I have a small amount of mods by active creators. Eye & skin defaults is pretty much the only CC I have.
My old Mods folder is on my external drive whenever I need it but I never do since I prefer to keep only what I use now.
Move your Mods folder to anywhere else outside of your S4 folder. Rename it for backup purposes. Take out what you want to keep. Keep your new Mods folder organized. You can turn off CC for random using Sims4Studio. Google how to organize and how to use Sims4Studio.