpose of the first two games was to see, if Bethsoft Support information was correct. The third game, I realize my mistake in obtaining the Mage Guardian Stone too soon. The fourth was the success I was looking for. G - If this works for me, the probability is very good that it will work for you, or most of you. If you make this your first game priority to talk to Lord Harkon, you should be a level 4 character at this time, which should have no major effects on any mod that recommends new games only. With few hours of game playing, your Dawnguard problem could be history. NOTE: I had no attention of becoming a vampire. Therefore, I have no information for those players, who want to be vampires. When should you install your mods, "Before or after you become a vampire?" Therefore, I leave it to you to tell us how you did it. I do not even know, if I play as a Danwguard with my mods install, will I be ability to re-enter the Keep, to kill Lord Harkon. Hopefully, by then, someone may have figure out how to fix this Bug problem, if I cannot enter the Keep. If you have success with this procedure, lets other know about it or what you have discovered, which might help fix this Bug, without starting a new game.

Consul's commands, which override game performance or game play, usually have bad side affects later on. If you are looking for real solution, the following is workable solution to bypass the Dawnguard Bug to obtain normal entrance into Castle Volkihar; however, it only works for new games. After talking with Bethsoft Support and some extensive game testing ...I was able to enter Volkihar Keep eight different times from four new games and four new characters, at various skill levels. Bethsoft Support indicates that the Volkihar Keep Door, Dawnguard Bug is cause by: 1 - Visiting Castle Volkihar prior to finding Serana: In this case, you will need to load a prior save game, before visiting the castle and find Serana first. 2 - If you are running any third party mods, including Steam Workshop mods, SKSE, Skyboost, Nexus Mod Manager, and Script Dragon. Bethsoft Support recommends, "that you delete them completely, not disabling them, and revert-back to games saved prior to their installation." 3 - Sense, I start all new games with 150 to 200 mods install, I had no prior save game to uses. Therefore, I simply disable all of mods, except "Dawngard.esm." I start a new game, using the original Skyrim loader and play the game, until I got through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon. Therefore, Bethsoft Support was somewhat correct. 4 - If the following procedure does not work for you, then you will probably need to remove your mods, and then re-installed your mods, after you talk to Lord Harkon. However, be WARNED, if you have large numbers of mods to remove. Even though you rename and save your original game file, if you change your mind or the following procedure does not work for you, restoring an original save game file with all the remove mods re-install, does not insure that your original save games can be played; therefore, think hard on this, if you cannot disable them. How badly do you want to play Dawnguard? I can assure you, from lots of experience, replaying a new game from the beginning, you learn something new every time about the game, your mods and which mods are worth having. A- Before starting a new game, I strongly recommend that you rename your original save file. The game will create a new save file for you, if you do not already know this. NOTE: Before disabling all your mods, I strongly suggest that you start a new game with all of your mods installed and take a few minutes (Of Troubleshooting) to see if you can start a new game, select different female’s characters from each race first, before creating a Nord female character. Then play the game as a female Nord until you reach the town of Riverwood. If you have no problems reaching Riverwood, you are probably okay to go. From my experience, most mod problems, which are affecting game performance often go unnoticed ...can only be discovered at the beginning of a new game, by creating and playing as a female character. The often cause are female follower mods, female race mods, building mods near the town of Riverwood. By running BOSS and TES5Edit will often identify most of these problems, but not all of them. By, using other game utilities such as "SKYRIM Save Cleaner - By Seifer69er, will help with game performance. B – Disable your internet connection, if you want to set your save game counter to one. If you take this direction, your online account will eventually ask you, when you are re-connected, “Do you want to download or upload game files …selected upload.” However, if you do not want to take this direction, delete all down loaded files, which are now displayed in your new save directory, before starting your new game. This will clears the previous save games from your online account. This will help you keep track of what you are doing and keep your save game file small. C - If you have any mods, which will modify your perk tree or character skills, race or sex (Such as "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay - By Seorin" and "Character Creation Overhaul - Races - Birthsigns - Classes - Skills - Specializations - Attributes - By Syclonix"), do not obtain Guardian Stone, at the beginning, if you want a special type of Character with special Combat Skills. You can level up, but do not use your Perk Points. Wait, until you complete Serana quest and have talk to Lord Harkon; doing so, will give you Perks, which you do not have the skill to obtain, that will cause problems later. Created your Character Combat Skills first, save the game, exit, and enable "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay and Character Creation Overhaul" and the reload the save game. Your Perk Tree should be balance, for any type of Character, with special combat skills that you want. You may loss a few Perk Points; overall, you will come out ahead. D - During the game, save frequently, especially when you can see Volkihar Castle ...and before reaching the Keep’s Door. After talking with Serana at the Castle ramp, go through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon, which completes Dawnguard’s initial requirements. E– Enable all of your mods and started the game with SKSE loader. Load a prior save game before entering the Keep. You should still be able enter the Keep with all of your mods installed. It seems to take a little longer to enter, however, I did enter the Keep and talk with Lord Harkon, four different games, with 180 mods installed, which I could not do, when I original encounter this problem. There is a lot request for help on the Internet for this Bug, but no real solutions, maybe until now. F- The first two times I enter the Keep, I created a 30 and 12 level Nord male warrior. The third time I created a one level Briton male mage, with some attributes modifications. The fourth time, I created a one level male Briton with no Guarding Stone and no modifications. All four games, I was able to enter the Keep 8 times. The purpose of the first two games was to see, if Bethsoft Support information was correct. The third game, I realize my mistake in obtaining the Mage Guardian Stone too soon. The fourth was the success I was looking for. G- If this works for me, the probability is very good that it will work for you, or most of you. If you make this your first game priority to talk to Lord Harkon, you should be a level 4 character at this time, which should have no major effects on any mod that recommends new games only. With few hours of game playing, your Dawnguard problem could be history. NOTE: I had no attention of becoming a vampire. Therefore, I have no information for those players, who want to be vampires. When should you install your mods, "Before or after you become a vampire?" Therefore, I leave it to you to tell us how your did it. I do not even know, if I play as a Danwguard with my mods install, will I be ability to re-enter the Keep, to kill Lord Harkon. Hopefully, by then, someone may have figure out how to fix this Bug problem, if I cannot enter the Keep. If you have success with this procedure, lets other know about it or what have you discovered, which might help fix this Bug, without starting a new game.

Consul's commands, which override game performance or game play, usually have bad side affects later on. If you are looking for real solution, the following is workable solution to bypass the Dawnguard Bug to obtain entrance into Castle Volkihar normally; however, it only works for new games. After talking with Bethsoft Support and some extensive game testing ...I was able to enter Volkihar Keep eight different times from four new games and four new characters, at various skill levels. Bethsoft Support indicates that the Volkihar Keep Door, Dawnguard Bug is cause by: 1 - Visiting Castle Volkihar prior to finding Serana: In this case, you will need to load a prior save game, before visiting the castle and find Serana first. 2 - If you are running any third party mods, including Steam Workshop mods, SKSE, Skyboost, Nexus Mod Manager, and Script Dragon. Bethsoft Support recommends, "that you delete them completely, not disabling them, and revert-back to games saved prior to their installation." 3 - Sense, I start all new games with 150 to 200 mods install, I had no prior save game to uses. Therefore, I simply disable all of mods, except "Dawngard.esm." I start a new game, using the original Skyrim loader and play the game, until I got through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon. Therefore, Bethsoft Support was somewhat correct. 