So, in the second case we would not make a Cleaned Update.esm mod through the overwrite folder that would appear in the left pane of MO, correct? That is how I interpreted the instruction. But then the instructions for Dawnguard it says: And when I read this it implies to me that I should have a Cleaned Update.esm in my left pane modlist, contrary to what I thought was implied in step 2.B Clean the Update.esm. Is the Dawnguard Recommendation post outdated or am I incorrectly interpreting step 2.B and should have a Cleaned Update.esm in the left pane? It is also worth noting that I am using an HDD and during step 2.B Update.esm remained in my Data folder while after cleaning Dawnguard it was no longer in the Data folder.