How to declutter savegames? (suckers won't load!)

[mensch8maschine]

HI!

 

I was wondering, is there some tool to declutter savegames?

 

I've got a level 71 character and over 130 mods, my saves are 15 MB large.

 

My problem: whenever I save during a battle and quit the game, reloading that save gives me a freeze (black screen) once the loadscreen is done.

 

However I CAN load slightly older saves from the same battle (from experience i save A LOT during these battles, especially when fighting multiple dragons (Deadly Dragons).

 

I guess there is just too much going on during my save, so maybe DECLUTTERING them would help.

 

also FYI, my load order:

 

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Update.esm

AIKhajiitCompanions.esm

Immersive Patrols.esm

TravellersOfSkyrim.esm

Populated Cities NPCListMaster.esm

WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esm

JSwords.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

ApachiiHair.esm

Omegared99-Compilation.esm

Vashira esm.esm

RaceCompatibility.esm

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Brynjolf Dialogue Fix.esp

Shrine of Azura LOD Fix.esp

TalosShrineFix.esp

HighResTexturePackFix.esp

IceBreaker's Improved Reverb.esp

Improved Combat Sounds v2.0.esp

Rooster At Dawn v1.0.esp

skyradio.esp

SoS - The Dungeons.esp

SoS - The Wilds.esp

Realistic Lighting.esp

Realistic Lighting Patcher.esp

Weapons and Armor fixes.esp

Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp

StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp

3DNPC.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_LowRes.esp

Auto Unequip Helmet.esp

Behemoth Dragon.esp

Birdsofskyrim.esp

bloodierCombatv1.1.esp

Catsofskyrim.esp

Conjuration & Summoning fixes.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

Crimson Tide - Blood.esp

GS.esp

Dogsofskyrim.esp

dragonsoulstoperks.esp

ExpandedJewelryCrafting.esp

JewelCraft.esp

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - 2x Brighter.esp

Long lost smelters.esp

Mannequins.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

More Craftables.esp

MoreVillageAnimals.esp

Occupy Skyrim.esp

People Have Torches.esp

SabreFurBag.esp

TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp

ValsCraftingMeltdownAlpha.esp

adventurersandtravelers.esp

BarberShop.esp

CrowdedCities.esp

DYNAVISION Dynamic Depth of Field.esp

IMAGINATOR - Visual Control for Skyrim.esp

Blindfolds_of_Skyrim.esp

Cloaks - No Imperial.esp

1nivWICCloaks.esp

1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch-No Imp.esp

Craftable Artifacts.esp

CrazyVaclavsArrows.esp

Daedric Lord Armor.esp

DandelionArmor.esp

UNP Jewelry.esp

DragonBoneWeaponsComplete.esp

DragonHideRobeArmor.esp

DwarvenMech.esp

Dwemer Scouter.esp

Northborn Fur Hoods.esp

EternalShineArmorAndWeapons.esp

Ghost Rider.esp

Gwendolic Armor.esp

hunterarmor.esp

Insanity's Sorrow.esp

Ivory.esp

JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp

KTAAncientShroudedArmor.esp

LeahArmor.esp

LFArmors.esp

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lordamor.esp

LubaSkyWings.esp

MaleClericArmorHeavy.esp

MessiasDarkJester.esp

NightsWatchArmor.esp

Omegared99-WeaponSets.esp

Omegared99-Compilation-NPC Plugin.esp

Oriental Weapon&Armor.esp

Pirsing.esp

PrometheusCapes.esp

Prometheus_ConanOutfits.esp

R18Pn - Inner Wear Set.esp

R18Pn - Heilige Mutter Armor.esp

R18Pn - Astaroth Suit.esp

R18Pn - Eisen Platte Armor.esp

RedguardKnight.esp

SamuraiArmor.esp

ScampsIron.esp

ScoutArmor.esp

Shields_of_the_northern_kingdoms.esp

SilverDragonArmor.esp

SkyforgeWeapons.esp

ThalmorStandalone.esp

Thor.esp

TTHN-Northern Sky.esp

UltraVision.esp

uruk.esp

VickysArmor.esp

WarchiefArmor.esp

warmagearmor.esp

WayoftheVoice2.esp

Winterscale Armor.esp

Wulfharth's Dragonbone Weapons.esp

DeadlyDragons.esp

DeadlyDragonsArmory.esp

Beautiful Riften.esp

Beautiful Whiterun.esp

Breezehome Open Windows.esp

Dawnstar_Fortified.esp

N333-BetterWindhelm-V_1.0.esp

RealisticWhiterun.esp

SolitudeCapitalCity.esp

The Fancy Flagon.esp

WRenchanter_tilted.esp

armored-horses.esp

Better Dynamic Snow.esp

BetterItemSorting.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

brrobecirclets.esp

Deadly Traps.esp

FasterArrows.esp

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Nightingale Maskless.esp

OpenFaceHelmets.esp

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RichMerchants_Less.esp

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SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp

Spells Cast Light.esp

VariedGuards.esp

TheRiftenRangers.esp

torches for RL (happy medium).esp

UnreadBooksGlow.esp

Zarias_Piercings1.esp

Populated Cities.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Reduced.esp

Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp

Elementalist.esp

Improved Dragon Shouts.esp

Duel - Combat Realism.esp

LovelyHairstyles.esp

N_43 Hair Pack.esp

OrientalRace.esp

AIKhajiitCompanions.esp

Vashira the Crimson Flash.esp

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

TravellersOfSkyrim - UFO Compatibility Patch.esp

Deadeye.esp

Lunariana.esp

Morlock.esp

BrelynaMaryon.esp

mjoll1.esp

Uthgerd.esp

zzz_Jenassa_MAKEOVER_by83Willow.esp

Natalie - Healer Follower.esp

wisplicker.esp

moveitLWT.esp

WATER.esp

Blacksmithforge water fix.esp

GreenWaterFix_LesserBlurPatch.esp

Necessary Map Markers (all files included).esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

FA Hide Armor.esp

oolala.esp

ThunderHammer.esp

MegaShields.esp

svsjew.esp

UNPArmoredBikini.esp

fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp

SNMelissa.esp

Mina.esp

Natalie - Healer Follower - Look 02.esp

SkyforgeSteelMace.esp

VikingArmor.esp

SSAPBWK.esp

Space Wiking's Dwemer Exoskeleton.esp

MasterOfMagic.esp

Height Adjusted Races with True Giants v4.esp

 

 

[blitzen]

Try loading the earlier save that works. Then, without exiting the game, immediately try loading the save that doesn't finish loading. That usually works for me, but not 100% of the time. I think there are just situations where the game engine can't load a save. 15 MB is at the upper limit, but if you aren't seeing a constant, rapid increase in size, that may be appropriate. You can try the "wait 31 days inside somewhere" to allow everything to reset and see if that reduces the size. If you aren't experiencing odd freezes frequently while playing (a common symptom of large savegames), then you are doing pretty well with that save file size.

[mensch8maschine]

so in other words my game is more or less healthy, just the save files are too big. pitty... a well, i guess i should have played a character per class instead of one uber warrior/mage/thief/kills everything dude ;)

 

btw, i've got quite a few pimped out mod-followers, do they impact much?

Edited July 3, 2012 by mensch8maschine