An SKSE folder in overwrite?

[Phont]

Hello!

 

I made a thread previously about these folders I've had in "overwrite" which I already took care of, but now I have another folder that randomly appeared and I'm not quite sure where this one would go.

 

I looked at the original SKSE install zip and haven't found any folder similar to this.

 

https://puu.sh/51Fjh.png

 

I'm not sure if I drop it in the Skyrim -> Data directory or just the root Skyrim directory.

[wolverine2710]

The logfile is created when the mod which uses SKSE is run. The mod normally puts the logs in the real /data/skse/plugin directory with name CharacterMakingExtender.log. Because it was not there to begin with MO puts it in the 'overwrite' directory.  The same happens with a SKSE based mod called Elys MemInfo which log file also end up up in the 'overwrite' directory.

 

The concept of the overwrite directory and the virtual filing system system (VFS) concept can be a bit daunting at first. I saw that in your original thread you moved the files to the real /data directory and asked if that was OK. Please do NOT do that. The whole purpose of MO is to have and keep a virgin /data directory.

 

Please do the following. Select your mod (modX)in the left pane, right click and select 'open in explorer'. If its not already there please create the following directory structure 'skse/plugin'. Now move the logfile to here. You can use MO's drag&drop or what I find simpler is go to your /overwrite directory and move the file to your newly created directory. Now two things can happen.

 

1) When you run Skyrim and the mod is run and the logfile is updated it will STAY in the /mods/modX/skse/plugins directory and does NOT get moved again to the overwrite directory. This happens with Elys Meminfo.

2) When your run Skyrim and the mod is run and the logfile is updated it will be created AGAIN in the overwrite directory.

 

Behavior (1) or (2) depends on how the mod handles the logfile and if MO can guess/determine what to do with the file. For more details see the explanation by Uhuru in the thread "Overwrite Folder"

 

Note to self: Please DO create [info] threads and later entries in the wiki for 'VFS', 'overwrite' etc. It will save you lots of time in the long run and preserve your sanity. Yes, master....