Essential Favorites

skyrimspecialedition — Mods & Enhancements

Essential Favorites is an SKSE plugin for Skyrim that stops you from accidentally selling, crafting, disarming, disenchanting, or dropping items you've marked as favorites. It's a must-have quality-of-life tool for any player who hoards gear, with nearly 10k endorsements and 2.6 million downloads.

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Syntax

Gameplay

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Downloads: 2,561,893

💡 Notes

By powerofthree

🎯 Tips & Tricks

Make sure you install SKSE first and launch the game through

Make sure you install SKSE first and launch the game through skse_loader.exe, not the default launcher.

Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install

Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install the plugin—it'll handle file placement automatically.

After installing, favorite your most precious items in-game

After installing, favorite your most precious items in-game to protect them from accidental loss.

🔧 Troubleshooting

Mod conflicts

Check load order. Disable conflicting mods one by one.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Installing without checking requirements

👍 Pros

Huge community trust: 9,678 endorsements and 2.6 million downloads prove it's a staple.
Saves you from heartbreak when you accidentally sell your Daedric artifact or disenchant your favorite enchanted sword.
Zero hassle: install and forget—it just works in the background.

👎 Cons

Requires SKSE, so you'll need to set that up first if you haven't already.
Only works for items you've favorited—if you forget to favorite something, it's still fair game.
No in-game configuration to tweak behavior; it's all-or-nothing.

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