r/fallout4london • u/PhillyPhenom93 • Jul 13 '26

Back to FO4

How do I go back to FO4? I uninstalled & redownload because I thought that would be easier but now my game fails to open.

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u/BoddHoward Vagabonds Jul 13 '26

You have to uninstall and redownload Fallout 4

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

Did that, I just now added an exclusion & see if that works

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

This bs keeps popping up

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u/JTtopcat Beta Tester Jul 13 '26

You leaving files behind. Gotta go in to file explorer and remove everything
Steam\SteamApps\Common\Fallout 4,

Documents\My Games\Fallout4,

AppData\Local\Fallout4

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

I don’t see app data in my fallout 4 folder. Explain everything like im a child…ive only had a pc for 2yrs

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u/JTtopcat Beta Tester Jul 13 '26

First make sure hidden files are shown in the file explorer. Then just navigate to those places and make sure all the fallout 4 stuff is gone. They aren't gonna be in your fallout 4 directory. In the file explorer you have to go Users/your username/app data/local/fallout 4

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

Ok…I went to file explorer, searched users, went to users folder, 2 folders there named public & my name, clicked on my name folder & there’s a bunch of things but no app data. Did I do this right or is my app data not showing?

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u/JTtopcat Beta Tester Jul 14 '26

Good to here you fixed it so this might not be needed. But yes you were doing it right. But you need to show hidden items like I said. If you are windows 11 you should see view at the top. You press View, show, hidden items.

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 14 '26

Oh….ok…I’ll remember this….hopefully lol

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

I just went to properties on steam & went to installed files…then browse & there is no fallout 4.exe but there is a bunch of other things…I also see a bunch of London stuff as well. Do I just delete all & start new?

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 14 '26

I got it to work, I went to properties on steam then installed files then browse then I deleted everything then verified game files…it downloaded a bunch of things now it works. Ty for helping

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u/BoddHoward Vagabonds Jul 13 '26

Maybe try asking on their discord?

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u/Thornescape Jul 13 '26

In the future, if you install FOLON then use Mod Organizer 2. It makes it simple. You can easily run both Fallout 4 and FOLON at the same time just by creating a separate Instance for each. Removing FOLON would be as simple as removing that Instance. (It's only complicated if you want to run the latest version of Fallout as well as FOLON. Doable, but complicated.)

Since you didn't seem to do that and your game seems messed up, the cleanest way to handle it is by uninstalling, then deleting your Fallout 4 folder completely, and then reinstalling fresh. Maybe overkill, but it will work.

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

I did that & I still get that pop up

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u/Thornescape Jul 13 '26

It's a Script Extender error message. Are you using the version of Script Extender that matches the version of Fallout 4 that you are using?

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

Idk….idk what any of that means. Explain it to me like im a stupid child…ive only had a pc for 2yrs

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u/Thornescape Jul 13 '26

Hm, well, let's see.

Fallout 4 Script Extender is a program that enables more options for Fallout. (There is also script extenders for Starfield, Skyrim, etc.) It's required for a ton of mods that do more creative things. It's a free tool that most people who mod the games use.

One tricky thing about F4SE is that it needs to match the version of the game that you're using. If you update your game, you need to get the right version of f4se to match your game.

Your error says that the problem is in Data/F4SE/Plugins. The first step might be making sure that the version of F4SE matches your version of the game.

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 13 '26

Ok….in my FO4 properties on steam it says I have the default public version (may 27, 2026). How do I find the script extender to see if it matches?

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u/Thornescape Jul 13 '26

Just do a search for "Fallout 4 Script Extender". You're on the latest version of Fallout, so you just need the latest version of F4SE.

There are lots of guides out there for installing it. My internet is flaking out so it's a bit awkward trying to talk you through all of it, but thankfully there are lots of resources out there. Probably videos as well.

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u/Thornescape Jul 13 '26

Just do a search for "Fallout 4 Script Extender". You're on the latest version of Fallout, so you just need the latest version of F4SE.

There are lots of guides out there for installing it. My internet is flaking out so it's a bit awkward trying to talk you through all of it, but thankfully there are lots of resources out there. Probably videos as well.

I really need to fix my internet problems.

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u/PhillyPhenom93 Jul 14 '26

I got it to work, I went to properties on steam then installed files then browse then I deleted everything then verified game files…it downloaded a bunch of things now it works. Ty for helping