"Data Files" Option missing from Launcher

[adnork]

Trying to manually install a lighting mod, but it won't activate until I tick the box in the data files in the launcher. Let me know if I'm wrong, or if there's a way around it.

Thanks!

[Derrame]

there is no box in the data files in the launcher

[steve40]

Silly, you don't add the mods at the launcher screen, you must click Play to go into the Main Menu, then open the MODS menu, then press T to open the Load Order menu, then activate your mods from there ;P

[wim1234]

use a proper modorganiser outside the game, like nexus mod manager , or wrye bash..and have total control yourself

[jeffm24]

Bethesda disabled the Data Files button on one of their Fallout 4 patches and I'm guessing this carried over into the Skyrim SE Launcher.

 

You'll have to use an external program to edit the load-order or change it from the MODS menu in Skyrim.

- Nexus Mod Manager

- Mod Organizer

- Wrye Bash

[Dragonscouts]

I realize this topic is a few months old but I had a question related to this. On the wiki when creating a plug-in it says to try it out by loading the plug-in by using the data button. How else would you load the plug-in for testing?

[Kludgeon]

THE SOLUTION:

 

Step 1. In the main menu, select 'Mods' (it should you to the mods from bethesda.net, although it won't take you to the actual website.).

Step 2. Once the 'Mods' menu loads, hit 'T' go to 'Load Order' (or click on it at the bottom of the screen).

Step 3. In 'Load Order', scroll down until you find the mod(s) you want to enable.

Step 4. Go on the mod and hit 'Enter' to enable it (or click enable at the bottom the screen).

 

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[xyrrer]

Same problem here and I want to activate FNIS which is in a separate folder.

[Geovannilovesmodding]

  On 10/29/2016 at 10:16 AM, ibbanez said:

so even though LOOT shows them, but no check marks and only says I have 5 active. I also have no Load Mods option on the Launcher. Now I decided to load the game up anyways. On the main screen, you can go to mods. Now this is where you log into Bethesda.net. Now I dont use that, but I did notice that there was another option in there called Mod Order, or something like that. When I go in there, it shows all my esp's and everything as active and with a check mark. I can also confirm, despite LOOT saying they aren't activated, mine however are. I was kinda going off of LOOT not showing them as active. See if that helps you guys and let me know.

ik this is so old butwhere do i paste the mods just in the mods folder?

[Algabar]

  On 12/29/2020 at 2:22 AM, Geovannilovesmodding said:

 

  On 10/29/2016 at 10:16 AM, ibbanez said:

so even though LOOT shows them, but no check marks and only says I have 5 active. I also have no Load Mods option on the Launcher. Now I decided to load the game up anyways. On the main screen, you can go to mods. Now this is where you log into Bethesda.net. Now I dont use that, but I did notice that there was another option in there called Mod Order, or something like that. When I go in there, it shows all my esp's and everything as active and with a check mark. I can also confirm, despite LOOT saying they aren't activated, mine however are. I was kinda going off of LOOT not showing them as active. See if that helps you guys and let me know.

ik this is so old butwhere do i paste the mods just in the mods folder?

 

Please don't. This would be a so-called "manual install". It's very difficult to uninstall or change mods if you do it that way. You would have to search and delete files manually one by one... Do yourself a favor and use a mod manager, preferably Vortex or Mod Organizer 2.