Vortex mods enabled and deployed but not present in game after update

[sharkfish]

After switching over to Vortex from NMM, Skyrim mods were working fine -- after an update (not sure which one) they are no longer working.

 

When I open Skyrim (from Steam, from Vortex, from desktop) and load a save, I get the "This save relies on content that's no longer present" error, and sure enough they're not there in game: hair missing, map is vanilla, etc.

 

All mods and plugins I want are enabled and deployed. Deployment Method is set to "Hardlink Deployment" and for the mod staging folder -- which I found confusing, so the problem might be here -- I created a new folder that's just C:\Vortex files.

 

I have around 40 mods but most are extremely simple (most are texture replacers; Natural Eyes, HD Soul Gems, Realistic Primitive Horse Breeds).

 

I am using version 0.18.6 of Vortex and I've made sure the mods themselves are up to date.

 

Thanks in advance.

[rmm200]

After you start Vortex, click Deploy again.

[Pickysaurus]

Can you try purge, then deploy in the mods tab?

Do the plugins show up in the plugins tab?

 

If you go to where you select a deployment method, if the "Apply" button is highlighted, please try clicking on it.

[sharkfish]

Can you try purge, then deploy in the mods tab?

Do the plugins show up in the plugins tab?

 

If you go to where you select a deployment method, if the "Apply" button is highlighted, please try clicking on it.

 

No go... Apply is clicked, and purging and re-deploying didn't seem to make a difference

 

Besides the game and DLC I only have one plugin, and it's there