overwriting files in nmm?

[Aryvian]

I only have a small question I would like a quick answer to;

 

if I (in the Nexus Mod Manager) install mod "X" and it adds file "A" ( in this case an animation file), and then install mod "Y" which adds file "B" (which has the same filename and replaces file "A" in an overwrite), will uninstalling mod "X" through the NMM remove file "B" even though it was installed by another mod but overwrote file "A" from mod "X"? Or will it skip that file because it knows it's not the same file that mod "X" installed (even through the filename is the same)?

 

Thanks for any help.

Edited December 11, 2013 by Aryvian

[TheThirdRace]

Pretty sure it remembers what files are overwritten with which.

 

For example, mod A, B and C are installed in this order and each have a readme.txt file. You confirmed to overwrite the file each time the NMM ask for it.

 

If you uninstall mod B, NMM knows it's not the current "readme.txt", so it wont uninstall it. But, since mod B isn't installed anymore, it checks its "overwritten archive" to see if this has any influence. Indeed, mod A was overwritten with mod B, so NMM know it needs to change that entry. To that end, it knows mod B was overwritten with mod C, so technically all it needs to do is to change the entries so it says mod A was overwritten by mod C and you're good to go.

 

Then if you uninstall mod C, NMM knows it must removes the "readme.txt" file because it's the current "readme.txt", but it also remembers that file was overwriting mod A. So it will remove "readme.txt" from mod C and extract "readme.txt" from mod A.

 

What you're left with is the "readme.txt" from mod A.

 

That's why NMM is such a wonderful tool and why I hate when people insist you install mods manually...

[Aryvian]

That's awesome if it's true, thanks for the answer!

[TheThirdRace]

Well 99% sure it's like that, I just can't find the page saying it anymore :(