Wash that vortex right out of my hair

[Skywise001]

Hi folks.  Im using 1.9.12.0 Vortex and Im having an issue with removing it and reinstalling.  It keeps installing things that I want removed - indeed why Im trying to reinstall vortex in the first place.

Even my collection isnt safe - vortex keeps installing mod rules for mods I dont own. 

I usually use the vortex/addremove to remove files.  But vortex leaves a ton of files.  I hunted down every file with the word vortex in the title.  Reinstalled Fallout 4 and Vortex and it came back.  Somewhere in my computer like a virus is hidden info Vortex is using that I cant scrub.  Even disconnecting from the internet and then trying to install didnt help.  Oh and each time I delete the fallout folder from my documents too. 

Ive also started getting Unhandled exception "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" at 0x7FF71D0589A3 Fallout4.exe+03F89A3 crash to desk top now after a few minutes of play and esp on trying to load a save. 

Im not sure if this is two problems or one at this point.  Its been 3 days since I could play fallout because of this.

I was quite happy with my mod archive I maintained. Every mod since I started modding was in there. My First Mods being one to make Preston spammy, a weight increase, and a preset I had no idea how to get to work :P

It was over 900 gigs - some 2000 mods.

When I was installing some mods I accidentally dropped my archive into Vortex. Out of amusement I trid to get them running (I think I managed around 800 of them sort of working together). But overall this broke Vortes something fierce. So after amusing myself I deleted the mods from Vortex, couldnt, so I went to reinstall Vortex.

What I didnt know is every mod thats placed into Vortex gets a file added to it - saying its managed by vortex. When I removed Vortex it scrubbed my drive of every single mod. Since it wasnt deleted normally the Windows options to recover it failed. I had a few empty folders left and that was all.

I search in my mod archive files for the vortex word and delete the files now. But it hurt to lose 4-5 years of mods. Mods I got from translating Japanmese and Korean websites to download. I havent the foggiest where I can find them again. All my lost anime

So all Im using is my build collection with some city plans Im trying to work on. 

Im using a HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15z-ec200.  Processor is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics 3.30 GHz.  6 cores. 16 gb of ram.  64bit system. with Windows 10 Home.

 

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[Pickysaurus]

Your Vortex database is stored at %appdata%\Vortex - if you want to fully start over you can delete that folder. I am fairly sure all the issues you're having a related to the mods you've installed and not Vortex itself. For Fallout 4 nothing is installed without your taking an action to initiate it. 

[Skywise001]

When I delete everything and download a fresh Vortex and it contains things I had downloaded in the deleted version no thats not something I did.  But Ill track down that folder and take care of it.  Thank you.

[Steamvikings]

Sure it can be.

You ASSUME "Everything" is addressed. 

 

Local Low

 Roaming

Documents

Vortex

Vortex mod

Vortex staging

 

There are at LEAST 6 Vortex folders. Perhaps you overlooked something? keep in mind there are other folders that do not say Vortex...they start with the letter B

 

You want to go conspiracy theory, that's on you, but ME, I would assume it was a missed file that is indexing past files. Then again I pay attention to anything that has installed, by date, and make note for future references, because, like you, I had reoccuring data that I SWORE was a sign of intrusion, only to find out ...and this was a few years ago, that the documents file has data  Not saying your issue is as innocuous, but I am saying it's far easier to point a finger forward than back

[Skywise001]

I formatted the drive I had vortex installed on.  I searched the computer for any file with the word 'vortex' in it and deleted them all.  I defragged the drive in case that helped. 

 

When I reinstalled vortex it already knew where I keep Fallout (nonstandard placement) even though Fallout 4 was not installed.  It got upset because them mods I had installed a couple of days ago werent installed.  Oh and it knew my account on Vortex and my ini settings without me telling it.  I havent found any appdata folders that its hiding in. 

[Pickysaurus]

Everything Vortex "knows" is stored under %appdata%\Vortex.

When Vortex is running it automatically looks through the install manifests for Steam, GOG, Epic, EA Play and Xbox Game Pass. This is how it would know where a game is (if you deleted the appdata folder). 

If that location is invalid, you probably didn't uninstall the game properly and there are still references to it.