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Skyrim Special Edition update 1.7.99 raised mod storage to 15 GB on PlayStation 5 and Xbox

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GameThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Version1.7.99
PostedAug 20 · 14:55 UTC
SourceSteam announcement

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Update 1.7.99 of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, dated Aug 20, 2026, increased mod storage to 15 GB on PlayStation 5 and Xbox, the patch notes said. The post's title marked an update on Aug 27, and a section headed as an additional hotfix of that date listed fixes for a crash on PlayStation and a crash on Xbox. The notes appeared in the Steam announcements of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Aug 20, 2026.1234567

How each figure was checked7 facts
  1. the day the post appearedAug 20, 2026Our database
  2. the update version in the post title1.7.99Our database
  3. mod storage on PlayStation 5 and Xbox15 GB for PlayStation 5 and XboxSteam, announcements of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition ↗
  4. the post title, which marks an update on Aug 27The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27)Our database
  5. the date in the heading of the hotfix sectionAugust 27Steam, announcements of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition ↗
  6. a crash fix on PlayStation in the hotfix sectiona crash fix on PlayStationSteam, announcements of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition ↗
  7. a crash fix on Xbox in the hotfix sectiona crash fix on XboxSteam, announcements of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition ↗

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Post ID
1841579228665884
Title
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 (Updated Aug 27)
Posted
Aug 20 · 14:55 UTC
Author
christian.vanhoose
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