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Your antivirus or Windows Defender sees a program (MO2) trying to unpack a bunch of scripts and assets into a folder and thinks, "This looks like a malware injection." It locks the folder instantly to "protect" you, causing the data error. The "In-Use" Ghost:

Here is a comprehensive guide to diagnosing and fixing this error so you can get back to your game. What Causes This Error? mo2 extraction failed data error exclusive

This is the most common fix. Go into your Antivirus settings and add your MO2 Installation folder Mod Base folder Your antivirus or Windows Defender sees a program

Use or Vortex as a fallback for that specific mod, or manually pack the mod into a .fomod if it uses a custom installer – but that’s advanced. This is the most common fix

To get back to modding, you usually have to play peacemaker between MO2 and your operating system. The Exclusion Rule:

Pro tip: Add your MO2\Downloads and MO2\Mods folders as exclusions in Windows Defender to prevent this permanently.