GTA5 keeps freezing/ stuttering after modding and uninstalling the game.
About a while ago now I started modding GTA5. I was just having some trouble with specific add-ons for lspdfr and a lcpdfr forum post said I should uninstall ASI loader and OpenIV ASI, restart PC, then reinstall the files. I did exactly that, but then when I was checking my main directory and noticed Ragehookplugin.exe was missing. I didn't know it at the time, but this was due to Windows Defender. I tried downloading the file and reobtaining the exe, but I had accidentally gotten the wrong version, so I had to download the correct version, and then I could finally play GTA5 again. I get into the game and the lspdfr add-ons work now, but my performance had massively decreased and I experienced frequent freezing and stuttering in the game. I checked my graphic settings and even though my settings were all the same as before, it showed the game was now using more of my VRAM. I can't remember the exact amount, but I know it used to be below the 3 digits and was instead 4 digits instead. Long story short, I do a whole bunch of things trying to troubleshoot this to the point where I even completely uninstalled GTA5, redownload it, and even deleted the GTAV folder in Documents/ Rockstar Games. I also tested to see if the save files were corrupt somehow by starting a new game, but the problem persisted. The VRAM is showing in the 3 digits again, but I am still experiencing stuttering and freezing. I don't have the greatest PC and to be embarrassingly honest I barely get 30fps, but never has this once caused me to have consistent freezing and stuttering while playing GTA5 until that day. Please Help. 🥺