FAQ
Q: How do I get this to work with a script extender (SKSE, OBSE, etc.)?
A: Open up the settings window (File -> Settings) and select the appropriate game tab. Set the exe for the game to the script extender’s executable (for Skyrim skse_loader.exe) and hit ok. Next time you launch the game, the Profile Manager will use the script extender to start the game.
Q: Does this work with profile/save game manager x?
A: Yes, the Profile Manager will generally work with most other profile/save game managers. In most situations all you will have to do is run auto create profiles and the Profile Manager will correctly detect any existing profiles.
This is know to work for Wrye Bash and Fallout 3 Savegame Manager (and ones based off of these, such as TES V Savegame Manager).
Q: I have a non-English version of the game, and the Profile Manager is not working correctly, what is wrong?
A: The Profile Manager is probably looking for your saved games in the wrong location, check in the settings window to make sure that it has the right location.
You may need to add skyrim_save_dir= + the name of the folder that contains your saved games to profile_manager.ini.
For example with an english version of the game it would read skyrim_save_dir=Saves
See Advanced Configuration for a full list of ini settings.
Q: Will this damage my saved games?
A: Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: No. The Profile Manager only touches your saved games when you run auto create profiles, and then it only moves the saved games into different folders using the same mechanism windows does to move files (so it is as safe as windows is). If it detects any anomaly when moving the file it will stop, leaving the original file intact.
(Note: The Morrowind portion of the profile manager will move your saved games whenever the profile is changed.)
Q: The auto create profiles doesn’t correctly sort my saved games, what should I do?
A: This is generally caused by the Profile Manager not being able to correctly extract the character name from the saved game file’s name.
There are two things you can do to resolve this problem. One, add this line to the profile_manager.ini file deep_scan=true this will cause the Profile Manager to read the character’s name from the saved game itself, instead of trying to get it from the file’s name. Two, you can manually sort the saved games into sub-folders in the saves folder, and then run auto create profiles.
If you are experiencing this problem, please either post a comment or PM me and include the exact name of one of your saved games so that I can try to resolve this issue.
Feedback
If you encounter any bugs, please report them using the Bug Reporter or leave a comment.
If have any ideas for enhancements, either send me a message or leave a comment.
Jan 10, 2013 @ 16:52:30
Skyrim wont detect my saves while using this app how do i fix this
Jan 12, 2013 @ 14:10:56
Two common sources for this problem is that: One, none of your profiles are active; Two, the profile manager has the wrong settings.
Jan 30, 2014 @ 23:51:33
How do i choose which mods go to each character?
Like if i want to add lets say, a follower mod to my character John, and didn’t want it on my second character Bob, how would i go about doing that? sorry if its a stupid question.
Jan 31, 2014 @ 18:57:37
There is no way to choose which mods go to a specific characters. The profile manager only manages saved games and doesn’t handle mods.
The ‘Mod Organizer’ has this feature Link. In addition the ‘Nexus Mod Manager’ has plans to support this feature in the future Reference.
I also planned to implement this feature, but I am currently not working making changes to the profile manager.
Oct 02, 2015 @ 05:38:17
the manager seems to have deleted my morrowind save, forcing me to use a old backup though i still lost a huge amount of progress. it also periodically uninstalls itself from my computer which foces me to reinstall and reconfigure it each which seems to have been the reason for my problem in morrowind
Oct 06, 2015 @ 20:28:34
It shouldn’t delete any of your save games. You should check in the Morrowind installation folder (typically C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind\) for a Profiles folder. This folder will contain all in-active profiles. Your missing saved games will hopefully be there.
I don’t know how it uninstalls itself since it doesn’t actually install itself on your computer. It is a stand along programmer and the installer and uninstaller are just for convenience.
If there is an error.log file in the profile manager’s folder sending that to me will help me resolve any problems.
Nov 26, 2015 @ 19:19:20
Any chance for an update with the recent release of Fallout 4 ?
Oct 20, 2016 @ 17:03:43
No, since Fallout 4 already supports multiple characters. I don’t feel that there is any need for update the profile manager when the game already supports this out of the box.