Had to reinstall Windows and then Vortex- mods "gone"

[Mantha065]

The latest Windows 10 update caused my computer to get stuck in a boot crash loop so I had to perform a factory reset to the SSD (where I keep the OS). I have everything else on the HDD. When I installed Vortex for the "first" time, logged in and everything, it shows in the Plugins tab for Skyrim Special Edition (the only game I've used Vortex with so far) that all the mods are installed and perfectly sound. However, in the actual Mods tab of Vortex, it says I have no mods.

I was wondering if there was a way to make Vortex remember, so to speak, the mods I've downloaded in the past, since the Nexus website should know what mods I've downloaded?

Forgive me if I don't understand exactly how the relationship between the site and Vortex works.