ME1 has "changed files" despite fresh install??

[upbeat breach]

Did a fresh install of both MELE and the Mod Manager, yet it says that some texture files in my ME1 directory are changed. I did change a texture back during my first playthrough, but that shouldn't have carried over to this new install. Is something wrong with my game, or is it a weird bug with the manager?

[magic junco]

Did you nuke the folder completely when freshly installing? Otherwise, if you merely uninstalled it, mod leftovers might've remained

[upbeat breach]

I tried deleting every "Mass Effect" folder i could find when uninstalling. But that didn't seem to work.

Do you have any suggestions?

[magic junco]

D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\ would be the most surefire location to eliminate all which mods might've left behind

[upbeat breach]

Would there be any way to restore a file back to its vanilla version?

Because I think one of the mods had me replace a file with its modded version (before I knew about the mod manager), so idk if I can somehow get it back

[magic junco]

Outside of an already existing backup, the Steam repair option might do that for vanilla files but I wouldn't confidently give guarantees in this example

[upbeat breach]

Sadly, verifying the game files didn't work.

Is there a way to completely delete an installation? Because it seems to me like Steam somehow "remembered" the changed texture file when I redownloaded.

Or would it have something yo do with the EA launcher rather than Steam?

[magic junco]

Steam cannot "remember" changed texture files, it downloads the same manifest of files every time during installation.
The deletion of the folder I indicated would equivalate a complete installation eradication as far as it is relevant for modding endeavors

[upbeat breach]

Yeah, I just deleted the game folder rather than uninstalling, and I think that worked because Steam seems to recognize it as a completely fresh install.