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Re: DCCache exceeding 280GB

@PokeFan10025 You can find instructions for uninstalling OneDrive here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0

It's not necessary to uninstall though; you could simply unlink instead. (I personally never linked in the first place, and OneDrive is still in there somewhere but doesn't interfere. But when I installed Windows, I specifically created a local account rather than signing into Microsoft.) Pick the option you like better.

Once OneDrive is out of the picture, you can simply flush everything in the File History directory that you know you don't want to keep. So that would be everything in DCCache, and possibly everything in general, but you might consider preserving a few older saves, especially if you don't have backups elsewhere. These can be copied to an external drive or uploaded to some cloud storage service (Google Drive, Dropbox) that doesn't try to sync your files on its own.

Since the game will only read the contents of Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, deleting files stored elsewhere will have no effect.

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PokeFan10025
4 years ago
Just wanted to say quickly thanks so much for your help Puzzle, you're a lifesaver!
I've also discovered something that'll be beneficial for anyone who may be experiencing what I had experienced. OneDrive may be the culprit, but it turns out it wasn't for me. In fact, it's actually from my computer itself - File History is a built-in syncing system in the PC. If you search 'File History' on your computer, you'd discover that there are many options like how often and what drives to sync. For me, it was syncing my D drive every hour, hence why it became so full, and why every time I freed up space, it'd be gone within the hour.
I turned off File History and it's been fine since, but you could alternatively have it sync another drive or change its frequency, perhaps to every month. If it's getting to the point where it's exceeding three digits in GB's though, I'd highly recommend turning it off outright.

So, TL;DR - If you've activated OneDrive on your PC, it's probably OneDrive. If you haven't, it's probably File History. But check both to be sure.