Mods don't show up in data files

[alonsof3]

I tried adding the mods manually and by NMM, and I can click on the data files button, but the only thing that shows up is the Dawnguard dlc.

I put some screenshots in the attachment.

Also in SkyrimPrefs, under Launcher I have this:

bShowAllResolutions=0

uLastAspectRatio=2

bEnableFileSelection=1

 

Could some1 tell me how to fix this, I would really apreciate it :)

[alonsof3]

Nevermind, apparently those mods don't need to be in data files :S

[yoayo112]

then where should they be? I have the same problem. if i dont extract them in to skyrim data files, (because thats not working) then where do i put them?

[Bricex17]

i got the dragonborn.bsa and .esm, dawnguard.bsa and .esm, and hearthfire.bsa and .esm ad they don't show up in my data files! I for some reason cant use nexus mod manager, and the files are in my "Data" Folder in my "The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim" Folder. and for another odd reason my skyrim is incompatible with steam so I use the TESV.exe application inside the "The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim" Folder. My Skyrim is version 1.9.32.0.8 for PC. HELP!

[TonyTitan]

Nevermind, apparently those mods don't need to be in data files :S

 

Wrong....EVERY mod goes into your Data folder. However, every mod does not contain an .esp or .esm plug in. Sometimes they might only contain a texture folder, or meshes......You might want to make yourself familiar with what you are installing before you install it. Download archives manually to a place on your hard drive. Extract the contents and look at how they are organized. Look at their directory structures....you might need to know these things for uninstalling the mod later on anyways. NMM doesn't always remove everything. And believe it or not, doesn't always install the mod correctly. Also every mod is not always compatible to be installed using NMM...meaning that you just might have to install it manually. NMM can learn to toss textures, meshes, and scripts into your Data folder, and into their correct directories....but it doesn't know that at rare times there is a need to put some pieces of a mod into your Skyrim directory. (Look at Project ENB for an example).