Originally Posted by Phu
So i deleted the mod folder for the game, i deleted the dataapp folder as well, i've uninstalled Vortex, i've checked the files and nothing seems out of place in terms of File names or mods, and i can't exactly check which files were new or not seeing as how i re-installed and all the files are up to date next to eachother, and i verified the files multiple times. Still the problem persists.... is there something i'm missing?

You should not be deleting folders willy-nilly. If by "the dataapp folder" you mean C:\Users\<username>\AppData then you most surely should not have. If it is still in your recycle bin then you should restore it.