Plugin not found warnings

[McMagnus2]

The problem:

MO2 keeps generating "Plugin not found" warnings.

To Reproduce:

When I enable a mod, it's associated plugin gets added to 'plugins.txt', preceded by an asterisk "*". When I disable a mod that has a plugin, the leading asterisk gets removed in 'plugins.txt'. Additionally, it generates a "Plugin not found" warning for the disabled plugin.

If I then enable another mod, whether it contains a plugin or not, another "plugin not found" warning is generated that is identical to the previous warning. If I instead disable a mod, no warning is generated. In both cases, 'plugins.txt' gets updated a second time and no further warnings are generated for the corresponding plugin (until the process is repeated).

Environment:

• Mod Organizer 2 v2.5.0 (haven't tested other versions)
• OS: Windows 11 22H2
• Mod Organizer is installed on my D: drive, while the corresponding profile is on my C: drive (default, appdata directory)
• Tested on a profile that was previously renamed as well as a profile that was never renamed
• Tested with and without running MO2 with administrative privileges

Link to Mod Organizer logs:

MO2 USVFS and Interface logs: https://gist.github.com/McMagnus2/aa4b127cddbf8149e3836a090da7e3b6

Related GitHub Issues:

I am not sure if these are truly related to the problem I'm experiencing, but they were the closes I could find.

• Missing Python interfaces for plugins #1219
• Incorrect "Plugin not found:" warnings when disabling a mods with some Gamebryo games #1258
• Error message not very helpful, add more info please... #1627

[McMagnus2]

Update: I just noticed that if I install a mod while 'plugins.txt' has an entry without a preceding asterisk "*" (from a mod that was disabled), it generates the warning. Kind of obvious as there's no reason to update 'plugins.txt' when nothing is enabled/disabled.