Taking a backup (through Mod Organizer maybe?)

[lambient1988]

So,

I have now completely modded my Skyrim to the way I like it, through Mod Organizer.

 

I would like to take backup of this.

 

Because the last time my modded game died and I didn't take backup.

My game kept crashing and I got too lazy to redo everything, so I didn't play Skyrim for two years.

 

This time, I would like to take a proper backup.

How do I do so?

 

Mod Organizer Install Path (I am not using Portable edition):

E:\Games\Mod Organizer

 

Skyrim Install Path:

E:\Games\Skyrim - Legendary Edition

 

Mod Organizer Mods / Profiles Install Path:

E:\Games\Skyrim - Legendary Edition\Mods

 

 

 

 

Is taking backup through Mod Organizer a good idea?

[Seijin8]

Simple way: copy the mod organizer profile.

Problem: doesn't keep mods form being changed

 

More complex: copy profile and make a backup of the entire mods directory in Mod Organizer.

Problem: means if you ever have to revert, all the mods that have been updated will no longer be.

 

[Nazzzgul666]

I guess no backup whatsoever will keep mods (or files in general) up-to-date automatically, partly because that's the point of it. You might want to have an option for going back if you break stuff.^^

So method 2 like Seijin8 suggested should be fine.

[worik]

On 2/1/2019 at 12:20 PM, lambient1988 said:

Is taking backup through Mod Organizer a good idea? 

Backups are ALWAYS a good idea, but doing it only with MO is not enough for a selfconfident deep sleep..

 

I think I mentioned it somewhere before, but I take a pretty little no-brainer approach   (similar to Seijin8's) :

1. buy a cheap USB disk
2. weekly: make backups of left pane and right pane within MO (click the button)
3. weekly. zip the whole profile folder, attach the date to the filename and push it on the USB disk ( e.g. for today  myprofil.20190202.7z)
4. monthly: zip the whole MO folder, attach the date to the filename and push it on the USB disk (e.g. for today  myMO.20190202.7z)
5. goto 2

That way, my games survived quite a few broken hard disks. And if you feel worried about your USB disk, simply get another one, alternate between both and go on.

[Grey Cloud]

10 minutes ago, worik said:

I think I mentioned it somewhere before, but I take a pretty little no-brainer approach   (similar to Seijin8's) :

1. buy a cheap USB disk
2. weekly: make backups of left pane and right pane within MO (click the button)
3. weekly. zip the whole profile folder, attach the date to the filename and push it on the USB disk ( e.g. for today  myprofil.20190202.7z)
4. monthly: zip the whole MO folder, attach the date to the filename and push it on the USB disk (e.g. for today  myMO.20190202.7z)
5. goto 2

 6. write a patch for Triss Merigold