I have noticed a lot of posts asking why their mods aren't showing up in the Oblivion Data Folder. Windows Vista has a sneaky way of hiding your new mods. Here is a step by step list showing how you can find your mods. Believe me when I say that figuring this out was a pain in the _ _ _ ant took time away from my modding. I hope this helps save some of you that frustration.


Finding your mods in Windows Vista

1:click start

2:click on Computer

3:click on the "Tools" tab

4:click on folder options

5:click on the "View" tab

6:under the folder "Hidden files and folders"
click the button(circle) that reads "Show hidden files and folders"

7: click on apply and then OK

8:Open C: drive

9:double click "Users"

10:double click your account

11:double click "AppData"

12:double click "Local"

13:double click "VirtualStore"

14:double click "ProgramFiles"

15:double click "Bathesda Softworks

16:double click "Oblivion"

17:double click "Data"

Now you have found your mods and esp's

After I found this folder I right clicked on the Data folder and sent
a shortcut to my desktop. I then followed steps 1-7 and chose "Do not show hidden
files and folders" That set my PC back to where it was. I don't know if that really matters but it made me feel better