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Will I lose my saved games if I reinstall Skyrim?

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 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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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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Do saves carry over to Skyrim Special Edition?

Existing save games from the original PC game will work in the PC version of Skyrim Special Edition. Simply copy your old saves from My Games/Skyrim to My Games/Skyrim Special Edition. Only use original saves that have never used mods.
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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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How to Restore Lost Saves from Skyrim / Any Game

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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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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Where are my Skyrim save files?

Press the folder icon on the task bar located at the bottom of your screen. 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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How many saves can Skyrim handle?

Bottom line, because of Skyrim's poor game design where game saves are involved, you should develop a habit of capping your total game saves to well below 1000 by saving over previously saved games. To my knowledge, there is no known fix for this profoundly bad flaw in the Skyrim game save architecture.
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Can you have 2 characters in Skyrim?

You can have as many characters as you want. Don't rely on quicksaves and autosaves, use manual saves. Manual saves can be renamed to whatever you want, even without the use of the console, which I don't recommend (using the console can corrupt saves, no matter what you use it for).
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How do I uninstall and reinstall Skyrim?

Uninstall the game via Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel. Delete the install folder, usually located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steamapps\Common\Skyrim. Rename the folder at "My Documents\My Games\Skyrim" to SkyrimBackup. Reinstall the game via your Steam Library.
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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 Skyrim any good without mods?

You should be fine without mods. That said, unless you're trying to install a bunch of mods and they start conflicting with each other, modding Skyrim is really easy. I played it fine without mods....my buddy eventually convinced me to install some, but even then it was just cosmetic.
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Do people play Skyrim without mods?

I have always played skyrim without mods and always thought it looked amazing. I played Skyrim for more than 100 hours before diving into mods and vanilla does look good. However, there have been many visual mods that are simply gorgeous, you are really missing if you don't try them.
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Where are Skyrim Fitgirl save files?

FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE FITGIRL EDITION JUST GO TO THE "GAME FOLDER" THEN "X64" THERE YOU WILL FIND THE "PROFILE FOLDER" IT HAS THE SAVES, THATS IT..
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How much better is Skyrim Special Edition?

As expected, the Skyrim: Special Edition included upgraded graphics and polished effects as well as all three DLCs - Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn - included in the purchase. It also introduced mods for consoles, which was a benefit previously only afforded to PC versions of the game.
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How big is Skyrim anniversary upgrade?

Storage: 12 GB available space.
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Is The Anniversary Edition of Skyrim worth it?

Honestly, if you're a fan of Skyrim, we reckon this is an upgrade that's worth grabbing and it's also worth pointing out that, although the full version is expensive, you can frequently catch the standard version of Skyrim on a deep discount during eShop sales and then upgrade that way.
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Why do Skyrim saves get corrupted?

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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How do I transfer my Skyrim save data?

How To Transfer Skyrim Saved Games Between PCs
  1. On the 1st PC navigate to MyDocuments → Games → Skyrim → Saves. Note: Your “Games” folder may be named 'MyGames' or something similar.
  2. Copy the contents to a portable device (ie flash drive).
  3. Paste the contents on the 2nd PC in the 'Saves' folder.
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How do I load old autosaves in Skyrim?

Any time you need to load from a back up, save the game and exit to main menu, open your desktop saves, select all and copy, paste over the game's save files. Press continue. It'll load up that save.
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