BlueTrane

It wasn't a matter of being too difficult. It was the mysterious warning – “…not recommended for normal situations…should only be done in problematic situations and not by neophytes.†Without the warning, I wouldn’t have asked the question. Maybe that warning should be removed since it only serves to make users doubt their abilities, and adds no value to the directions. Thank you for clarifying that it isn’t necessary to use the launcher before launching MO. Since that’s the case, you may also want to remove this text from the Initial Setup section: “Notice: Before starting Mod Organizer, launch the game at least once so all configuration files are available.†The STEP site is a model resource of well-written technical directions, but consider the possibility that directions can be improved. Sincerely, Prisoner, not yet Dragonborn.

MO has always been rock-solid until I tried to update to v 1.3.6. It did not install correctly and overwriting with the previous version didn’t work. So I need a true reinstall, and plan to use v 1.2.18 until v 1.3.6 settles down. What is the procedure for reinstalling MO that will save my mods, profiles, third party utilities, etc.? The STEP fail-safe directions have a warning that it’s not for neophytes. I’m not a neophyte, but also not a guru. Those directions also don’t say whether a reinstall should be treated like a new install, e.g. start Skyrim once with regular launcher before launching via SKSE/MO, etc. MO is installed on my D drive in the Steam Skyrim game folder. I have backed up my downloads, mods, profiles, overwrite, and categories.dat. Also backed up MO’s loot folder, but don’t know if that’s needed. LOOT is installed outside of MO. My third party apps/utilities are: SKSE, LOOT, Wrye Bash, and TES5Edit. Please let me know if you need any other information. Thx.