Restoring to the orginal Data folder in the /steamapps/common/skyrim

[Lyalpha]

I messed up installing a mod and replaced the entire data folder with the mods data folder. So I have the data the the mod changed but nothing else. I need to restore to the original data folder. Is it possible to do this via steam? Or could someone with a backup send me a .zip of the default?

[Tom21]

Yes you can redownlod the entire Game via steam!

 

I Know i have like 5 times now trying to Fix the Dame Thing!!

Edited January 5, 2012 by Tom21

[whogoods]

Like stated above yes you can. Just delete the affected folders and under Steam right click on Skyrim and find the tab that has "Verify the integrity of game cache" and it will validate all of the game files and replace anything that is missing/overwritten automatically.

[Lyalpha]

Thanks guys

[FitzBadger]

Thanks, now I know not to mess around with this folder.

[hangarspace]

And if you use a mod tool like mod organizer, it works in a 'magic' way that doesn't touch your original skyrim folders so they never get messed up.

 

Chris

[sokionimasa]

i just deleted every file in the game and copy the files from back in the past

 

Turns out, That didn't work, so i am reinstalling from disk,

Edited October 23, 2013 by sokionimasa

[shuyinliquid]

Is there any way to download the . esm files from the data folder without going through steam?

[Surilindur]

Which esm files? Did you delete them? Why would you not want to go through Steam?

It is easy, and only takes a few clicks. It will then redownload any missing and/or altered files. I am not on my PC at the moment, but it should be somewhere in:

Library -> The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim -> right-click -> properties (or such) -> Local Files (or something) tab -> verify integrity of game cache

Something like that, I can edit it later to be precise when I get to my PC. If you have a reasonably fast Internet, it should not take too long. Next time make sure to have a backup of the original Data folder in case you delete something.

 

Edit: Finally on PC. This is the right way to the correct button:

 

"Library" -> "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" -> (right-click) -> "Properties" (lowest menu item) -> "Local Files" (tab) -> "Verify integrity of game cache..."

Edited May 27, 2016 by Contrathetix

[THEDOGMAN21]

Which esm files? Did you delete them? Why would you not want to go through Steam?

 

It is easy, and only takes a few clicks. It will then redownload any missing and/or altered files. I am not on my PC at the moment, but it should be somewhere in:

 

Library -> The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim -> right-click -> properties (or such) -> Local Files (or something) tab -> verify integrity of game cache

 

Something like that, I can edit it later to be precise when I get to my PC. If you have a reasonably fast Internet, it should not take too long. Next time make sure to have a backup of the original Data folder in case you delete something.

 

Edit: Finally on PC. This is the right way to the correct button:

 

"Library" -> "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" -> (right-click) -> "Properties" (lowest menu item) -> "Local Files" (tab) -> "Verify integrity of game cache..."

cause he prob has the craked verson like mine