mhouse777 Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Hello, I've been using vortex for a few weeks now ( fallout 4 GOTY edition on an external ssd exFat file system) and all of a sudden it's getting jenked by windows and it can't do anything when it comes to deployment / enabling mods. I don't know how this started , but it was out of nowhere , literally all of a sudden. I've tried exclusion - firewall permissions and anti virus allowing an app, but nothing works. Pls help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution 7531Leonidas Posted September 29 Solution Share Posted September 29 I am pretty sure that external drives must be in NTFS format when using Vortex. Has something to do with Windows file security, as you have found out. There have been several threads in the past few months on this very issue. I believe that it starts once the drive is disconnected for any reason, then is reconnected. Try searching for 'external drive' on this forum, and the Fallout 4 forum, found in 'Game Communities' at the top of the page (scroll down/search for the FO4 forums). You will have to join it to post there, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickysaurus Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Check the file it's referencing actually exists (including the drive letter being correct!). If it does, try deleting it. There may be a permissions issue with your drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhouse777 Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 @7531Leonidas , yes , that was exactly it. I formatted the drive from exFat to NTFS and all is well now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7531Leonidas Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 @mhouse777 Glad the reformat fixed it, instead of something more serious going on! I guess reading the forums when bored can sometimes be useful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBennett Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 On 9/29/2024 at 7:39 PM, 7531Leonidas said: I am pretty sure that external drives must be in NTFS format when using Vortex. Has something to do with Windows file security, as you have found out. There have been several threads in the past few months on this very issue. I believe that it starts once the drive is disconnected for any reason, then is reconnected. Try searching for 'external drive' on this forum, and the Fallout 4 forum, found in 'Game Communities' at the top of the page (scroll down/search for the FO4 forums). You will have to join it to post there, however. Ok, thank you. Thanks for answering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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