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** SMAPI couldn't find the <tt>manifest.json</tt> file for the mod in that folder. That usually means it's not a SMAPI mod, so it won't work from the <tt>Mods</tt> folder. See that mod's documentation for install instructions.

** SMAPI couldn't find the <tt>manifest.json</tt> file for the mod in that folder. That usually means it's not a SMAPI mod, so it won't work from the <tt>Mods</tt> folder. See that mod's documentation for install instructions.

===StardewModdingAPI.exe disappears or your antivirus complains===

===SMAPI files disappear or your antivirus complains===

Some antivirus programs may remove or complain about SMAPI. This is based on ''heuristic detection'' — SMAPI rewrites your mods so they work on your computer, and rewriting files is something trojans also do, so your antivirus got suspicious. SMAPI doesn't have a trojan (you can can [https://github.com/Pathoschild/SMAPI read the code] or [https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/ decompile the download] to check), so you just need to tell your antivirus that SMAPI is okay. Try searching online for your antivirus name with the words "add exception" to find instructions.

Your antivirus might remove or complain about some SMAPI files. This is based on ''heuristic detection'' — SMAPI rewrites mods so they work on your computer, and rewriting files is something malware also does, so your antivirus got suspicious. SMAPI doesn't have a trojan — you can check by [https://github.com/Pathoschild/SMAPI reading the code], [https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/ decompiling the download], or [https://www.virustotal.com/ uploading it to VirusTotal]. You just need to tell your antivirus that SMAPI is okay; try searching online for your antivirus name with the words "add exception" to find instructions.

===Check your versions===

===Check your versions===