After the deadline, people will be able to remove their files entirely only at the discretion of staff. However, you can only delete all your files at once, without being able to choose particular ones. Understanding how drastic these changes are for the platform, Nexus Mods decided to let authors delete files permanently until August 5. They will be gone from the files tab, but users will still be able to download them via collections. That’s why Nexus Mods made a decision to change the whole process and let creators archive files instead of deleting them forever. However, the ability to delete mod files became a problem for collections. On top of that, authors of mods in these collections will still get the donation points from downloads.
This system allows average users to add popular mods to a game without having to worry about conflicts, load order, and other issues. As soon as it’s uploaded to the Nexus Mods website, another person can download this meta file and install all mods in the same way that they are presented in the collection. “Collection” is basically a meta file, which includes a list or setup of mods. According to a long statement, the decision to change the way deletions work was made “for the benefit” of “Collections.” It’s a system that the team has been working on for two years. Nexus Mods shared the news with the community on July 1.
