I recently read this on Crinrict Sims 3 Help Blog in the User Files Explained blog under the paragraph discussing DCBackup.
User Files Explained
Jan 27 2011
DCBackup
There are also a few files that seem to be connected to badge challenges. They have the following numbers. I’m unsure if those are needed or not
0x16ff149288174772bb2fa34416092e0f.package
0x51ef155c2d68c7a645316fdb8eb4b48c.package
0xb71cfd2158e04a7ea617ee9b4c6ac5b6.package
0xc4fc5a4fb38d43469d2fc5c797ffaae0.package
0xcd7e83bc6b2c09b745361ca52bddf5e8.package
0xe02355dd40f6c7a548396b042af56004.package
0xf954019ad5ecd2bf410a5e8597f6982d.package
Many users have stated that it is a good idea to clear the DCBackup folder on a regular basis. I have always followed that suggestion. I looked back in a few older saves that I have. So far, I have found 5 of the 7 files. As Crinrict wrote, she is not sure if those files are needed. Maybe, for those of us who cannot get certain badges to trigger, we should paste those files back into the DCBackup folder or if they are regenerated do not delete them.
In another one of her blogs,
SimPort Progress and Achievements, Crinrict discusses the ChallengeData.package files.
Achievements you have begun but not finished (like jogging a certain distance) are saved in a file called ChallengeData.package in the folder \Downloads\.
If you delete this file you will loose all progress and you can start over with the achievement. Because of this, make sure to regularly save this file.
A few pages back in this thread, there was a discussion of the ChallengeData.package file, but making sure the newest one was saved in the downloads folder. I was thinking for those badges that will not trigger for some users but have for others, could beginning a new Sims game folder without the ChallengeData.package file allow us to start fresh? For instance, I have tried several times for the 30 grandchildren badge but it has not yet triggered even though my sims had over 30 grandchildren.
