However, several users are getting into a situation where you go to “Nexusmods” site and try to download any mod files by clicking the button “Download with Manager” and it does a little loading but Nexus Mod Manager just won’t download the clicked file.
What Causes the Nexus Mod Manager to not download?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that were used for resolving this particular problem. Based on what we gathered, there are few common reasons that are known to cause this issue for the users: Now that you know what is causing this issue, let’s move towards the methods that will help you resolve this problem.
Method 1: Associate with NXM URLs:
This method is focused on the settings of Nexus Mod Manager where you will find the option about associate with nxm URLs. Sometimes this particular option will be the bug for the problem and not letting manager communicate with nexus URLs that you are trying to download. So to fix this follow the steps below:
Method 2: Checking Firefox for NXM Preferences
In this method, we will be checking the Firefox browser settings related to the Nexus mod manager. There can be a possibility for the nxm to be associated with a wrong application or none selected in your settings. Changing the settings for nxm will resolve this issue of unable to get downloads in the manager from the website. Steps for checking and fixing this option are:
Method 3: Using Vortex (An Alternative)
If the Nexus Mod Manager still doesn’t work, then switching to Vortex can be helpful for downloading mods. Vortex is the nice middle ground between Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) and Mod Organizer (MO). It has a few features that are better and not available on the other ones. Vortex has moved from the alpha, beta testing phase, and is now available with a full release. With NMM if you install two mods you will get no indication as to which was set to override the other, which will make conflict. For Vortex, it will inform you about the existence of a file and its conflict in your load order. Also provides the ability to change the settings about which mod should win the conflict by going last, without needing to reinstall and the program informs you about the presence of a file conflict in your load order.
Fix: Nexus Mod Manager Could not Get Version Information From the Update ServerFix: Nexus Mod Manager is Not Set up to Work with SkyrimFix: Nexus Mod Manager wont LaunchFix: Nexus Mod Manager “A problem occurred during install”
