Wrye Bash problem: WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified... Bashed Patch, 0.esp

I've been trying to use Wrye Bash (launched through Mod Organizer 1.3.8) to create a bashed patch. The process gets all the way to the end but then throws this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bash\basher.pyo", line 7068, in Execute
File "bash\bosh.pyo", line 3288, in refresh
File "bash\bolt.pyo", line 1207, in ctime
File "genericpath.pyo", line 64, in getctime
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified: u'C:\\Users\\Nick\\Documents\\My Games\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\Skyrim\\Data\\Bashed Patch, 0.esp'

Edit: note that this error is produced by Wrye Bash and is opened in another window named: wxPython: stdout/stderr

I copied the template in the Mopy folder, pasted it into the Data folder, and renamed it "Bashed Patch, 0.esp" as I saw suggested on a different thread but that did not seem to do anything.

Checking the overwrite folder in Mod Organizer, it seems there is a Batched Patch, 0.esp that is 240kb. That seems kind of small and I would imagine that the batched patch creation process is supposed to actually finish instead of throwing an error.

In case it helps, here is my load order as well (which likely has some issues; also note that this is before running any of the patchers for PerMa, ASIS, or DSR as that is what the tutorials said to do):

 0 0 Skyrim.esm 1 1 Update.esm 2 2 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp 3 3 Dawnguard.esm 4 4 Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp 5 5 HearthFires.esm 6 6 Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp 7 7 Dragonborn.esm 8 8 Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp 9 9 Falskaar.esm 10 a Wyrmstooth.esp 11 b Cutting Room Floor.esp 12 c Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp 13 d Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp 14 e Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp 15 f RaceMenu.esp 16 10 RaceMenuPlugin.esp 17 11 RaceMenuPluginXPMSE.esp 18 12 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp 19 13 Auto Unequip Ammo.esp 20 14 Brawl Bugs CE.esp 21 15 RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp 22 16 FollowerCompatibility.esp 23 17 Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp 24 18 PermanentLegendaryBonus.esp 25 19 SSoB.esp 26 1a Unique Dragon Priest Masks.esp 27 1b Headtracking.esp 28 1c WetandCold.esp 29 1d WetandCold - Ashes.esp 30 1e SellThoseElderScrolls.esp 31 1f Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp 32 20 Undeath.esp 33 21 Death Souls.esp 34 22 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp 35 23 When Vampires Attack.esp 36 24 PerkusMaximus_Master.esp 37 25 PerMa Expansion 1 - Wintermyst.esp 38 26 Pre PaMa WAFR CCOR Patch.esp 39 27 Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp 40 28 Rebirth Monster.esp 41 29 PermaZONESLegendaryBalanced.esp 42 2a Combat Evolved.esp 43 2b dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp 44 2c dD-Reduced Splatter Size.esp 45 2d dD-Reduced Wound Size.esp 46 2e RealShelter.esp 47 2f RSPatch.esp 48 30 SoS - The Wilds.esp 49 31 OBIS.esp 50 32 OBISDB.esp 51 33 PerkusMaximus_Mage.esp 52 34 Civil War Overhaul.esp 53 35 SoS - Civilization.esp 54 36 Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp 55 37 Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp 56 38 SoS - The Dungeons.esp 57 39 RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp 58 3a CCF_RND_Patch.esp 59 3b dD-DG-DB-Immersive Creatures EBT Patch.esp 60 3c Weightless Items - Potions (Beneficial).esp 61 3d RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp 62 3e RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp 63 3f RND_USKP-Patch.esp 64 40 DeadlyDragons.esp 65 41 Thunderchild - Wyrmstooth Compatibility Patch.esp 66 42 ShoutsRedragonized.esp 67 43 Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp 68 44 Immersive Weapons.esp 69 45 WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp 70 46 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp 71 47 Inconsequential NPCs.esp 72 48 Cloaks.esp 73 49 Acquisitive Soul Gems.esp 74 4a Run For Your Lives.esp 75 4b SMIM-Merged-All.esp 76 4c Immersive Patrols II.esp 77 4d SkyUI.esp 78 4e TradeBarter.esp 79 4f More Interesting Loot for Skyrim.esp 80 50 HothFollower.esp 81 51 HothFollower UFO Patch.esp 82 52 Chesko_Frostfall.esp 83 53 RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp 84 54 Drinking Fountains of Skyrim.esp 85 55 FNISspells.esp 86 56 RND_DrinkingFountains-Patch.esp 87 57 1nivWICCloaks.esp 88 58 1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp 89 59 Bandit Patrols.esp 90 5a The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp 91 5b HoldBorderBanners.esp 92 5c DragonPriestMaskQuestMarkers.esp 93 5d Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp 94 5e Apocalypse - PerMa Compatibility Patch.esp 95 5f Unique Unique.esp 96 60 Pre PaMa SiC Patch.esp 97 61 PerMaDefluffedPerkDescriptions.esp 98 62 PerkusMaximus_Thief.esp 99 63 Pre PaMa CCF Wintermyst Patch.esp 100 64 Unique Uniques.esp 101 65 TES5 Edit Merge Patch.esp 102 66 Weightless Items - Scrolls.esp 103 67 WeightlessPickaxeDB.esp 104 68 weightlesspickaxe.esp 105 69 Weightless Items - Alchemy Ingredients.esp 106 6a WeightlessAxeReducedWood.esp 107 6b Rebirth Monster - SIC Patch.esp 108 6c CCF_Revenge of Enemies_Patch.esp 109 6d RND_AnimalLoot.esp 110 6e ASG Apocalypse Patch.esp 111 6f ASG PerkusMaximus Patch.esp 112 70 CCO_Frostfall_Patch.esp 113 71 Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp 114 72 Inconsequential NPCs - Enhancement.esp 115 73 OBIS DG Faction Patch.esp 116 74 OBISCloaks&IA7.esp 117 75 Better Vampires.esp 118 76 Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp 119 77 PerkusRangedPatch.esp 120 78 PerkusMaximus_Warrior.esp 121 79 PerMaExtendedPerkDescriptions.esp 122 7a Thunderchild - PerMa Compatibility Patch.esp 123 7b PerMa_Survivalism.esp 124 7c PerMa_USKP master patch.esp 125 7d Wyrmstooth - PerMa Patch.esp 126 7e Extended UI.esp 127 7f iHUD.esp 128 80 Dual Sheath Redux.esp 129 81 Apocalypse-PerMa-DefluffedPerkDescriptions.esp 130 82 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp Bashed Patch, 0.esp 131 83 ASIS-Dependency.esp

Basically, I'm not really sure what the problem is since the Bashed Patch, 0 file is in the correct place. If any additional information is needed, I can provide that as well.

Thank you!

1 Answer

Based on these symptoms, I suspect the following:

1. You installed Wrye Bash Python edition, rather than standalone.
2. Your Python is 64-bit.
3. Mod Organizer can't do filesystem redirection for 64-bit applications.
4. Therefore it can't find the ESP file, and it dies.

Fortunately, the nice folks at S.T.E.P. have written a detailed guide to making either version of Wrye Bash work correctly under Mod Organizer. I recommend using the standalone version, because it does not require messing around with Python. You just point Mod Organizer at the binary and go.

If you must use Python, make sure you install the 32-bit version of Python (2.7.x, don't use 3.x because that's a whole different ball game). describes this as "Windows x86 MSI installer" once you click through to "Latest Python 2 release" from the Windows downloads page. The rest of your setup appears to work (or else you would not have gotten as far as you did), so you should only need to replace your Python interpreter. Alternatively, you can switch to the standalone version of Wrye Bash and skip all of this nonsense.