How to give Vortex access rights to mods all at once?

[Zapstur]

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

[HadToRegister]

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

 

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

 

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

 

 

Their profile was probably the Admin profile, so now, as a user profile, you need to get permission to do pretty much EVERYTHING on their computer, and not just with Vortex, but EVERYTHING

[Zapstur]

 

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

 

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

 

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

 

 

Their profile was probably the Admin profile, so now, as a user profile, you need to get permission to do pretty much EVERYTHING on their computer, and not just with Vortex, but EVERYTHING

 

Already made sure that the only profile currently on the system has full admin privileges. Considering that I am able to modify the registry, that should be enough.

[HadToRegister]

 

 

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

 

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

 

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

 

 

Their profile was probably the Admin profile, so now, as a user profile, you need to get permission to do pretty much EVERYTHING on their computer, and not just with Vortex, but EVERYTHING

 

Already made sure that the only profile currently on the system has full admin privileges. Considering that I am able to modify the registry, that should be enough.

 

 

 

OK...going out on a limb here, perhaps you need to "take ownership" of the directories, because they're 'owned' by the former user/profile

 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-take-ownership-files-and-folders-windows-10

 

[Zapstur]

 

 

 

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

 

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

 

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

 

 

Their profile was probably the Admin profile, so now, as a user profile, you need to get permission to do pretty much EVERYTHING on their computer, and not just with Vortex, but EVERYTHING

 

Already made sure that the only profile currently on the system has full admin privileges. Considering that I am able to modify the registry, that should be enough.

 

 

 

OK...going out on a limb here, perhaps you need to "take ownership" of the directories, because they're 'owned' by the former user/profile

 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-take-ownership-files-and-folders-windows-10

 

 

Well, that seems to have done SOMETHING to help, but hasn't completely solved the issue. I might just have to brute force it, and give it permission for every single file (Logically, new files shouldn't have the same problem, but I will post something about that if there is a problem). At this point, that might actually have been faster (only since it is taking a while to find a fully functional solution).

[Zapstur]

 

 

 

 

So, to start off, I'll explain the situation:

 

I had been playing Skyrim through the Vortex program, on another person's computer and profile. Due to various reasons, that person gave me their computer, and then removed their profile from that computer. All the mod files appear to be present (Windows was actually supposed to delete them along with the profile, but maybe they stayed around because it wasn't installed exclusively on that other person's profile), but in order for Vortex to gain access to those files, it needs to ask for permission for each and every file within each mod, like was described in this old post:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjipOzk_ajjAhXYv54KHSNKDogQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.nexusmods.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F6772642-vortex-seems-to-be-broken%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qJDzNdDdaWPpKLEHbD3yZ

 

The issue with giving permission for more than a few mods, is that the process takes a VERY long time for just one mod, especially the ones that add new character models and presets.

That said, is there a way to give Vortex access to a folder, its subfolders, and individual files, all at once?

 

This is so that I don't have to try and find every mod that I had installed here on NexusMods, and then reinstall them and hope I get the load order correct

 

 

Their profile was probably the Admin profile, so now, as a user profile, you need to get permission to do pretty much EVERYTHING on their computer, and not just with Vortex, but EVERYTHING

 

Already made sure that the only profile currently on the system has full admin privileges. Considering that I am able to modify the registry, that should be enough.

 

 

 

OK...going out on a limb here, perhaps you need to "take ownership" of the directories, because they're 'owned' by the former user/profile

 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-take-ownership-files-and-folders-windows-10

 

 

Well, that seems to have done SOMETHING to help, but hasn't completely solved the issue. I might just have to brute force it, and give it permission for every single file (Logically, new files shouldn't have the same problem, but I will post something about that if there is a problem). At this point, that might actually have been faster (only since it is taking a while to find a fully functional solution).

 

Ok, seems like it isn't just the mod files that Nexus is having trouble accessing, it also has issues accessing Skyrim itself. And, since this is probably relevant, the game HAS been booted up since making sure my user account has full control over the whole system, so that clearly didn't fix the issue. I also tried having Nexus do a full scan for games again, just in case that was the problem, but no luck there.

 

After a few hours, I decided to try just running Vortex mods in "Shared Mode", but I ran into the exact same problem during the required purge (which even requested permission for files I had already given permission for), and didn't want to sit for multiple hours just clicking dialogue boxes, so until another potential solution is found, I probably won't be using any mods. I will stay subscribed to this thread, just in case someone finds a potential solution to the issue, aside from getting a clean installation of Vortex.

[HadToRegister]

You might have to take ownership of everything
You can right click on Folders and check who the owner is under the Properties----->Security tab---->Advanced---->Permissions

Check the NAME of who has ownership of folders, files etc, it should be right at the top of the "Advanced Security Settings for <FOLDER/FILE NAME>"

YOu should have FULL CONTROL of each and every folder and file as an administrator, and it sounds like you don't.

I think the entire problem is caused by your friend removing his admin account, which was "THE" account for the computer, so he had ownership of Programs, files, folder etc, so those folders and files etc, still have him as the FULL CONTROL and not you.

Just because you can run something out of a folder, doesn't mean you have full ownership such as WRITE access etc...

[Zapstur]

You might have to take ownership of everything

You can right click on Folders and check who the owner is under the Properties----->Security tab---->Advanced---->Permissions

 

Check the NAME of who has ownership of folders, files etc, it should be right at the top of the "Advanced Security Settings for <FOLDER/FILE NAME>"

 

YOu should have FULL CONTROL of each and every folder and file as an administrator, and it sounds like you don't.

 

I think the entire problem is caused by your friend removing his admin account, which was "THE" account for the computer, so he had ownership of Programs, files, folder etc, so those folders and files etc, still have him as the FULL CONTROL and not you.

 

Just because you can run something out of a folder, doesn't mean you have full ownership such as WRITE access etc...

I already stated that I took full control over the whole system and its files, in my last reply... Maybe try reading the whole post next time.

[Tannin42]

Sorry, only had time to scan previous posts.

 

The default is that file permissions are inherited, meaning: if you give write access to the base game directory this would give you write access to the entire directory and everything within - unless the files below have their own specific permissions to overwrite that.

Also, rules are additive. Usually windows only works with "allow" rules meaning a subdirectory will almost always have more or equal access rights than the parent. You _can_ use "deny" rules that take away rights that were on the parent directory but those make everything more complicated and confusing.

 

So usually it should be enough to set full control on one directory (the game directory) to allow Vortex access.

[HadToRegister]

 

I already stated that I took full control over the whole system and its files, in my last reply... Maybe try reading the whole post next time.

 

 

Nice attitude, I was trying to help, and you decided to be nasty.

Help yourself from now on.