I'm fairly new to Sims. And I recently found out about Mods and CC, but I have a decent understanding. I wanted to know more about organizing my folders within the "Mods" folder. I heard that you can only have one folder deep, but within which folder. So to better understand, let's say I wanted to download clothes, hair, etc. My folders would have to look like this: The Sims 4> Mods> Clothes> Creator (creator's name) or Type of Clothes. Am I far off, or close to right? I've been looking for someone who could explain in detail at a slow pace for me to understand, and sadly I'm still a little confused. I really want to learn and enjoy my game, and I don't want to mess anything up. Can someone suggest an easy way to organize and install these so they're easier to find later.

It's not really that complicated. There are basically two types of mods, ones that change gameplay or add new features, and CC (custom content). CC is just things like new hair, clothing, furniture, objects that don't change how the game plays.Mods tend to break when the game is updated.CC "can" break with updates, but it's rare.Any mods ending in ".package" can go anywhere in your Mods folder. Up to 6 levels deep I think. According to @RandomBuzziness the default is "5" levels deep. Thanks!Any mods ending in ".ts4script" can only go 1 folder deep.If you download a mod and it's in a ZIP, RAR, 7Z, or anything else like that, you must extract it first before placing it in your Mods folder.How you organize it is up to you as long as you follow that. Although I would recommend not making it overly complicated as it would take a lot longer to go through it if you need to search for broken mods/cc... which does happen EVERY TIME the game updates.Tips:I would recommend keeping it simple. Like Mods\Clothing, Mods\Furniture, Mods\Hair, etc.Put gameplay mods together because those are more likely to break when the game updates.Most of my core mods that ALWAYS tend to break I put in Mods\CoreSome bigger mods like MCCC, WW have their own folders, same with LittleMsSam's. I have a LOT of hers, so she has her own.A lot of gameplay mods have version numbers in the file name but a lot don't. So, what I do, is if I put in a mod that doesn't have a version number in the filename, I just create an empty text file with the version number in the name. Text files are ignored by the game so it won't hurt anything. Plus it shows me the mod's version number so when I check for updates, I can easily see what the current version number is. When I update it, I just change the version number on the text file too.Like in Mods\Core, I have:UI_Cheats_Extension.packageUI_Cheats_Extension_Scripts.ts4scriptUI_Cheats_Extension_v1.17.0.txtThe third file does nothing but has the version number in the name. So, I can just look at the name and see what the current version I have is. Makes it a LOT easier for updating. I "Might" be able to just put the version number in the .package file name but some mods are particular about what their filenames are, so I just don't bother. An empty text file doesn't take up any disk space and it's ignored by the game, so, why not?Organize it however you want, but realistically, as long as "ts4script" files are only 1 folder deep, it doesn't matter at all how.But organizing it well will save you a LOT of time later on when you inevitably have to go through them all searching for broken mods.ThePsycho____________________________________________________________＊Accept as Solution button - If a post answers your question please let everyone know by hitting this button.＊Me Too button - 'Me Too' helps track how many players are also experiencing that issue. Definitely make use of this button.＊XP button - Say Kudos and help players 'Level Up' by giving them XP for helpful posts.

@dunstz Here is another great article about organizing and maintaining mods and CC:https://simscommunity.info/2018/08/08/the-sims-4-how-to-ensure-a-healthy-game/2/@Psychotps I think the default number of sub-folders for .package files is 5 levels deep unless you edit your Resource.cfg file.EDIT: @Psychotps I meant to add awesome post on Mods folder organization and maintenance!

@dunstz I know there is a lot to process in these posts but please do ask if you have any questions.

@RandomBuzziness Yes it is! But I appreciate the help, honestly; this helped a little bit more.

@dunstz I never try adding more than one mod to my game at a time & I always test them to make sure everything is working before I add any more. They're just too much of a pain to troubleshoot when you put many unknowns in your game at the same time. For CC I might add as many as 5 at a time (while still testing each one individually) but never more than that. If I find a CC that looks weird I take it out of my game right away. For all mods I keep careful notes with details like the mod's common name, the actual file name, the name of the mod creator, the website I downloaded the file from, the version number, and the date of the last update or when it was verified to be compatible with the last game patch. Yeah it's a lot of extra work at the time I install it but I imagine it saves me many hours on patch days or if I ever had to do any troubleshooting.Just to add a couple more things:- Any time you have a problem with mods or CC and you make any changes to your Mods folder it's a good idea to delete the localthumbcache.package file from your Sims 4 folder. This should clear any bad data from your game cache. I delete this file every time I make any changes to my Mods folder for any reason.- Like @Psychotps posted earlier, if you download any mod or CC that is in a compressed format (i.e. .rar) you'll have to un-zip/un-pack it first before you place it in your Mods folder. You should only be putting .package or .ts4script files in there (though some mods will generate things like .txt files while you use them in your game). It's best to follow any special instructions a mod creator includes on their web-pages when installing or updating mods.- If you come across a mod that specifically says you need to keep the file in the .rar or ZIP format then you should carefully research it to see if this is an outdated version of that mod and if it's still compatible with the current game patch.

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I'm fairly new to Sims. And I recently found out about Mods and CC, but I have a decent understanding. I wanted to know more about organizing my folders within the "Mods" folder. I heard that you can only have one folder deep, but within which folder. So to better understand, let's say I wanted to download clothes, hair, etc. My folders would have to look like this: The Sims 4> Mods> Clothes> Creator (creator's name) or Type of Clothes. Am I far off, or close to right?

I've been looking for someone who could explain in detail at a slow pace for me to understand, and sadly I'm still a little confused. I really want to learn and enjoy my game, and I don't want to mess anything up. Can someone suggest an easy way to organize and install these so they're easier to find later.

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@DuncaGallagher Both. If you have testingcheats enabled, you can shift-click on a sim and Modify in CAS. Some other mods like MCCC will allow you to modify the household in CAS.

If you only want to change hair or makeup, you don't need cheats enabled or MCCC for that. You can do that on any mirror. And you can use any CC you have installed there as well.

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