vortex Vortex won't detect my Skyrim AE GOG Version 1.6.659

[skyrimfreak360]

Vortex Version: 1.9.10

Electron: 25.8.4

Node: 18.15.0

Chrome: 114.0.5735.289

 

Mods in total: 146 mods (4 currently activated)

 

Windows Version: Windows 11 Home

Installed RAM: 32.0GB

System Type: 64-bit / x64

 

My Issue: Despite manually setting my directory path to G:\Skyrim Anniversary Edition, it doesn't launch my GOG Skyrim and instead I'm stuck with the error message: "Executable doesn't exist, please check the configuration for the tool you tried to start." This is referring to my Steam Skyrim which I have uninstalled awhile ago and I've gotten rid of it's executable containing Skyrim Special Edition for Steam. G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common still exists cuz that's where Baldur's Gate 3 is in and I might want to mod it one day lol. The recent Skyrim update that occurred on the 5th of December last year was so frustrating for me, that's why I gotten rid of my Steam Skyrim as I'm unable to play it! Yes, I've downloaded mods many people from the community claimed to be working for them, but not for me so hench I cut my losses. One thing I forgot to do when uninstalling Steam Skyrim was to manually get rid of all my mods I played for previously, if I gotta get rid of all of them so be it, I would love a clean start anyways.

 

UPDATE: I don't know how to feel about this. I exited Vortex, then got onto it again and then I find my GOG SKSE64 2.2.3 has now decided to load in, my game launched normally and to make things even awesome, I've activated the mod Alternate Start - Live Another Life to see if everything is actually working out for the first time in awhile and lo and behold, the mod works!! The downside is I keep getting a message (from the mod (Part 1) SSE Engine Fixes probably being the culprit...) that couldn't load a plugin and me continuing to load my game involves lost save data and such and such, fun... I've being told that I shouldn't really worry about this as this mod in question has yet to be updated but I don't know, I might have to keep digging in my own time if me losing my save data could occur and I wouldn't want that in my new playthrough!! Anyways, thank you for putting up with my rambling and if anyone has any useful information to provide me, this is what Vortex forums is all about.