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 The [[Data Window]] allows the [[Creation Kit]] to load [[Data File]]s and edit their meta data.
 The window can be found under the title bar menu, <code>File -> Data...</code>.
-When you are using the [[Creation Kit]], the records that you have edited in the current active file will be marked with a '''*'''.
-When you have changed or added many different records, you sometimes want to see these records in 1 list.
-To do so...
-* Make sure your file is saved to disk.
-* Then navigate to '''Files -> Data...''' from the main toolbar. You'll see a similar dialog to that picture in Fig 1, below.
-* Highlight your file in the left pane, and  press the '''Details...''' button. A popup box will then show the full list of records that your plugin adds or changes.
-<gallery widths="270px" heights="160px" perrow="2">
-image:DataFilesDialog01.jpg|<b>Fig. 1</b>: Select any file and choose the '''Details...''' button.
-</gallery>
-'''Note''': If you see some records listed that you didn't intend to change, you can highlight them in the popup box and press the delete key.
-This will mark them with an '''I''' for ''ignored''.
-The ignored records will be purged from your file the next time you save it.
-The above method is the only way to get a full listing within the [[Creation Kit]] of your changes to a master files records, and additional records your plugin creates.
-It's worth noting that your additional records will have FormID's that are higher than those of the master files.
-The first 2 characters count up for each file loaded.
-So sorting by FormID, by clicking the column heading, becomes a useful tool too.
 == Editor Window ==
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 *'''OK:''' Pressing ok will reload the entire editor with the selected [[Data File]]s and their masters.
 *'''Cancel:''' Closes this window.
+=== Removing Parent Masters ===
+If a master file dependency needs to be removed from a plugin, the parent master list can be used.
+When a master dependency is removed from a plugin, all associated records & overrides will also be removed the next time the plugin is loaded.
+The [[Creation Kit]] will warn for each removed reference. The warning reads ''"MASTERFILE: Missing/Invalid base object for reference. This reference will be deleted."'' during load.
+Before proceeding, beware the '''deletion is immediate and irreversible''' once the following keys are pressed, and a parent master selected.
+There is no confirmation dialog.
+#Navigate to '''File -> Data...''' from the [[Creation Kit]] title bar menu.
+#Highlight your [[Data File]] in the left pane.
+#Using the '''Parent Masters''' file name list on the right side pane, highlight the master dependency intended for removal.
+#With the dependency highlighted, press the {{key press|Ctrl}} & {{key press|Del}} keys.
 == File Details ==
-[[File:Data File Details Window.png]]
+[[File:Data File Details Window v2.png]]
+=== Working with Records ===
+When you are using the [[Creation Kit]], the records that you have edited in the currently active [[Data File]] will be marked with a '''*''' within the [[Object Window]].
+To see all records a [[Data File]] changes or adds in a single list, do the following.
+#Make sure the [[Data File]] is saved to disk.
+#Then navigate to '''File -> Data...''' from the [[Creation Kit]] title bar menu.
+#Highlight your [[Data File]] in the left pane, and press the '''Details...''' button.
+#A separate window will then show the full list of records that the [[Data File]] adds or changes.
+#Select any file and choose the '''Details...''' button.
+The above method is the only way to get a full listing within the [[Creation Kit]] of your changes to a master files records, and additional records your plugin creates.
+It's worth noting that your additional records will have FormID's that are higher than those of the master files.
+The first 2 characters count up for each file loaded.
+So sorting by FormID, by clicking the column heading, becomes a useful tool too.
+==== Ignoring Records ====
+[[File:Data File Details Mark As Ignored Window.png]]{{ClearFloats}}
+If you see some records listed that you didn't intend to change, you can highlight them in the popup box and press the {{key press|Del}} key.
+This will mark them with an '''I''' for ''ignored''.
+The ignored records will be purged from your file the next time you save it.
-=== More Info ===
+==== More Info ====
+This window is very tall and so requires some ''Microsoft Windows'' shortcuts to navigate.
+With the ''More Info'' window focused, press the {{key press|Alt|Spacebar}} keys together to open the ''System Menu''.
+Select the ''Move'' option and press the {{key press|Up}} & {{key press|Down}} arrow keys to navigate.
 [[File:Data File Details Info Window.png]]
 [[File:Data File Details Info Window GIF.gif]]
-{{ClearFloats}}
+{{ClearFloats}}<BR>
-This window is very tall and so requires some ''Microsoft Windows'' shortcuts to navigate.
-With the ''More Info'' window focused, press the {{key press|Alt|Spacebar}} keys together to open the ''System Menu''.
-Select the ''Move'' option and press the {{key press|Up}} & {{key press|Up}} arrow keys to navigate.
 == See Also ==
 *[[Data File]]
 *[[Game File Reference]]
+*[[Object Window]]
 *[[Editor Interface]]