4 - If the following procedure does not work for you, then you will probably need to remove your mods, and then re-installed your mods, after you talk to Lord Harkon. However, be WARNED, if you have a large numbers of mods to remove. Even though you rename and save your original game file, if you change your mind or the following procedure does not work for you, restoring an original save game file with all the remove mods re-install, does not insure that your original games can be played; therefore, think hard on this, if you cannot disable them. How badly do you want to play Dawnguard? I can assure you, from lots of experience, replaying a new game from the beginning; you learn something new every time about the game, your mods and which mods are worth having. A- Before starting a new game, I recommend that you rename your original save file. The game will create a new save file for you, if you do not already know this. NOTE: Before disabling all your mods, I suggest that you start a new game with all of your mods installed and take a few minutes (Of Troubleshooting) to see if you can select different female’s characters from each race first, before creating a Nord female character. Then play the game as a female Nord until you reach the town of Riverwood. If you have no problems reaching Riverwood, you are probably okay to go. From my experience, most mod problems, which are affecting game performance often go unnoticed ...can only be discovered at the beginning of a new game, by creating and playing as a female character. The often cause are female follower mods, female race mods, building mods near the town of Riverwood. By running BOSS and TES5Edit will often identify most of these problems, but not all of them. By, using other game utilities such as "SKYRIM Save Cleaner - By Seifer69er, will help with game performance. B – Disable your internet connection, if you want to set your save game counter to one. If you take this direction, your online account will eventually ask you, when you are re-connected, “Do you want to download or upload game files …selected upload.” However, if you do not want to take this direction, delete all down loaded files, which are now displayed in your new save directory, before starting your new game. This will clears the previous save games from your online account. This will help you keep track of what you are doing and keep your game file small. C - If you have any mods, which will modify your perk tree or character skills, race or sex (Such as "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay - By Seorin" and "Character Creation Overhaul - Races - Birthsigns - Classes - Skills - Specializations - Attributes - By Syclonix"), do not obtain Guardian Stone, at the beginning, if you want a special type of Character with special Combat Skills. You can level up, but do not use your Perk Points. Wait, until you complete Serana quest and have talk to Lord Harkon; doing so, will give you Perks, which you do not have the skill to obtain, that will cause problems later. Created your Character Combat Skills first, save the game, exit, and enable "Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay and Character Creation Overhaul" and the reload the save game. Your Perk Tree should be balance, for any type of Character, with special combat skills that you want. You may loss a few Perk Points; overall, you will come out ahead. D - During the game, save frequently, especially when you can see Volkihar Castle ...and before reaching the Keep’s Door. After talking with Serana at the Castle ramp, go through the Keep door and talk to Lord Harkon, which completes Dawnguard’s initial requirements. E – Enable all of your mods and started the game with SKSE loader. Load a prior save game before entering the Keep. You should still be able enter the Keep with all of your mods installed. It seems to take a little longer to enter, however, I did enter the Keep and talk with Lord Harkon, four different games, with 180 mods installed, which I could not do, with my original encounter this problem. There is a lot request for help on the Internet for this Bug, but no real solutions, maybe until now. F - The first two times I enter the Keep, I created a 30 and 12 level Nord male warrior. The third time I created a one level Briton male mage, with some attributes modifications. The fourth time, I created a one level male Briton with no Guarding Stone and no modifications. All four games, I was able to enter the Keep 8 times. The purpose of the first two games was to see, if Bethsoft Support information was correct. The third game, I realize my mistake in obtaining the Mage Guardian Stone too soon. The fourth was the success I was looking for. G - If this works for me, the probability is very good that it will work for you, or most of you. If you make this your first game priority to talk to Lord Harkon, you should be a level 4 character at this time, which should have no major effects on any mod that recommends new games only. With few hours of game playing, your Dawnguard problem could be history. NOTE: I had no attention of becoming a vampire. Therefore, I have no information for those players, who want to be vampires. When should you install your mods, "Before or after you become a vampire?" Therefore, I leave it to you to tell us how you did it. I do not even know, if I play as a Danwguard with my mods install, will I be ability to re-enter the Keep, to kill Lord Harkon. Hopefully, by then, someone may have figure out how to fix this Bug problem, if I cannot enter the Keep. If you have success with this procedure, lets other know about it or what you have discovered, which might help fix this Bug, without starting a new game.