Windows 11 and CC Magic Issues
First off, I'm an Oldie, so I'm not very technical. I haven't played for a while. My adult child helped me get all set up on my new laptop, but the game won't run on CC Magic with Windows 11. She did...
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kjesmer The .dbc and .ebc files go in DCCache, directly inside the Sims 3 folder, not in Mods. These are the bundles of content you've installed through the launcher. CCMagic may duplicate some of this data, which is why I was asking what's in DCCache.
The thing about detecting duplicates is there's really only a good way to find duplicate files, not duplicate content inside different files. For example, you could have a custom content item bundled into a .dbc file and that same item loose as a .package file in Mods\Packages. (I know you personally do not, but you get the idea.) So the first step here is to define where your content is coming from.
So I still think it would be useful to pull the DCCache folder and see what's duplicted and what's not. Do the same with DCBackup, although removing it might break your Store premium content. (The content would load in-game but not be usable. I'm not sure whether CCMagic duplicates the file or function of ccmerged.package, but if it doesn't, you can restore this file later.) There aren't a lot of other places for duplicate content to hide, other than inside the CCMagic folder, but if that's where your duplicates are, you might need to redo your setup. So hopefully that's not the case.
I apologize. I misspoke saying they were in the Mods folder. It is in DCCache. We've been moving our adult child out of state, and I've been worn out for a couple of days. Sorry.
So first, let me explain what I meant by "I lost all the work." My daughter got Sims3 to show ALL the expansion packs we purchased. Twelve in total. But now only 8 are showing up. I'm trying to go back through the notes to her from EA and restore those, but I haven't seen any results yet. Because of that, I'm missing my in-progress games, which isn't a big deal to me, but I can't even use the locations I like to play because they're missing.
Back to the DCCache. I have restored one I found in a different location. How that happened, I have no idea. It looks like I had a lone EA Folder sitting somewhere on OS (C:), and then one in the File Explorer. The only thing in the OS (C:) had the original DCCache in it, which I have moved to the EA folder in File Explorer. I set up a quick household and the dups are gone. Thank YOU!!!!
What I'd like to know is if I can clean up CCMagic (deleting things I don't use) and then download what is in CCMagic to the Launcher for Sims3? Is that going to make a mess for me, or is it possible?
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