Skyrim SE Save Location Changer doesn't work for me.

[dtavern]

Hi,

 

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, but here goes.

 

I really want to play Skyrim SE on my PC and there is an issue with OneDrive controlling my "Documents" folder. So I was hoping the Skyrim SE Save Location Changer would fix things. However, nothing changes when I use the mod. Skyrim SE still uses the "MyGames" folder in the "Documents" folder. Am I using the mod wrong? Is there any other way to change the save location of Skyrim SE? I've read on the Steam forum about changing the default "Documents" folder from OneDrive to non-OneDrive, but I'm worried about messing with my registry. Do I have to delete the old saves folder with its saves?

 

Also, could it not be working because I have Steam Cloud on?

 

Thank you.

Edited August 27, 2022 by dtavern

[Veinmire]

You are on the wrong forum, this is for giving feedback to or asking questions about the site not individual games. Never mind, the mods will move it.

 

Onto your question though, you can search and download Mod Organizer 2 and run Skyrim saves through a profile. Click the box above the load order and configure it for that. Very simple to do.

 

Having said that... You really should fix that OneDrive issue when you get the chance. A lot of games use My Documents and if it's causing you issues you will have to fix it eventually. If you're worried about your registry (it's a bit intimidating if you're not used to it admittedly) and there's no choice but to edit it, create a system restore point. It's very quick and very easy. Such a simple edit shouldn't cause a problem anyway especially if it's voted helpful a lot wherever you're reading about it.

 

Good luck.

[dtavern]

Is there a tutorial that will show me how to do this? I downloaded MO2 and am doing the default tutorial that comes with it. Will that be enough? Thank you.

 

Edit: I did the default tutorial for MO2 and it didn't talk about this. Can someone tell me how to run my saves through a profile? Thanks.

Edited August 28, 2022 by dtavern

[Veinmire]

My bad, getting ahead of myself, yes I'll help.

 

Run the exe, install it on your PC, create a new instance, Skyrim will almost definitely be detected. If not point the program to where you have the game installed.

 

Once it's installed, you'll see a box with "Profiles" next to it at the top, click it, click manage, select "profile specific save files", click okay. Click the spanner and screwdriver in Mod Organizer, that's your settings. Go to Paths.

 

Find where your profiles are, if it just says BASE DIR next to profiles, simply copy the Base Directory path into Explorer, find your profiles folder, in it are where your saves will appear (you'll need to save some in-game first of course).

 

Two things, always run Skyrim through Mod Organizer 2 now via its run button, and run Skyrim's own launcher before playing for the first time so it can generate settings (Mod Organizer will then make its own profile specific versions). It's a lot simpler than it sounds, I promise. Let me know if there are any issues.

 

(sorry for the edits to this post, some weirdness happened there with duplicated text)

[dtavern]

Thank you so much for your help!

 

Anyway, do I run Skyrim's own launcher first through Steam? Is that how I do it?

 

I already played the game about 2 hours on Steam, so I've played it before. Do I still need to run it through Steam?

 

Also, is there any way to transfer my saved game files to my profile from the default save folder?

Edited August 28, 2022 by dtavern

[Veinmire]

You're welcome. :smile:

 

Yes either that or try running it through Mod Organizer (something like Skyrim Launcher.exe or something under Run, if that doesn't work just run it through Steam*).

 

*the only reason I specify this is that's there's only one problem with this, you can never avoid My Documents *entirely*. Skyrim needs to the best of my knowledge to save config files there when it's first run, I should have said this, there's no way around that unless you want to borrow someone else's config files. But once it's done, everything runs through Mod Organizer 2. It's a complete virtual alternative.

 

I'd say just try it, it shouldn't be an issue.

[dtavern]

Can I just copy and paste the save files from the default save folder to my profile?

[Veinmire]

Thank you so much for your help!

 

Anyway, do I run Skyrim's own launcher first through Steam? Is that how I do it?

 

I already played the game about 2 hours on Steam, so I've played it before. Do I still need to run it through Steam?

 

Also, is there any way to transfer my saved game files to my profile from the default save folder?

Ah I see. No you should be absolutely fine then if you've already run the game successfully before.

 

You should be able to copy them over, I think yeah. Just find them in My Documents. Copy and paste into the save folder. Not sure I've ever done that before but I see no obvious reason why it wouldn't work.

[dtavern]

Do I need to have Steam open in order to run the game through MO2?

[Veinmire]

Yes, you do.