# Is there a way to re-install a Steam game without the same mods you had before? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 23, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-re-install-a-steam-game-without-the-same-mods-you-had-before/715747 "2015-03-23T01:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-re-install-a-steam-game-without-the-same-mods-you-had-before/715747/1 "2015-03-23T01:37:12Z")
If it helps, I’m running Steam on a Mac… OS X 10.10.2 I had trouble starting up Kerbal Space Program with the mods I had, but it was hard to keep track of which mods were incompatible, so I thought I’d try for a clean re-install. I deleted all local content for KSP, had Steam re-download the game. And all the same mods as before are in the new install - apparently Steam keeps track, for which, kudos to them! But not great for what I want to do. Does anyone know if there’s a way to download the vanilla version without the mods? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-re-install-a-steam-game-without-the-same-mods-you-had-before/715747/2 "2015-03-23T01:46:05Z")
Delete the Kerbal Space Program file from the Steam directory before downloading it again. If you don’t delete the directory it stays there with all the mods you added in. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-re-install-a-steam-game-without-the-same-mods-you-had-before/715747/3 "2015-03-23T02:36:14Z")
That worked! Many thanks, **Ike Witt**. 🙂