Downloading Free Creation Club Content Files (2024)

IMPORTANT NOTE – This guide is for free Creation Club DLC content only. If you want to (re-)download Anniversary Edition Creation Club content files, the only way to do so is from a current version of Skyrim (1.6.1130 and above) via the 'Creations' menu, which will require you to update your game version so that you can download the files from the in-game store.

2.1 Option 1: Steam users
All files will be downloaded via the Steam console. Once downloaded they will be moved over to your Skyrim /Data folder.

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2.1.1 Open Steam console

• Enter the following in your browser (or Windows Run box with Win+R) to open the Steam Console: steam://nav/console
• If opened in a browser and prompted to open the Steam Client Bootstrapper, click the 'Open Steam Client Bootstrapper' button.
• Run each command and wait for it to fully complete before running the next!
  

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You will know it has completed when you see the text that says (example):
'Depot download complete : "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\content\app_489830\depot_489831" (1 files, manifest 2289561010626853674)'

2.1.2 Download free CC content files
See below for manifest command (we only need 1 of the 3 depots since we're only grabbing the free DLC). We're pulling the files from the latest Steam version at the time of writing (1.6.1170), but this version shouldn't really matter since the free CC content has not been modified since version 1.6.1130. If the main game version (and the contained CC content) has changed and is not reflected in this guide because it has not been updated since the last game update, see my

Steam Manifest List

for instructions on how to obtain the proper manifest IDs yourself (under Game versions > Other Skyrim versions).

• download_depot 489830 489831 8442952117333549665
  

2.1.3 Prepare free CC content files
These downloads will be performed via the Steam console.

• Once the depot downloads are done, refer to the Skyrim console to locate where your depots from above have been downloaded to. By default this is:
  
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_489830\
    
• Open this folder. The following folder should be inside:
  
  • depot_489831
    
• Open the 'depot_489831' folder listed above and MOVE all 'ccXXXsse0XX-filename.xxx' files (.bsa, .esl, .esm) inside the 'Data' folder into your Skyrim /Data folder (cut and paste may be easier) (example: ccBGSSSE001-Fish.bsa).
• Your Skyrim /Data folder should now contain all 4 free DLC mods (.esm, .esl, and .bsa).
• Once all applicable files have been moved, delete the 'app_489830' folder and all other files and folders inside it.
  

2.2 Option 2: GOG users
For GOG we will be performing a file verification to download all missing game files for the currently selected version.

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If you do NOT currently have Skyrim for GOG installed (for example, if you own Skyrim for GOG but are wanting these files for Skyrim VR), you will have to perform a new installation within GOG to obtain the files. In this case, I highly recommend following my Skyrim Initial Setup Guide for GOG, as the updated masters and latest Creation Club content files can be copied over to your Skyrim VR game folder when finished. Proceed with the steps below if this is not the case.

• In GOG Galaxy, select your Skyrim game.
• From the 'More' menu (next to 'Play' or 'Upgrade'), select 'Manage installation > Verify / Repair'.
  

  

  
  
• Wait for the game to complete verification, it will show an 'Updating X%' indicator in the top of the window. Hovering over this will show the status.
• All free CC files should now reside within your Skyrim /Data folder.