Deleting Objects In-Game
Theo:
Quote from: Inge on 2008 November 17, 10:34:29
...oddly enough
Pretty much so, since we're given the impression that an object is actually being deleted.
Fortunately, this feature has saved me from my own actions more than once. ;D
JennyJenny:
Dumb question: How do I check to see if there are read only files in the DL Folder? I use sub-foldering and I have a large amount of files. I don't want to look at the properties of each and every one.
Mootilda:
Quote from: JennyJenny on 2008 November 17, 22:50:41
Dumb question: How do I check to see if there are read only files in the DL Folder? I use sub-foldering and I have a large amount of files. I don't want to look at the properties of each and every one.
Start / Run / cmd.exe
cd /d "C:\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads" (or whereever you have your saved games)
dir /ar-d /s /b
(list all files which are read-only and are not directories, traversing sub-directories, using full path names)
If there are too many for you to see, you can output the list to a text file:
dir /ar-d /s /b >ReadOnly.txt
[Update:]
Oops, I did it again. I have a tendency to answer the question asked, rather than trying to solve the actual problem.
To change all read-only files to read-write: Start / Run / cmd.exe / cd /d <your download directory> as above, then:
attrib -r *.package /s
(clear the read-only attribute from all package files in this directory and all subdirectories).
divalbw:
Quote from: Marhis on 2008 November 17, 07:29:17
Have you tried to delete also thumbnail files?
They're in Thumbnails/ folder.
Yes, Marhis, I tried this also but some objects were still there..........Quote from: Mootilda on 2008 November 17, 22:59:44
Start / Run / cmd.exe
cd /d "C:\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads" (or whereever you have your saved games)
dir /ar-d /s /b
(list all files which are read-only and are not directories, traversing sub-directories, using full path names)
If there are too many for you to see, you can output the list to a text file:
dir /ar-d /s /b >ReadOnly.txt
[Update:]
Oops, I did it again. I have a tendency to answer the question asked, rather than trying to solve the actual problem.
To change all read-only files to read-write: Start / Run / cmd.exe / cd /d <your download directory> as above, then:
attrib -r *.package /s
(clear the read-only attribute from all package files in this directory and all subdirectories).
Ummmm.....errrr.......duh....... I didn't quite understand your method, Mootilda, but I know what you mean....
So I went to my downloads folder, right clicked, opened "properties" and unticked "read-only", then apply. It then asked me if I wanted to apply this to all sub-folders within this folder and said yes. It took about a minutes to run through.
Correct me if I just screwed my game up but now all files within the Downloads folder should be read-only, right???
Mootilda:
Quote from: divalbw on 2008 November 18, 00:32:08
Ummmm.....errrr.......duh....... I didn't quite understand your method, Mootilda, but I know what you mean....
So I went to my downloads folder, right clicked, opened "properties" and unticked "read-only", then apply. It then asked me if I wanted to apply this to all sub-folders within this folder and said yes. It took about a minutes to run through.
Correct me if I just screwed my game up but now all files within the Downloads folder should be read-only, right???
My method involves using a command prompt. You click on the Start button and select the Run... menu item. Type cmd.exe into the typable area in the Run window. This will bring up the command prompt (usually a window with white type on a black background). Then, you just type in the commands as they show up in my post.
Your method should also work. If you unticked "read-only", then all of your downloads should be read-write (ie, NOT read-only). Try deleting a few of the downloads that weren't deleted the first time, and see whether they disappear now.
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