"Error: Failed to parse manifest: "Unexpected token [broken jank name]... is not valid JSON""

[mrsaeba]

1.8.5. - for Fallout 4 bought on Steam - any type of mods - Vortex had crashed and after i booted it up again it wouldnt deploy mods, purge mods, or anything- issue is in the name, cant find any info on it. Anything is helpful.

full error message:

Error: Failed to parse manifest: "Unexpected token '$', "$I�$0����"... is not valid JSON"

at readManifest (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:5260:67)

at D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:5266:90

at tryCatcher (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)

at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:547:31)

at Promise._settlePromise (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:604:18)

at Promise._settlePromise0 (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:649:10)

at Promise._settlePromises (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:729:18)

at _drainQueueStep (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:93:12)

at _drainQueue (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:86:9)

at Async._drainQueues (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:102:5)

at Async.drainQueues (D:\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:15:14)

Edited July 12, 2023 by mrsaeba

[Pickysaurus]

Try going into your data folder in Fallout 4 and delete the vortex_deployment.json file.

[mrsaeba]

That had helped me fix the issue, Thanks a lot!

[MattiasXCII]

I have this same issue execpt the vortex_deployment.json isnt found in my data folders. what do i do? both Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE are usless now because of this.

 

full error message

Failed to parse manifest: "Unexpected token '', " Fh"... is not valid JSON"

Backup couldn't be read: Failed to parse manifest: "Extra 32639 of 32640 byte(s) found at buffer[1]"

Error: Failed to parse manifest: "Unexpected token '', " Fh"... is not valid JSON"

at readManifest (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:5260:67)

at E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:5266:90

at tryCatcher (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)

at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:547:31)

at Promise._settlePromise (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:604:18)

at Promise._settlePromise0 (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:649:10)

at Promise._settlePromises (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:729:18)

at _drainQueueStep (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:93:12)

at _drainQueue (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:86:9)

at Async._drainQueues (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:102:5)

at Async.drainQueues (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:15:14)

Prior Context:

at E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:9965:16

at withActivationLock (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:5289:227)

at E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:4842:232

at tryCatcher (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)

at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:547:31)

at Promise._settlePromise (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:604:18)

at Promise._settlePromise0 (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:649:10)

at Promise._settlePromises (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:729:18)

at _drainQueueStep (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:93:12)

at _drainQueue (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:86:9)

at Async._drainQueues (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:102:5)

at Async.drainQueues (E:\Vortex Itself\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:15:14)