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## Why do I need to deactivate my mods? ## Why do I have to deactivate/remove my mods?
In BeamMP, the Server you decide to connect to, provides the necessary mods. These get downloaded and activated automatically upon connecting. In BeamMP, the Server you decide to connect to, provides the necessary mods. These get downloaded and activated automatically upon connecting.
Having local mods installed and active often leads to BeamMP not functioning properly, even if you have just one additional mod besides BeamMP. Having local mods installed and active often leads to BeamMP not functioning properly, even if you have just one additional mod besides BeamMP.
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Do NOT copy mods into this folder: it can lead to broken mods, slower installation of updates, a broken mod manager, broken Safe Mode and others. Do NOT copy mods into this folder: it can lead to broken mods, slower installation of updates, a broken mod manager, broken Safe Mode and others.
## How do I deactivate/remove my mods? There are 3 options to resolve possible issues caused by mods with using BeamMP.
There are 3 options to resolve possible issues when using BeamMP.
### 1. Deactivate mods ### 1. Deactivate mods
Before joining any server, make sure you have no mods besides 'multiplayerbeammp' enabled. Before joining any server, make sure you have no mods besides 'multiplayerbeammp' enabled.
If the game freezes or you still have issues, refer to the next option If the game freezes or you still have issues, refer to the next option
### 2. Creating a new Userfolder ### 2. Removing mods from the content folders.
Open the BeamNG.Drive userfolder and rename the `current` folder to for example `current_old`. Close BeamNG.drive before renaming it.
![image](../../assets/content/new-userfolder.png)
### 3. Removing mods from the content folders.
To access the Beamng.drive\content\ folder and clean the folder of any mods, open the installation location of BeamNG.drive. To access the Beamng.drive\content\ folder and clean the folder of any mods, open the installation location of BeamNG.drive.
Right click the `content` folder and delete it. Proceed to verify the game files via Steam or Epic Games. This is going to download the files again. Right click the `content` folder and delete it. Proceed to verify the game files via Steam or Epic Games. This is going to download the files again.
After you are done, start BeamNG.Drive via the BeamMP-Launcher and you should have 'multiplayerbeammp' as your only enabled mod available in the repository as well as the button on the Main Menu to enter BeamMP. After you are done, start BeamNG.Drive via the BeamMP-Launcher and you should have 'multiplayerbeammp' as your only enabled mod available in the repository as well as the button on the Main Menu to enter BeamMP.
If you still have issues joining modded server, they likely provide broken/outdated mods. If you still have issues joining modded server, they likely provide broken/outdated mods.
### 4. Cleaning up the BeamMP-Launcher cache ### 3. Cleaning up the BeamMP-Launcher cache.
To clean up cached mods from the BeamMP directories, go to the installation location of your BeamMP-Launcher. By default, the path would be 'C:\Users\AppData\BeamMP-Launcher\'. In there, you will find a 'Resources' folder. To clean up cached mods from the BeamMP directories, go to the installation location of your BeamMP-Launcher. By default, the path would be 'C:\Users\AppData\BeamMP-Launcher\'. In there, you will find a 'Resources' folder.
Delete the folder to delete all cached mods. This can be helpful if you need more space on your disk or want to clean out oudated BeamNG mods. Delete the folder to delete all cached mods. This can be helpful if you need more space on your disk or want to clean out oudated BeamNG mods.
### 4. Creating a new Userfolder
Open the BeamNG.Drive userfolder and rename the `current` folder to for example `current_old`. Close BeamNG.drive before renaming the folder.
The result should be a clean new userfolder.
![image](../../assets/content/new-userfolder.png)
!!! question "My settings and configs are gone! How can I restore them?" !!! question "My settings and configs are gone! How can I restore them?"
If you renamed the userfolder, you forced the game to create a new, clean userfolder. You may copy the 'settings' and 'vehicles' folder from the folder you renamed (e.g. `current_old`) to the new folder it created. If you have renamed the userfolder, you forced the game to create a new, clean userfolder. You may copy the 'settings' and 'vehicles' folder from the folder you renamed (e.g. `current_old`) to the new folder it created.
Make sure BeamNG.Drive is closed and replace all elements in the location you want to copy the folders to. You should now have all configs and settings as they were before. Make sure BeamNG.Drive is closed and replace all elements in the location you want to copy the folders to. You should now have all configs and settings as they were before.
!!! warning "Be careful when moving back files/folders to the new userfolder.
If you resolved any issues by renaming the userfolder, moving back the old files may cause any issues you had to possibly re-occur.