Skyrim Advanced Modding Help

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I already know how to install mods and the basic stuff, but there are some burning questions I want to know, because I want a stable Skyrim. One of my saves was recently corrupted, due to mods I believe, but luckily it was only 2 hours of work, so not too bad, and I don't want to get rid of ANY of my mods, as I took a long time in selecting them. (as in deciding whether or not I want/need them.) Since that happened, I made a new save, and spent 15 mins in it before I realized that it could happen again so I should make it as stable as possible before playing. So here are my questions:

1. I heard that Wrye Bash's bashed patches make Skyrim more stable. Is this true?

2. What exactly is a bashed patch?

3. How do I make a bashed patch?

4. What are Bash Tags and how do I use them?

5. I use Nexus Mod Manager and Workshop for almost all my mods. I know workshop saves what you are subscribed to if you uninstall the game, but if I deactivate all my mods through NMM and uninstall/reinstall Skyrim, will the mods still be there in NMM for me to easily reactivate? (If so I want to do a clean install of Skyrim and re add my mods from there, as I have an ungodly amount, around 150, all of which I want to keep, but I fear I may have done something wrong during installation and I want a clean slate.

6. Is there a way to make BOSS not load a esp? I ask because one of the esps I had off in NMM was reactivated by BOSS for some reason.

7. How exactly do I clean things with TES5Edit, as BOSS keeps recommending some stuff to be cleaned. Also, when I edit, I heard that some author's do dirty edits on purpose, so how would I know?

8. And finally, after I finish with all the above and clean my mods up, could I just make a .rar or .zip of my data folder and give it to my friend so that he will have all the mods I do in one step? Or is there a way to save my NMM mods for him to have, or any other quick way to transfer mods?

Thanks for any help!