- #SIMS 3 CC FOLDER SIMPULSE INSTALL#
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(Also, you may have downloaded items that for one reason or another are no longer available, such as the 2009 Toyota Prius or the Dr. These items can also be downloaded from your Purchase History page on the official site, but if you don't want to go through the hassle of downloading everything all over again, you should back up this folder. So make sure your worlds are installed before trying to play.ĭCCache contains any content you've downloaded and installed from The Store. Important note: if you try to play a saved game in a world that isn't installed, the game will delete that saved game.
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You can always download EA's worlds from the official site so it's not 100% necessary to back up (although it's a good idea to just so you don't have to download it again), but if you have any CAW worlds that you enjoy, you should back up this folder to avoid having to find and download them again, or discover that they're no longer available. InstalledWorlds contains worlds you've downloaded, such as Riverview, Barnacle Bay, or any custom neighborhoods created with Create-a-World.
#SIMS 3 CC FOLDER SIMPULSE MODS#
InstalledWorlds, DCCache & Mods - Your downloaded content. Each saved game contains all of the data that is likely most important to you: the Sims you've created, the Lots they live on, the neighborhood they live in, their relationships with each other. The Saves subfolder contains your saved games. If this file is missing, the game will simply create a new one the next time you play, and you'll just have to readjust your settings back to however you like them.Īpart from userpresets.package and Options.ini, none of the loose files in this folder are irreplaceable the game will re-create them if it can't find them. * Options.ini: this file contains your game preferences (such as your graphic and sound settings). If you've created no custom patterns, this file won't exist. * userpresets.package: If you've created and saved any custom patterns in Create-a-Style, this file will exist and contain them, and you may want to back it up. However, two of these files may be important to you: If removed, default versions of these files will automatically generate the next time you boot the game, so most of them are safe to exclude from your backup. In the process of separating my essential files from the garbage, I came up with the following guide.įirst off, there are multiple files in the Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder itself. At this point, it becomes useful to go through the folder and pick and choose which files and folders are important to you and which ones can be safely disposed of for space. Unfortunately, sometimes the game's folder can grow well over the size of your average storage device.
#SIMS 3 CC FOLDER SIMPULSE INSTALL#
This way, you can always copy the folder back into your Documents after a fresh install and continue your game right where you left off. The best and easiest way to do this is to copy the entire Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder from your Documents and place it on an external storage device. In order to protect our creations, the smartest thing a Simmer can do is create backups often. As Simmers, we love to create, and as creators we love to NOT see our creations utterly destroyed by ill-timed hard drive crashes or viruses.