@BlackADITUM
Thank you for your response, I am at work right now, but will definitely try to use a mods folder next time I install the mods, I use two seperate SSDs (seperate so I don't accidentally confuse the copies) to hold two seperate copies of the game, one clean and one that I use to mod. I do this specifically so I don't have to use a "mods" folder. I didn't even think that this could work because I never actually thought about it lol, but thinking about it now, it makes sense that it would work since I'm not actually editing the games files directly. You probably already know all this, but writing it all out helps me to talk it through with myself.
I will try this when I get home this evening and get back to you about it.
Thank you for the suggestion.