The Frustrating World of Skyrim Modding: A Troubleshooting Guide for SSEEdit Download Issues

As a long-time fan of the Elder Scrolls series, you're likely familiar with the thrill of exploring the vast world of Skyrim and the satisfaction of customizing your experience with mods. However, sometimes things don't go as smoothly as we'd like, and that's exactly what happened to me recently. Despite having a fully functional Original Skyrim game, I encountered issues with downloading and installing mods using SSEEdit.

The problem began when I started receiving error messages saying 'x active plugin has a non-existing ESP' whenever I tried to download anything other than textures. This message was consistently displayed by SSEEdit, despite my mods being clean and free of errors according to LOOT. At first, I thought it might be an issue with NMM's Virtual Install feature, but even manually dropping the BSA and ESP files into the Data folder didn't solve the problem.

As I delved deeper into troubleshooting, I discovered that many of my downloaded mods were not being recognized by the game, even though they were properly installed in NMM's mod folder. The only way to get them working was by manually placing the ESP files into the Data folder, but this process was time-consuming and frustrating.

To make matters more confusing, LOOT would detect the mods as active in the Virtual Install, yet SSEEdit would still report errors. I tried updating both Steam/SSE and NMM to the latest versions, but this didn't seem to resolve the issue.

After exhausting all troubleshooting avenues on other forums and online communities, I'm hoping that someone here can offer some insight into what might be causing these problems. Has anyone else experienced similar issues with SSEEdit download or mod installation? Are there any known conflicts between NMM's Virtual Install and the game files?

In my case, everything in my Original Skyrim still works perfectly fine, and mods downloaded before installing SSEEdit continue to function as expected. However, since installing SSEEdit, I've encountered these mysterious errors that prevent me from enjoying the full range of modded content.

If you're also struggling with similar issues or have any ideas on how to resolve them, please share your experiences in the comments below. Together, we can work towards solving this puzzle and getting back to enjoying our beloved game of Skyrim.

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