mod and save game question?

[ophion]

if i dont wont to use a mod anymore and want to keep my saves

can i edit the mod files say to empty

and leave them in the extension folder

or does it not work like that

ophion

{Some culling of ?'s from the title. - Terre}

[Azalrion]

Edit your save, all the mods that it looks for are in the <patch> tag right at the top of the file, just remove the one you no longer want.

[shona123]

can i edit the mod files say to empty

[YorrickVander]

you can safely delete mods from extensions folder yes, if I understand you correctly. If your save is blocked because a mod has been removed then Azalrion's post should be followed. Once loaded save the game again and XR will remove other remnants from the save file and you are as clean as possible to play again. Be aware that traces can still remain and will still invalidate your save if posted for tech support.

[UniTrader]

note that some Mods may not be removable from a Savegame. thats the reason why the save-attribute exists in the content.xml - if its set to true consider the Mod to be not removeable (if its false just remove it and if its not set at all you have to try using the method described above)

[bm01]

Also you should ask the author or read the mod's topic if there is any uninstallation instruction. Some of them might ask you to edit your files, some other might ask you to do something in-game (like Capital Ship Bridge which shouldn't be uninstalled while being inside a ship) or even to use an external removal tool (like Mission Computer).

In my opinion this is even more important than looking at the "save" attribute. For example my mod is marked as being safe, but you have to do something to uninstall it properly.

And always keep backups of your files.