mods tab not showing up in the menu

[ryan2goofy]

Hey so i just got the game and tried to do the downgrade patch when that didnt work i verified game files to take it back to its previous version however now when i launch the game the mods tab doesn't show up. the creation club and the add ons do but not the mods. Is there a fix for this?

[ryan2goofy]

do i need to reinstall

[HazakTheMad]

Try this,

First click "File explorer", it should have a icon that looks like a file, it should be on the bottom left of your screen to the right of a search bar, then go into Documents by double clicking Documents, then double click on My games, then double click Skyrim Special Edition, then you should see your ini files and your saves, select your ini files and right click them, click delete

Or reinstall.

[Vlad 254]

Verify your game files by taking these stapes
[SSE] How to verify integrity of game cache
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/1843493219431033688/

[ryan2goofy]

Originally posted by Vlad 254:

or try this
Go to your steamapps/common/Skyrim Special Edition/data/interface folder and delete modmanager.

i dont have an interface folder that must be the issue idk why verifying game cache and it didnt seem to need to replace or add that file

[HazakTheMad]

Try clearing download cache before verifying again, that should get proper files.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by butthead:

Originally posted by Vlad 254:

or try this
Go to your steamapps/common/Skyrim Special Edition/data/interface folder and delete modmanager.

i dont have an interface folder that must be the issue idk why verifying game cache and it didnt seem to need to replace or add that file

yeah I deleted that post - nm

did you try doing the 10 steps in the link I posted?

[ryan2goofy]

Originally posted by HazakTheMad:

Try clearing download cache before verifying again, that should get proper files.

will do

[Falkentyne]

If you messed around with the "downgrade patcher" and then it re-updated again and you lost your mods menu, uninstall the game, delete the ini files in your documents/my games folder, then reinstall the game. No amount of re-verifying files or deleting the ini files (with the game already installed) will get the mods menu back if that's what happened. Deleting and then reinstalling the game will give you your menu back.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Falkentyne:

If you messed around with the "downgrade patcher" and then it re-updated again and you lost your mods menu, uninstall the game, delete the ini files in your documents/my games folder, then reinstall the game. No amount of re-verifying files or deleting the ini files (with the game already installed) will get the mods menu back if that's what happened. Deleting and then reinstalling the game will give you your menu back.

Which is what the 10 steps covers and more. The 10 steps are not a simple "verify your game cache" and be done with it.

[ryan2goofy]

Originally posted by Vlad 254:

Originally posted by Falkentyne:

If you messed around with the "downgrade patcher" and then it re-updated again and you lost your mods menu, uninstall the game, delete the ini files in your documents/my games folder, then reinstall the game. No amount of re-verifying files or deleting the ini files (with the game already installed) will get the mods menu back if that's what happened. Deleting and then reinstalling the game will give you your menu back.

Which is what the 10 steps covers and more. The 10 steps are not a simple "verify your game cache" and be done with it.

so i've done this and still the mods tabs is gone i've even tried reinstalling and nothing

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by butthead:

Originally posted by Vlad 254:

Which is what the 10 steps covers and more. The 10 steps are not a simple "verify your game cache" and be done with it.

so i've done this and still the mods tabs is gone i've even tried reinstalling and nothing

I'm not sure what you have there in the way of mods so I'll cover everything.

You must do a proper reinstall closely following each step.

There of course is no Steam Workshop as it was replaced for SE by the Creation Club.

You have to first remove the mods from the In game menu. If you are using Vortex (as do I I but if not ignore this step) then you need to properly remove the mods from Nexus as well. Everything needs to be removed as in not a trace of your previous game or mod files.

Go to the section titled "Clean Vanilla Reinstall" in this guide and follow the steps:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2266129651

Then when rebuilding your mod list I do not recommend the mods from the in game menu but if you must then try to keep them to a minimum and get the extension Vortex provides for Bethesda . net mods so that Vortex is managing your entire load order properly.

You can install this extension directly from within Vortex by selecting "Extensions" from the left side of Vortex. Then scroll down to the bottom where you'll see "Find more". Then look for the file "Import from Bethesda . net 1.1.9", you can use the search bar at the top. Once you find it then highlight it and you'll see the installation instructions.


The Vortex download is in the Tools section of this next guide and you'll also find a "Mod Manager Tutorial section in the guide and I highly suggest you watch them especially the first 2 for now and then the third later.

The guide has many good modding tips and practices that of course still apply to the game after the latest update.

Just don't use the mod list included in the guide unless you rolled back to game version 1.5.97 because after performing the Clean Vanilla Reinstall you will be on the latest version of the game 1.6.323
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1986067552