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5 years ago

Re: Strange duplicate files in Sims 3 folder

@HummingBird_005  Yes, OneDrive can really mess things up for Sims 3, and really any game that stores significant data within the Documents directory.  Unless people have another reason to use it, disabling it is usually the best option.

I wouldn't think you'd need to redownload your mods or custom content.  The files could have been corrupted, which is why you test first, but if they work in the new folder, they don't need to be replaced.  For Sims3packs, even if you needed to reinstall them, you could probably find the original downloads in Downloads inside the old Sims 3 folder; those could be copied to Downloads in the new folder and installed through the launcher.  But don't do this if you're transferring the .dbc (custom content) and .ebc (store content) files from DCCache, or you'll get duplicates.  And when your Sims3Pack content is installed, you can remove the packs from Downloads and store them elsewhere.  (It's better to keep them as backups in case you ever need to reinstall.)

I'm glad I could help, and of course if you have another issue, or just more questions, please keep coming back.

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  • HummingBird_005's avatar
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    5 years ago

    I tried now with my regular mods installed, and it worked fine, but when i added my simpacks it shut down again after like 1 minute. So it could probably be one of them, i'm not too sure how to discover which one, should i uninstall half and see how it runs?
    I also put in the installed worlds i had before, not sure if they can disturb the game while i'm not in one of them.

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    5 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict Strike the former thing, i just took out the installed worlds and kept all the simpacks (except some duplicates and some weird ones i removed), and now the game is back to normal again, i even moved towns with current save.
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    5 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict Right now things have been working well when i added one of the Installed worlds i have, i'm gonna keep adding them one by one and see which one is crashing my game.
    I do have a question though, is there anything else i need to add back from the old folder?
    So far i have put back mods and simpacks + one world, i'm gonna put the saves in last when i have found the cause of the problem.
    I also found a file called xcpt DESKTOP-NMGDSKG 20-07-21 02.03.28.mdmp, is that one safe to remove? It wasn't in the old folder
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    5 years ago

    @HummingBird_005  The xcpt file is another crash dump, and it's just as useless as the others.  So feel free to trash it and any ones you see in the future.

    What you add back from the old folder depends on what you want to keep.  Crinrict's guide to user files that I linked earlier explains what everything is, but you might not miss, or even use, certain content.  For example, the userpresets file contains any recolors you've saved in CAS, but if you don't save recolors, or you don't reuse ones you've saved, you won't need to transfer that file.  Similarly, if you never save sims in CAS itself, only saving the households once you're done creating them (or rather, the game saves the households), there will be nothing in SavedSims to transfer.

  • HummingBird_005's avatar
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    5 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict Ah okay, then i'll just delete it.

    Oh yea! I'll go check the guide to see if there is anything i need to add back. I don't save recolors or specific sims really, just the regular copy thing the game does when you create a household.

    Thank you so much for the amazing help! You've definatly helped save my game, i was losing my marbles over this issue QwQ But now my game is working nicely, i went and downloaded errortrap and mastercontroller, i think it's helping my game a bit.

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