Skyrim:Do Not Delete

Item: Do Not Delete (000c7316, 0010c762, 00103370, 000ea5c5)
Type	Miscellaneous Item
Editor ID	TGRFOValueItem / TGRGeneralValueItem / TGCrownValueItem / TGTQ03ValueItem
Statistics
Weight	0.5	Value	200 / 250 / 500 / 500

The "Do Not Delete" appears to be a chest

The Do Not Delete is an item with the appearance of a chest that can be found out of bounds in many homes and businesses across Skyrim. There are four variations of the item, and they are used by the game to set your bounty for certain actions that may be performed during the Thieves Guild side quests. Since each action is considered theft by the game, the bounty incurred will always be half of the value of the corresponding Do Not Delete. Additionally, NPCs will comment on the crime as if it were theft, even if it appears that no item was stolen.

	Name (ID)			Purpose
	Do Not Delete (000c7316)	0.5	200	Used to set your bounty when seen altering a ledger during The Numbers Job.
	Do Not Delete (000ea5c5)		250	Used to set your bounty when seen stealing a required item during The Burglary Job or The Sweep Job. Used to set your bounty when seen opening the target chest during The Shill Job.
	Do Not Delete (00103370)		500	Used to set your bounty when seen stealing a Stone of Barenziah.
	Do Not Delete (0010c762)		500	Used to set your bounty when seen forging the prison registry during Imitation Amnesty.

NotesEdit

• Although they are considered an item, they are not affected by physics. This can be useful for reaching otherwise inaccessible areas.
• Picking up the items seems to have no effect on gameplay. You will still receive a bounty when seen, and the Thieves Guild quests function as normal.

BugsEdit

• This item is occasionally sold by merchants.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.4, fixes this bug.