# Install a package installer.install_package("path/to/your/mod.oiv")
# Check antivirus if PerformanceMonitor._is_antivirus_active(): bottlenecks.append("Antivirus may be scanning files - consider adding exception") openiv package installer taking forever best
) can silently block the installer's background processes. Try disabling your antivirus or Windows Defender temporarily during the installation. Run as Administrator : Right-click the OpenIV application and select Run as Administrator to ensure it has full access to the GTA V directory and the End "Grand Theft Auto 5" Background Tasks # Install a package installer
If you want to troubleshoot a specific mod setup, let me know: What are you trying to install? Is your game installed on an SSD or HDD ? What error message (if any) pops up when it fails? Is your game installed on an SSD or HDD
Installing mods on a traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) takes drastically longer than on a Solid State Drive (SSD).
: If you are using a standard Hard Drive (HDD), the installation may take much longer than on an SSD due to disk fragmentation.
Sometimes it looks frozen but is still working. Let it run for at least 15-20 minutes.