Dictionary format problems

Papyrus Author Questions & Help
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I don’t know if anyone can help, but I keep getting a dialogue box that says there’s a missing format for my dictionary. how can I fix this?

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Hi, and welcome to the Community! :sun_with_face:

Does the message look like this?

English Additionals missing
English Additionals missing1426×586 94.7 KB

This error usually means Papyrus Author can’t open the dictionary file—it might’ve been deleted or changed.

Here’s how to check your dictionary files:

  1. Open Papyrus Author.
  2. Go to “File” → “Open Other…” → “Show folder of Papyrus Author”
    → A folder opens.
  3. Open “Dictionaries” and see if the dictionary mentioned in the error is there.
Screenshot

Open Other dialog
Open Other dialog1834×1047 103 KB

:bulb: By default, there’s 3 dictionaries; English_additional.tlx, My Additions.tlx and stopwords_en.txt

Here’s a zip file of the default dictionaries. If one of yours has gone missing, you can switch one of these in as a replacement. :slight_smile:

Dictionary Files.zip (2.6 KB)

If the file is there and correctly named (for example “English_additional.tlx”), try these:

  1. On a mac: Make sure Papyrus Author has Full Disk Access: Controlling app access to files in macOS - Apple Support

:bulb: macOS can sometimes limit apps from opening and editing files on your computer, and adding a full disk access makes sure Papyrus Author can work properly.

  1. On Windows: Check that your antivirus isn’t mistakenly blocking or deleting files from Papyrus Author. Here’s a guide on how to tell Windows it can trust Papyrus Author: Add an exclusion to Windows Security - Microsoft Support.

Let me know how it goes! :wrench: :man_construction_worker:

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Thanks for all the help that got it fixed.

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