Remember - This is a public forum so never post private information such as email or phone numbers! Ideas:Hi all, I have over 1000 thing sin my download folder can anyone tell me if I can delete them or if I have to leave them all there, it is mostly downloaded things for my sims 2 and 3 games but there are other things as well and i don't want to lose them but no point keeping stuff I don't need either.

See this User Files or this Game Help:Sims 3 Delete Cache Files for details. Print; By crin • Tutorial • • Tags: Cache files, Downloads, Mods, User.

Thanks all in advance • Programs you are having problems with • Error messages • Recent changes you made to your computer • What you have already tried to fix the problem.

► Game Version & CompatibilityMost important thing to do before downloading any CC, is to make sure your game is fully patched to the latest version to prevent any unwanted behavior caused by CC from later versions. But that also means CC from previous versions might harm your game as well. So you must be careful and read about what you're downloading. I've had that issue countless times where it caused weird bugs and annoying crashes to my game. But luckily most legit modders have updated their creations to Pets Expansion Pack patch. So you need to update your game to version 1.26 or newer. To check which patch you're running, open your Launcher and look in the bottom left corner.

Hover over your base game icon to find out the game version. ► Download In order to download your CC, you will need a program that can extract 'archive' files, such as WinRar, 7zip. In case your download was compressed. After extracting your file, you need to know which type of file it is.

You can tell what type of file you have by looking at its file extension. The Sims 3 CC come in 3 types. • Sims3Packs. Each file type has its own installation method and directory. It should be obvious what type your files are, they'll end with.package,.sims3pack, or.sim. ► Installing Sims 3 Package Files A Sims 3 package file has the extention.package and a default file icon. • Download the already made folder [chii.modthesims.info].

• Go to My Documents-->Electronic Arts-->The Sims 3 • Extract it in the above directory. The ' Mods' folder contains everything you need to set up your Custom content including: • Packages folder, is where you will be placing your packages files. • resource.cfg file will make sure they work. • overrides folder, is used for the replacement files, pretend it's not there, you don't need it. ► Installing Sims3Packs Sims3Packs have the extention.sims3pack and the base game icon. • Download and extract your CC into My Documents Electronic Arts The Sims 3 Downloads.

• To install just one Sims3Pack, double-click on it and the Launcher will open and install it by itself. • To install many Sims3Pack at a time: • Open the Launcher. • Select the CC you wish to install. • Hit install. If the installation was successful, installed items will be grayed out and marked like in the example above. Installing mods for The Sims 3 can be very tempting where you'd end up just downloading a whole bunch of stuff, and eventually cause your game to lag.

I'm personally addicted to clutter, it's never enough clutter for me. And it made my game very. Sluggish, that it was painful and annoying to play. Not to mention how long it took it to start. I tried many things and mods to speed up my game until I found out that the problem was caches holding all the items used in game for easier access. So I deleted them and my game played a lot better and faster.

• Basically, you go to your My Documents-->Electronic Arts-->The Sims 3-->DCbackup. And delete everything in that folder. If it makes you feel better, you can keep a backup of the folder and test it yourself. • As for the Start up and loading screens, go to your My Documents-->Electronic Arts-->The Sims 3 and delete, CASPartCache.package compositorCache.package scriptCache.package simCompositorCache.package socialCache.package files.

Don't worry, these caches are just a bunch of backup files of all the package files ever used in the game which you obviously don't need. Plus they will regenerate when you start the game. I strongly recommend doing the first clean up, once a month or week. And the second every time before you launch your game. • Make sure you placed each file type in the right directory. • Make sure your download is compatible with the rest of the content you have.

• Make sure your download does not require Expansion Packs you do not own. • Delete all the *.ebc files from DCCache folder and reinstall your CC. • Some content overrides (replaces) game content. For these types of things, you can only have one replacement, one set of default replacement for each content. For example; one set of default skintone replacement. If you have any questions, contribution to my guide or requests for other guides, feel free to ask, I will be glad to help. You can also check out my other The Sims 3 guides.

Happy Simming!