StyrkrMunr Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 So every once in a while I think to myself "Damn. It's been too long since I have TES any attention. Let's play some Skyrim." So I run it from Steam, get the splash, click "Play", see that familiar little console window flash, then...... nothing. What the heck? Not again! Now this is entirely correctable. All I have to do is delete the directory, reinstall Skyrim from the web (I have the disc but Steam doesn't care), and then reinstall my mods. After that everything is smooth as shellac. That is, until it becomes corrupted again and fails to launch. So, my question is: How do I prevent the directory from becoming corrupted in the first place? I hate reinstalling the game all of the time! And I never change anything so how is it becoming damaged in the first place? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_69_327 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 A virus, a failing HDD, Gremlins, Other people using the computer and deleting files? are some things i can think of..... I installed Skyrim 11/11/11 its still installed. With Steam, all you should ever have to do is ...."Verify Game cache files" this should recover any files that have gone either corrupt or missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyrkrMunr Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 A virus, a failing HDD, Gremlins, Other people using the computer and deleting files? are some things i can think of..... I installed Skyrim 11/11/11 its still installed. With Steam, all you should ever have to do is ...."Verify Game cache files" this should recover any files that have gone either corrupt or missing.No viruses that I've been able to detect, HDD is fine and dandy (no issues elsewhere), and I'm only user on this locked system. It's specific to Skyrim. I have no issues with any other game. Now, if I knew what was being corrupted, that could make preventive measures more feasible. As far as Steam Cache Verification, it never finds anything wrong. But if I reinstall Skyrim everything is fixed. Maybe next time I'll reinstall one main file or folder at a time until it's fixed. Hopefully there won't be a next time... Anyway, I backed up my directory to a 7z just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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