Opening xTESedit.exe but it switches to Fallout

[st0815]

Hi, I want to use xTESEdit but when I open it it switches to Fallout at once. How can I stop that? I open the right exe as admin but it never starts for skyrim.

[smr1957]

In the folder that contains the files for xEdit, where it says FO4, replace that with TES5 - so, for example the file is renamed TES5Edit.exe instead of FO4Edit.exe.

Though a better way is to make two separate folders, one for FO4 and one for Skyrim.

Just copy all the xEdit files from FO4 to a new folder named Skyrim and change the name of any file so that FO4 is replaced with TES5.

[smr1957]

Also, make a shortcut on your desktop for the two separate .exe files and launch it using the shortcut.

[st0815]

Originally posted by smr1957:

In the folder that contains the files for xEdit, where it says FO4, replace that with TES5 - so, for example the file is renamed TES5Edit.exe instead of FO4Edit.exe.

Though a better way is to make two separate folders, one for FO4 and one for Skyrim.

Just copy all the xEdit files from FO4 to a new folder named Skyrim and change the name of any file so that FO4 is replaced with TES5.

I just downloaded the newest version and start it from there. It has both Skyrim and Fallout exe files for Edit.

[st0815]

Originally posted by smr1957:

Also, make a shortcut on your desktop for the two separate .exe files and launch it using the shortcut.

Did that but it's always for Fallout. Even if the Icon has the skyrim logo...

[st0815]

I downloaded it from nexus directly and it works now. Can I use it to clean a save from file remnants?

[smr1957]

Do you mean clean your game's save file? Do NOT do that! Save files CANNOT be cleaned- regardless of what anyone else says - even the author of Fallrim Tools, markdf, states this right on his save tool description page: "...cleaning savefiles is NEVER safe or reliable."

If you removed a mod, then see this for full and definitely information (also goes into cleaning of saves and fully explains the issues regarding it):
You CANNOT Remove Mods Mid-Playthrough - https://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/1495615865205745360/
(from PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References, Section 5 - General Troubleshooting)

And no, xEdit is for editing game files and records, or finding conflicts - not anything else.