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   Klorf

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   08 Apr 2025, 4:00PM

   "File has unsupported version" for any .bsa file. Any ways to fix?
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      oXidFoX

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      05 May 2025, 10:00PM

      for what I understand of older posts, you may be on Skyrim SE ? then maybe try Bethesda Archive Extractor (BSA and BA2) or the same one updated B.A.E. - Bethesda Archive Extractor or maybe even better this BSA Browser (with .BA2 support) quite recently updated
      
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   RumiVixeni

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   19 Jan 2025, 4:11PM

   It is true that extracting Bsa - Meshes on Skyrim Data folder fixes CTD? I saw a video on yt of some dude saying that.. But I'm not sure if it's true or not
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      hellboyquintex

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      04 Feb 2025, 9:02PM

      that depends on the cause of the ctd.
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   JoseDiaz2802

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   10 Jun 2024, 6:05PM

   It has served me a lot in Fallout, Skyrim and Oblivion for 360, although for Fallout it has problems with the mods that bring sound, voices, sound effects, etc., for some reason everything that is audio is muted, that can be improved ?
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      natmaac

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      07 Jan 2025, 1:46PM

      From GECK wiki talking about compressing BSAs: "Audio is streamed, and will not play if the BSA is compressed. While it is heavily recommended you always use uncompressed BSAs, if you are wishing to compress assets, you *MUST* pack your audio files (.ogg and .wav) as an uncompressed BSA."
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   ThadiusFaran

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   11 Sep 2018, 2:34AM

   I'm having some trouble, the documentation URL is dead and the BSA I compile is somehow 7kb even without compression when normal ones are 100,000kb
   
   The models aren't appearing in game either so something is definitely wrong.
   
   Anyone have any ideas?
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      natmaac

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      07 Jan 2025, 10:50AM

      Long shot as it's been 6 years, but did you ever resolve this because I have the exact same problem?
      
      I was packing a BSA for New Vegas and wondered if that was the problem.
      
      EDIT: I used FOMM in the end, worked first time.
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   FireOogle

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   14 Jan 2019, 10:25PM

   For extracting i would recommend https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/974/ - works on BSA and BA2
   
   For later games creating a BSA, i just use the version shipped with the games.
   
   Skyrim - Archive.exe in root folder,
   Skyrim SE - Tools/Archive Archive.exe
   Fallout 4 - Tools/Archive2 Archive2.exe
   
   
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      Chasaranne

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      12 Mar 2019, 8:17AM

      @FireOogle I was on my way to download BSAopt when I saw your post and... thank you for the info about B.A.E. Bethesda Archive Extractor works faster than BSAopt and support BSAs and BA2s, so... For those interested, the latest version of the tool (0.11) is available on the Fallout4 Nexus : https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/78/.
      Still, kudos to Ethatron for BSAopt !
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      deleted55150572

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      30 May 2020, 11:39AM

      Some of us don't have the fabled 'Tools' folder and nothing we do to create one the right way works.
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      Malvoux

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      29 Oct 2020, 4:38PM

      Using Fallout 4 version of B.A.E 
      No problems so far. Thank you.
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      Drivinghard

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      14 Oct 2022, 8:02PM

      can this be used to PACK files into a BA2 for Fallout 4?
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   LegendLegacy

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   14 Jun 2021, 1:17PM

   Thank you for this.
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   Soulbringer1

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   02 Mar 2020, 10:05AM

   Wondering ?? How is the Last Beta? Does it work Very well or should I use the 1st File , Stable Version?
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      lionlord1987

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      03 Aug 2020, 4:51PM

      I would that like to know too.
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   Nexak

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   01 Jan 2020, 12:13PM

   Really fantastic for BSA creation.
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   deleted38462035

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   04 Dec 2019, 10:35PM

   Why this program so stupid? Where is cookies-file?
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    Jena84Plissken

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    24 Jul 2019, 12:13PM

    Endorse this mod god work