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Can I reinstall Skyrim without losing saves?

Will I lose my save data if I have to reinstall The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Steam? No. Skyrim is supported by the Steam Cloud that ensures save game data is stored by Steam itself. This feature allows players to load and play their saved games on different computers.
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Can you start a new game in Skyrim without deleting the old one?

No, just save it in a new slot. The save file tells you the name of the character. so you can keep track of your saves. Unfortunately, there is no save management in the game, could have been useful.
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Can you reinstall Skyrim without losing mods?

Uninstalling Skyrim doesn't remove the mods you've downloaded; it only removes the copy of them that is installed into your Skyrim folder. If you use NMM, just go down the list of mods you have with a green check next to them, right click and choose "uninstall from active profile", then install them again as usual.
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Does uninstalling Skyrim delete saves Xbox?

What happens to saved data when uninstalling apps on an Xbox One? It stays on the console unless you specifically delete the save data as well, you'll know if you have. If you subscribe to gold/gamepass it'll automatically sync your console save to the cloud after closing the game in question.
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How do I recover deleted Skyrim saves on Xbox One?

1. Run Xbox App > go to "Settings" > click "Account" and "Download History". 2. Find the Games that you've downloaded > select "Download Again".
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Can you reinstall a game on Xbox without losing data?

The process of deleting — or uninstalling — a game from an Xbox One is not only quick and easy, it's also completely reversible. When you reinstall a game you deleted off your Xbox One, your saved data will still be intact, thanks to cloud backup saves.
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Does uninstalling Skyrim delete mods Xbox?

C. Z. It depends on if you loaded the save in between. Uninstalling and reinstalling a mod should have no effect on your game, as all it does is replace one set of files with a identical set. However, if you load your save with the mod uninstalled, all of the mod's objects will be gone.
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How do I recover a Skyrim save file?

If you have Windows Backup or Shadow Copies turned on, you might be able to get the files back from previous versions. Right-click the folder where the saves were, click Properties, then look in the Previous Versions tab. You might be able to open a previous version of the folder and recover the files from inside it.
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What happens if you delete do not delete Skyrim?

Since each action is considered theft by the game, the bounty incurred will always be half of the value of the corresponding Do Not Delete. Additionally, NPCs will comment on the crime as if it were theft, even if it appears that no item was stolen.
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Is it safe to delete Skyrim saves?

Please be aware that deleting the save data will only reset your Options settings, and that no character data or game progress will be affected. To delete save data on the PlayStation 4: From the PlayStation Dynamic Menu, navigate to Settings. Go to Application Saved Data Management.
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Does uninstalling a game remove all mods?

No, uninstalling will only remove the vanilla game files. All the mod files will remain in the game's directory. To do a clean uninstall, you'd have to uninstall the game first, then delete all the mod files in the game's directory.
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Will I lose everything if I upgrade Skyrim to Anniversary Edition?

Any achievement/trophy progress earned playing on Skyrim Special Edition will carry over to the Anniversary Edition, EXCEPT when upgrading the PlayStation 4 version of the game to the PlayStation 5 version.
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Can you have two saved games on Skyrim?

Yes, but if you name the two characters the same, the game will put those saves into one character file.
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Is it a good idea to restart Skyrim?

I've traditionally had a lot of trouble trying to pick back up where I left off, and I rarely make 2 months between. It's a lot better to just restart, you won't remember what you've done or where you were going with the character . Start off , for a Skyrim pro I think the possibilities are endless ..
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How many mods is too many Skyrim Xbox?

The cap is set to 150 for Xbox and 100 for PlayStation. With these caps, you might not be able to reach the full storage limit for mods, but the additional storage capacity will allow for you to have larger mods within it.
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Does uninstalling and reinstalling remove mods?

Most modern Steam games have lots of integration with Steam workshop and if they do, your mods will typically be retained upon uninstalling and reinstalling.
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Do Skyrim mods disable Xbox achievements?

Once a game has a mod enabled, you will not be unable to unlock Achievements or Trophies. To begin earning Achievements or Trophies again, you must disable or remove all mods that have been installed and then load a save file from any point in time prior those mods being installed.
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Where are all my Skyrim saves?

Go to Documents. Select the "My Games" folder. From there you should see a folder named "Skyrim Special Edition" or "Skyrim" Double click on the name and you should see a folder named "Saves."
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Can you fix a corrupted save in Skyrim?

This issue can occur when you delete all of the saves for one of your characters through the in-game load menu and then try to load saves of other characters. Your saves are not actually corrupted. Close and restart the game to fix this issue. To avoid this issue in the future, delete saves from the main menu.
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Where are Skyrim mod save files?

0: Now you can also choose the Default Saves checkbox and point it at the "Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\saves" folder (the default Skyrim SE save location). When you first run the program a settings file will be generated in the same folder as the exe.
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Will I lose my progress if I uninstall a game and reinstall it?

Modern games usually create a separate directory somewhere under the “documents” folder where progress is kept, thus if you uninstall and reinstall a game on the same PC you keep your progress.
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Will uninstalling a game delete my saves?

Your saves are attached to your profile in the cloud. Deleting the game just takes it off your drive, but your progress is in cloud. So if you signed into another Xbox and booted up same game it would sync your progress.
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