Nexus Mod Manager not finding my games on my external hard drive

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I Installed 2 new games onto my E Drive (which is external).

Nexus Mod Manager only tries to find them on my C drive although all of my games are on my E drive. When I try to do it myself, it says that I am missing the .exe, but I am not.



Best Answer

Based on what you tell, I believe the automatic game-search of the mod manager isn't browsing your E-drive. I recommend manually inputting the .exe directory in the appropriate field.




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How do I access games on my external hard drive?

How can I add a new game to Nexus Mods?
  • Step 1: Add a mod.
  • Step 2: Type in the name of the game. Unless you are accessing the "Add a mod" page from a specific game section (e.g. Skyrim), you will need to type in the name of the game your mod is for. ...
  • Step 3: Send a request for the new game to be added.


  • How do I add games to Nexus Mod Manager?

    External hard drives are not recommended for use with Steam or Steam's games. Aside from many potential performance issues, external hard drives may connect or disconnect from the computer at inopportune times as part of their normal operations.

    Can I load games from external hard drive?

    how do i add a new game to nexus mod manager? Open NMD and you'll see on the upper righ corner a "Change Game Mod" button, click it. PS: You'll also have to rescan for games if you didn't have NV the first time you did the scan.



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    Answer 2

    I'd suggest using system links (like shortcuts). Try creating a directory system link on your C drive that points to the appropriate folder on your E drive.

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