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graceymanors
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7 years ago
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Removing a piece of bad CC?

I managed to get a piece of bad CC, and I can't find it in my launcher, even after removing all my store items and only having CC installed. So I was following this guide: https://sims3.crinrict.com...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    7 years ago

    @graceymanors  You said earlier that you could assign the bad cc to a sim in CAS.  Have you tried doing so when each .dbc file is the only one in your clean folder?  This could still help isolate which file you need to take apart.

    If the bad cc doesn't appear in your clean folder at all, perhaps it only remains in your old game folder via an installed sim or lot, or its file in DCBackup.  (These files are sometimes a source of "recontamination" for bad cc; everything in DCBackup can be deleted except for ccmerged.package.)  Whatever the case, though, if you can't find the bad cc in your clean folder, you can start copying your library and saved sims files into it in batches, testing in CAS to make sure the bad cc doesn't reappear.  Once you're satisfied that it's gone, you can copy your saves over as well.

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puzzlezaddict
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7 years ago

@graceymanors  Sorry it took so long for me to reply—I couldn't login for a couple of hours.

Anyway, are you changing the numbers on each .dbc file when you examine them?  If there's only one of them in DCCache, it needs to be labeled [something]0.dbc (as in zero), or the launcher won't read it correctly.  After you remove that file, you give it back its original number.

The only reason a clean game folder wouldn't read a .dbc file that's properly numbered is if that file is corrupt.  While this may well be the case for the bundle that contains your bad cc, it's unlikely that all of your other bundles are corrupt as well.

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graceymanors
Legend
7 years ago

Ah okay, so when I test let's say dbc1 I need to change the name to dbc0 and test it, then rename it back to 1 again.when I'm done?

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    puzzlezaddict
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    7 years ago

    @graceymanors  Yes.  Specifically, instead of dcdb1.dbc, you rename it dcdb0.dbc only while it's the only bundle in DCCache, and then you revert it to its original name when you're done with it.

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    graceymanors
    Legend
    7 years ago

    That worked in getting the items to show.So I just went through all of my dbc files(I only have 4 of them) and the bad piece of CC didn't show up in the fresh folder.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    @graceymanors  You said earlier that you could assign the bad cc to a sim in CAS.  Have you tried doing so when each .dbc file is the only one in your clean folder?  This could still help isolate which file you need to take apart.

    If the bad cc doesn't appear in your clean folder at all, perhaps it only remains in your old game folder via an installed sim or lot, or its file in DCBackup.  (These files are sometimes a source of "recontamination" for bad cc; everything in DCBackup can be deleted except for ccmerged.package.)  Whatever the case, though, if you can't find the bad cc in your clean folder, you can start copying your library and saved sims files into it in batches, testing in CAS to make sure the bad cc doesn't reappear.  Once you're satisfied that it's gone, you can copy your saves over as well.

  • graceymanors's avatar
    graceymanors
    Legend
    7 years ago

    Omg! I found it! Thanks so much puzzle! It was with dcbc1 For some reason the first go around I couldn't find it.It finally showed up on the launcher

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