Why does Vortex keep dropping mods?

[Tannin42]

Thanks for getting back to us with the solution.

If you're using Vortex exclusively to mod your game you should probably not back up the game directory but only the vortex staging/downloads/appdata directories.

With that, if your disk actually fails, you can install the game from steam, deploy your steam mods again and you should be back where you were.

 

Many backup tools will treat the hard-links we create in the game directory as separate files, wasting a lot of space in your backup. Or completely drop the ball I guess...

[AugustaCalidia]

Many backup tools will treat the hard-links we create in the game directory as separate files, wasting a lot of space in your backup.

 

I learned this lesson the hard way several years ago. As a result, for each of my games I now create a zero mod profile (i.e., no enabled mods) in addition to the profiles used for actual game playing. When these zero mod profiles are enabled, they empty the game data folders of hardlinks and allow me to back up, without file size bloat, the entire disk where my games are located.