is the temp folder important?

[eightballyuri]

cant install mods i keep getting a error, the file exists. i am told to delete the temp folder

[HadToRegister]

Which game?
Where is it installed?

Which Drive?
Where is your Mod Staging Folder?

What does the message say in its entirety

[eightballyuri]

Which game?

Where is it installed?

Which Drive?

Where is your Mod Staging Folder?

 

What does the message say in its entirety

fallout new veges

d drive

A Problem Occurred During Install: The File Exists

[HadToRegister]

 

Which game?

Where is it installed?

Which Drive?

Where is your Mod Staging Folder?

 

What does the message say in its entirety

fallout new veges

d drive

A Problem Occurred During Install: The File Exists

 

 

 

So the answer to all of my Questions is

 

Fallout New Vegas

D Drive

 

 

[Guest deleted34304850]

where in that series of messages are you being told to delete the temp folder?

[eightballyuri]

i looked into other forums about the problem and a few say to get rid of the temp folder. i want to know if i can delete the temp folder.

is the temp folder important?

[Guest deleted34304850]

honestly, you've given so little information that it's not possible to answer your question.

i really don't know what you've done, what you're trying to do, and what you've read.

unless you step up with more information, you're not going to get a good answer.

[HadToRegister]

Vortex shouldn't be creating a temp folder, but with what little information you've given, we can only guess what's happening.


What is the complete path to Fallout New Vegas?

[HadToRegister]

Well, using google (Which it looks like where you copied that Red line from...

 

 

THIS APPLIES TO ALL MOD MANAGERS - FOMM, NMM, MO, and etc

I am posting this just in case anyone runs into "A Problem Occurred During Install: The File Exists" and wants to save themselves from anger, frustration, grief, Nuking/Gecking (Uninstalling/Reinstalling) their game a few times, and the Dark Side. Of course, hopefully they search the forums before doing anything drastic.

The fix is to clear out this directory ...

c:\users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Temp

You probably can use Accessories > Systems Tools > Disk Cleanup. If you do it yourself, it is a hidden file and will need to unhide it. And if you know all of this, then this is for the ones that don't or not thinking it is the cause.

So, you're copying and pasting from the article that tells you how to fix your problem, so why ask here?
I'm confused, it seems you already have your answer.

 

Open File Explorer, click on "This PC" in the left pane.

Right click on the C:\ drive select PROPERTIES------> TOOLS---->DISK CLEANUP---->Select TEMPORARY FILES click OK

[eightballyuri]

yes i have something to try. the diskclean up tool does not delete what in that file for some reason even if the option is checked.

i want to know if i right click delete will i break my pc?