WARNING : Do NOT use this application to Unpack your BSAs. Or anything (Everything it does can be done better with other tools).
Why? This tools' name is not 'BSAUnpacker' It's 'BSA Browser' and a VERY OLD version of it (0.6.1 BETA released in 19/04/2006), this tool is OBSOLETE for Skyrim, it was used when Skyrim came out because there weren't much choices, I Again, Advise NOT to use this tool for anything. I actually kind of feel tricked because the author did NOT mention this. Well, He hasn't logged in since the day he uploaded this, so maybe he didn't have the chance to do so.
Alternatives: - BSAopt : You want to extract ? use this. A LOT better and simpler in terms of extracting BSAs. - BSA Browser 1.4.2 [ http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59553 ] : Probably the real version and the latest of this tool. It has a LOT more useful features (mainly the Browsing feature)
In addition, I tried to use it to unpack two bsa files for Skyrim SE mods and it failed on both. I'll use the other tools you mentioned, thanks!
EDIT: BSAopt doesn't work with Special Edition either. I found a tool that does seem to work though. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/974
I used both BSAopt and this-BSAUnpacker with both the exact same results for bytes-files-folders amounts for extraction. I give your opinion this, BSAopt makes better use of memory and has more options (even tho you stated your opinion as a fact).
Thank you very much for this jewel.....I take a look to many tools to make mods on skyrim.... and I discovered that there are too many with trojans... This Tool has not malware.... but BSAopt beta 2.0.0 (not BSAopt 1.6.3) and BSA Browser unfortunately yes... some files compressed with rar has settings to lock files and with that config the malware can be undetected at least you uncompress the file... I take a look on many of these tools with VirusTotal... you can do the same to take a look :'(
Was the "empty texture" problem ever resolved? When i extract textures i get a "out of memory" message and if i continue i get an empty dds. file. It seems to work for the meshes but i cant get the textures to work. I thought perhaps it was the file i was trying to extract so i did test it on another texture and still get an empty dds. file. was there ever a resolution for this? I still like the program but i really need to get those textures to do anything i want to do.
You simply manually download the BSA Unpacker and extract the files to your desktop. Open the BSAUnpacker.exe.. You can "Run" it, it is safe. Click "open" in the bottom left corner of the program.. find the .BSA you want to extract and click "extract all".Save them to your desktop (or wherever you want.). Transfer the extracted files to whichever folder you wanted to put the .BSA in. (i.e. SkyrimSE data folder)
The best way I found to pack archives is the CK's Archive.exe tool. Just keep in mind two things:
-The name of the new archive must be exactly the same as the name of the esp.
-When using CK's Archive tool, put the folders prepared for packing (meshes, textures etc) into a folder named Data. This doesn't have to be located in Game's directory, but it have to be named Data.
Pay no mind to the negative comments above or below. If you're simply looking to add files from old .BSA's that haven't been updated to SSE, this does everything you need. Been around for almost a decade now and still does exactly what you need it to do.A continued thanks for this Wookie!
This program sucks compared to BSA Browser. Gives warning about wrong version when opening and no auto-extract to the right folders. Might as well take it down.
You really don't have to be so negative about this man, this guy spent his personal time creating this tool and sharing it with everyone. If you have a better alternative you could mention it in a polite matter rather than making this out to be completely useless.
lol it works for me I love the unpacker, it's a program that was made for Oblivion but also works on Skyrim. So it's going to say that everything has the wrong file version because it's not oblivion lol someone needed to sit down and be humble. Hopefully now that it's nearing the end of 2017 you understand that and adjusted your attitude.
Although I'm sure the poster here has moved past this, let me explain from experience why it's a good thing this utility is still up:
The future is not foreseeable, especially when it comes to old software. A state-of-the-art utility that works well now may encounter OS issues later on down the line; it may see a new version with problems, one that replaces older versions on sites and makes them difficult to find, or the same thing may happen because a new team takes over the tool and loads it up with malware or other goofy add-ons. When that happens, turning to other, older tools may be the best (or only) option to get the best functionality out of related older software, or even new software compatible with the older tool.
For this reason, a multitude of tools remaining available for the same purpose, even ones that have been superseded, is to everyone's benefit. For better or for worse, you can take the popularity of OldApps.com as solid proof of that.
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Why? This tools' name is not 'BSAUnpacker' It's 'BSA Browser' and a VERY OLD version of it (0.6.1 BETA released in 19/04/2006), this tool is OBSOLETE for Skyrim, it was used when Skyrim came out because there weren't much choices, I Again, Advise NOT to use this tool for anything. I actually kind of feel tricked because the author did NOT mention this. Well, He hasn't logged in since the day he uploaded this, so maybe he didn't have the chance to do so.
Alternatives:
- BSAopt : You want to extract ? use this. A LOT better and simpler in terms of extracting BSAs.
- BSA Browser 1.4.2 [ http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59553 ] : Probably the real version and the latest of this tool. It has a LOT more useful features (mainly the Browsing feature)
EDIT: BSAopt doesn't work with Special Edition either. I found a tool that does seem to work though.
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/974
for bytes-files-folders amounts for extraction.
I give your opinion this, BSAopt makes better use of memory and has more options
(even tho you stated your opinion as a fact).
was there ever a resolution for this?
I still like the program but i really need to get those textures to do anything i want to do.
Just keep in mind two things:
-The name of the new archive must be exactly the same as the name of the esp.
-When using CK's Archive tool, put the folders prepared for packing (meshes, textures etc) into a folder named Data.
This doesn't have to be located in Game's directory, but it have to be named Data.
The future is not foreseeable, especially when it comes to old software. A state-of-the-art utility that works well now may encounter OS issues later on down the line; it may see a new version with problems, one that replaces older versions on sites and makes them difficult to find, or the same thing may happen because a new team takes over the tool and loads it up with malware or other goofy add-ons. When that happens, turning to other, older tools may be the best (or only) option to get the best functionality out of related older software, or even new software compatible with the older tool.
For this reason, a multitude of tools remaining available for the same purpose, even ones that have been superseded, is to everyone's benefit. For better or for worse, you can take the popularity of OldApps.com as solid proof of that.