How much is too much
SaraMK:
Quote from: Lynda on 2005 October 31, 17:46:39
Sara, do you categorize clothing into collections that you can then pull up in the game? How do you do this? I haven't used the game's "collection" mode at all for objects, but I didn't even know it was available for clothing.
Just in CAS. For buying clothes you still have to suffer. My collections are helpful to me because I build my own custom townies, meaning that I create dozens of sims in each neighborhood.
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Does this actually remove the file from the downloads folder, or am I just wasting my time deleting packages this way?
It removes them.
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For those super-organized, how EXACTLY do you manage everything?
Be organized BEFORE you install anything into the game. If you have Nightlife, use subfolders religiously. Always download pictures along with anything you download, and keep the picture inside the folder with the item. Folder names should be descriptive. I use the following format for my sub-folders:
Type of Item (objects, clothing, makeup, etc) > Site Name > Description
So if I download a hair mesh from Peggy, it will end up in Hair > Peggy > Name of Mesh
If I download any recolors, even if they are by other people, they go into that folder. Inside that folder will also be a picture of each item, and a text file that tells me where the items came from (in case of recolors that are not from the original site).
Once junk accumulates, it is very hard to get rid of, as you are finding out. At some point you just have to sit down a weed through it. Or, start over. Starting over is actually a pretty good thing to do when things have gotten out of hand. It's almost impossible to get completely organized once things are out of hand. It's one of those things you have to do from the start.
nectere:
Quote from: SaraMK on 2005 October 31, 20:04:43
Quote from: Lynda on 2005 October 31, 17:46:39
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Does this actually remove the file from the downloads folder, or am I just wasting my time deleting packages this way?
It removes them.
You know, I am not so sure about that myself. Several times now I have gone on a cleaning spree only to find half the stuff still there the next time I fired up the game. I must be doing something wrong.
Bangelnuts:
Quote from: nectere on 2005 October 31, 20:15:32
Quote from: SaraMK on 2005 October 31, 20:04:43
Quote from: Lynda on 2005 October 31, 17:46:39
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Does this actually remove the file from the downloads folder, or am I just wasting my time deleting packages this way?
It removes them.
You know, I am not so sure about that myself. Several times now I have gone on a cleaning spree only to find half the stuff still there the next time I fired up the game. I must be doing something wrong.
What Idid was right click after I was in side the DL folder and arrange my downloads by name and that not only tellss me what the file is its in alphabetical order so all meshes are together . in one section of the folder along wit the mame of the mesh ie creator and what the mesh is for
jrd:
Quote from: nectere on 2005 October 31, 20:15:32
Quote from: SaraMK on 2005 October 31, 20:04:43
Quote from: Lynda on 2005 October 31, 17:46:39
Does this actually remove the file from the downloads folder, or am I just wasting my time deleting packages this way?
It removes them.
You know, I am not so sure about that myself. Several times now I have gone on a cleaning spree only to find half the stuff still there the next time I fired up the game. I must be doing something wrong.
You're probably deleting recolours of objects which have multiple "recolour slots". If you have a recolour package which recolours both parts, by deleting only one part the other part will either also disappear, or the original deleted part will reappear on next load as the download was not actually removed.
nectere:
Actually I am selecting the item, not even opening the options on it and then deleting it. Its too risky to try and determine which recolor is the one to the mesh and which is not, its usually black or white but not always. So I just select the whole thing and can it. Or so I think...
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