NOOB Question

Cherryblossom · September 2014

I have recently come back to ESO and needed to re-install the game, I have downloaded some of the addon's I had previously. But now I have them duplicated in the Addon Manager in game (one set showing as outdated), how do I remove these out dated files?

Aenra · September 2014

until someone qualified replies to this, what i would have done in your shoes is: check file paths, see what is where, are there duplicate addon files?
if you uninstalled, did you clear registry or left over folders before reinstalling?
if not, was the address you specified this last time identical to the one the game installed the first time?
have you tried resetting your variables? By deleting the relevant file?

i am aware we are in the age of 'x' gadget or application doing the work for us, but regardless of the above, my humble advice would be to forget addon managers. Forever. Learn to do it yourself, learn to modify it yourself, learn to backup. Extra bonus for safety, see last virus going round unobstructed with Curse's addon manager.

wish you luck

LarsS · September 2014

You can remove addons by opening the ESO folder (in the documents directory) search for the addon folder and remove the old versions. If you want to simplify you management use Minion to manage your addons. Only works if you download all addons through Minion. You find the utility at the ESOUI homepage.

Wykkyd · September 2014

I highly recommend you delete the following folders:

documents/Elder Scrolls Online/Live/Addons/
documents/Elder Scrolls Online/Live/SavedVariables/

Then download & install Minion at: http://minion.mmoui.com/

Then use that tool to install the addons you want to use.

Cherryblossom · September 2014

Thank you for your Replies, I will do as Wykkyd suggests. I already have Minion which is what has surprised me with the duplication!