how to delete local content on steam

#1

Posted 18 July 2013 - 01:36 AM

Millandrian

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I've been playing skyrim for a long time, and I've accumulated lots of mods, but due to nexus and the steam workshop, I never learned to manually install mods. In turn, I have no clue how to remove mods completely, using the data files or whatever it is you have to delete in order to remove mods. My game crashes after five/ten minutes of gameplay, and I just want to delete all my mods and start over. Help?

#2
mindw0rk2

Posted 18 July 2013 - 01:52 AM

Easiest way is delete Skyrim folder. Reinstall

#3
Oubliette

Posted 18 July 2013 - 01:54 AM

The easiest way is simply to locate the "Skyrim" folder in your Steamapps folder and delete it, then have steam reinstall the game, updates and DLC's.

You can also make a backup of your Skyrim.esm, Updates.esm and any DLC esm's, as well as the base meshes and textures BSA's and any DLC BSA's to a separate location - then delete everything in your Skyrim folder. Then move the backed up files to the folder. Then have steam verify the files and reinstall anything you missed. The second way takes a bit less time if you have an unstable net connection and/or don't want to download everything from steam again.

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Millandrian

Posted 18 July 2013 - 02:29 AM

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Thanks guys, it worked. :)q

#5
mrmike49

Posted 13 November 2013 - 06:34 AM

there moust be a better way - re-downloading Skyrim and all DLC takes much too long - what is it 20 to 25 GB?

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XzeroXTribe

Posted 13 November 2013 - 11:21 AM

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there most be a better way - re-downloading Skyrim and all DLC takes much too long - what is it 20 to 25 GB?

read closely.. it's re-install not re-downloading
just backup your skyrim, uninstall and install it again

#7
myztikrice

Posted 13 November 2013 - 10:25 PM

Use Mod Organizer which doesn't edit your Data directory directly.

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Yargolekk

Posted 25 January 2014 - 11:07 PM

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if I have ultimate edition will this keep all the DLC's?

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joeykid72

Posted 13 April 2014 - 08:05 PM

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im having the same problem and when i uninstall skyrim and reinstall it doesnt get rid of my mods please can you help

#10
wolfpack91

Posted 13 April 2014 - 08:18 PM

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im having the same problem and when i uninstall skyrim and reinstall it doesnt get rid of my mods please can you help

Delete Local Content AKA steam Uninstall dosen't delete mods SKSE or ENB's to fully get rid of them go to your steam directory

mine as example

X:\ Steam/ SteamAPPs\ Common\ Skyrim. then just Delete the Skyrim Folder

for yours it will probbably be

C:\ programfilesx86\ Steam \Steam Apps\ Common\ Skyrim

but i would suggest looking up tutorials on how to manually install and uninstall mods. incase there ever comes a time (like recently with the ESO glitch) when NMM crashes and won't work you can still use and Mod Skyrim

there really is notheing to it. i started modding in oblivion and had continued through Fallout NV. manually with out a Mod Manager. the first Mod Manager i had used was NMM and the first game i used it with was skyrim

Manual Modding is not hard at all i modded for over 6 year with no manager useing Boss to sort load order. it is as simple as drag and drop. the trick is knowing what file goes in what folder and the way all the nexus files are set up just open them with Win rar and drag and drop and you are done. to uninstall just reopen the Rar file and match file names then delete the matches simple