SSE Help! Creation Kit Not Keeping Saved Files

[jamstertrouble]

This problem started about 4 days ago. I had been working on a mod with no problem. Saw it in game, no problem. Then all of a sudden during some editing an error occurs (note: not the same error that you "yes to all", but one that force closes the application) and the whole .esp is deleted out of no where with no explanation.

 

So after being disgruntled for ten minutes, I decided to start all over. The problem is that whenever I close CK and re-open it, nothing is saved in the cells I've edited.

 

For example, I'm making Faction rooms for specific unique items and mannequins. Yesterday, I made 5 different cells and named them accordingly. In these cells, I made new, unique formIDs for the architecture and triggers. I save the plugin CONSTANTLY. In fact, when I close CK out the same day and reopen it, the cells are still there.

 

This morning, I open up CK and the cells I've created are still there, the formIDs are stills saved, but when I click on the cell, nothing appears. The items are all gone. This has happened for the last 3 days with no explanation. I don't get it.

 

I have absolutely NO idea what has happened. This was not a problem until three days ago. Is CK corrupted? Am I doing something wrong? All I want is to make my ultimate mod and I've done is about 10x now, but I just can't save the work.

 

I think it must be CK because when I click to open it up, it acts as though it's downloading/updating CK in some way which seems to be a new thing. Has anyone experienced this before?

[cumbrianlad]

I've had something a bit similar ages back. I thought all my work had been lost but CK had created a re-named version of the esp. It's that long ago I can't recall what file extension it gave it but it wasn't .esp.

 

Since the original (without the extra work saved) was still there, that was what I opened the next time in CK. Also, since the file with the saved work didn't have the .esp file extension, I couldn't see it in CK to open it.

 

I remember making a backup of both files, then deleting the esp and renaming the other file to match the original, cleaned it in SSEedit and opened it... my work was back again and the problem didn't re-occur. All the saves were being made to this duplicated file for some reason.

 

Have a look in your data directory. If you see MyMod.esp and MyMod.some other extension this could be what's happened. I never got to the root of what caused it in the first place... it just went away!

 

Failing that, I could only suggest giving your esp a good auto and manual clean in SSEedit then testing