Can I save a "preset" of my mod list, so I can uninstall my mods and then quickly reinstall them at a later date?

[cheapcouches]

If I were to uninstall my current mods, is there a way I can have vortex reinstall all of the mods I have deleted without having to go to each individual mod page? I am running the latest version of Vortex, and I am on a 64 bit windows machine.

 

 

Just to clarify, I am not talking about profiles, where you can enable and disable certain mods with the click of a button, I am talking about completely deleting the mods and then being able download them again later, to free up storage.

[Guest deleted34304850]

don't delete the archives then you dont need to redownload anything.

or if you decide you want to delete the archives - back them up to a different disk or a pen drive or something.

[Zanderat]

The Vortex download folder can be anywhere. Since, right now Vortex can't do that (a great idea, though), I suggest getting a thumb drive (as big as you need) and copy the download folder to it.

[Rattledagger]

Under Vortex - Extensions (if you don't have Extensions on the left, open settings and choose "Enable advanced mode"), click "Find more" near the bottom and from the list find and install "Modlist Backup". After re-starting Vortex, if you go to mods-tab you should see a new choice at the end of the menu on top called "Modlist backup". If you from the drop-down choose "Modlist backup", you'll be asked to type-in a new file-name (don't use a file already present) and at least personally I tested with no file-extension. After saving backup, if no problem you'll see a note saying something like "Backup Complete, Modlist backed up to name_of_file".

 

If you later want to re-download the files, I would expect you can use the other choice called "Modlist Backup: Restore".

 

Some of the features and limitations includes:

1: Only currently installed mods are part of the backup.

2: Backup includes all games, it's not possible to only backup a single game.

3: The backup will only backup mods downloaded from Nexus.

4: You need to pay for Nexus Premium to restore the backup.

5: Some mod authors will for various reasons permanently remove their mods, or they only keep the last version while you're interested in an older version. You can't restore a mod not available on Nexus any longer.

 

Since I'm not a Nexus Premium member I've no idea if Vortex will correctly re-download all Nexus-mods on the backed-up list or not. Someone else will have to report their success/failures.

[dizietemblesssma]

4: You need to pay for Nexus Premium to restore the backup.

 

Ah, despite the name 'modlist' for some reason I was imagining a file with all the mod files in it. :smile:

Clearly not, pity. A means to backup a single games mod files and also the configuration would be a great way to move a game to another machine, and not worry about mods that have been deleted on Nexusmods. Glad I read this before going to use the extension and getting disappointed. :smile:

 

 

diziet