Delete: CASPartCache.package compositorCache.package scriptCache.package simCompositorCache.package socialCache.package ScriptErrorXXXXX.xml if you use Scripted mod like Nraas.
Do not delete userPresets.package, it contains all the CASt styles you saved.
Enter WorldCaches folder, delete everything. Enter saves, rename any deleted save you wanted to retrieve from XXX.save.backup to XXX.save, delete the rest of folders that ends with .backup. Enter DCCache, delete missingdeps.idx and dcc.ent if present. Enter SigsCache, delete any .bin files. Enter SaveSims, delete downloadedSims.index Enter IGACache, delete everything.
You may delete all the .package files in Thumbnails folder and all the thumb_*.png in FeaturedItems folder to clean up the thumb nails for items. The game will re-generate the thumb nails when you browse the buy catalog for the next time. But it may slow your game down for 1-2 minutes. The only point of doing this is to clean up the thumb nails of third party items that you unintalled.
Personally I've written a bat file to clean up my caches: You may want to write make something like this to clean up your caches easier. Note WorldCaches folder does not appear in certain operating systems, if you are using my version of the batch file it will delete all files in the "The Sims 3" folder. You may want to delete the cd WorldCaches del /Q *.* cd .. lines or create a empty WorldCaches folder.
@echo off color F0 echo Will clean all caches files and save backups, make sure to retrieve all deleted saves you wanted. pause cd %userprofile% cd documents cd Electronic Arts cd The Sims 3 del CASPartCache.package del compositorCache.package del scriptCache.package del simCompositorCache.package del socialCache.package del ScriptError*.xml cd WorldCaches del /Q *.* cd .. cd saves dir /ad/b *.backup > temp.txt for /f "delims=" %%i in (temp.txt) do rd /s /q "%%i" del temp.txt cd .. cd DCCache del missingdeps.idx del dcc.ent cd .. cd Downloads del *.bin cd .. cd SigsCache del *.bin cd .. cd SavedSims del Downloadedsims.index cd .. cd IGACache del /Q *.* cd ..
echo Cache cleaning complete, press any key to clean thumbnails, else close the window. pause>nul echo Cleaning thumbnials... cd Thumbnails del *.package cd .. cd FeaturedItems del thumb_*.png echo Complete, press any key to exit. pause > nul
Wow I had 1,180 items in there, not counting the one you said not to delete.
Well, technically, it's not required to do so. You could probably do that every 2 weeks to a month. Or never.
Is that all you can safely delete. I'm trying to make my game run faster. To completely open the game (until I get to my Sim) takes about 8 minutes. I have an Alienware laptop (about 2 years old) with the top of the line graphics card and plenty of room, etc. hubby got me this computer just for the playing of TS3 and now I have TS4 on it. I have no mods or cc in TS3 and very limited in TS4.
Well it only takes me 4 mins. even with a 200mb worth of mods (not including launcher downloads). And I guess so. At first I thought it was just the four cache files that you need to delete. Never knew you could delete more as the first poster above has given.
> @catmando830 said: > Jimil wrote: » > > catmando830 wrote: » > > Jimil wrote: » > > DCBackup. Delete all except ccmerged.package > > > > > Wow I had 1,180 items in there, not counting the one you said not to delete. > > > > Well, technically, it's not required to do so. You could probably do that every 2 weeks to a month. Or never. > > > > > Is that all you can safely delete. I'm trying to make my game run faster. To completely open the game (until I get to my Sim) takes about 8 minutes. I have an Alienware laptop (about 2 years old) with the top of the line graphics card and plenty of room, etc. hubby got me this computer just for the playing of TS3 and now I have TS4 on it. I have no mods or cc in TS3 and very limited in TS4.
I had a 17" Alienware laptop & it wouldn't stop overheating, even crashing during the middle of gameplay. I even bought a huge aluminum chillpad with 3 fans on it but it eventually wouldn't turn on & I lost everything on it. 8'(
Edit: Oops... Old thread but I will keep this here anyways.
Just like someone mentioned above, you can clear cache. This will help clear some junk out of your game to hopefully make it run better. I do this everytime I uninstall content from my game including mods and CC.
Cache Files
To delete your cache files, navigate to The Sims 3 in DOCUMENTS folder.
Inside, will be a number of cache files. Delete any or all of these files you have. Yes, they would be re-generated when you next start Launcher or the game, that is by design.
If you have installed or do activities related to remove CAS parts that appear in Create-A-Sim - CasPartCache.package New objects that would appear in Buy/Build mode - compositorCache.package Mods or Hacks - scriptCache.package New Sims, default skins - simCompositorCache.package Simport-related (maybe?) and other social data, if you use the wall to integrate with your MyPage on thesims3.com site - socialCache.package
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Delete:
CASPartCache.package
compositorCache.package
scriptCache.package
simCompositorCache.package
socialCache.package
ScriptErrorXXXXX.xml if you use Scripted mod like Nraas.
Do not delete userPresets.package, it contains all the CASt styles you saved.
Enter WorldCaches folder, delete everything.
Enter saves, rename any deleted save you wanted to retrieve from XXX.save.backup to XXX.save, delete the rest of folders that ends with .backup.
Enter DCCache, delete missingdeps.idx and dcc.ent if present.
Enter SigsCache, delete any .bin files.
Enter SaveSims, delete downloadedSims.index
Enter IGACache, delete everything.
You may delete all the .package files in Thumbnails folder and all the thumb_*.png in FeaturedItems folder to clean up the thumb nails for items.
The game will re-generate the thumb nails when you browse the buy catalog for the next time. But it may slow your game down for 1-2 minutes.
The only point of doing this is to clean up the thumb nails of third party items that you unintalled.
Personally I've written a bat file to clean up my caches:
You may want to write make something like this to clean up your caches easier.
Note WorldCaches folder does not appear in certain operating systems, if you are using my version of the batch file it will delete all files in the "The Sims 3" folder. You may want to delete the cd WorldCaches del /Q *.* cd .. lines or create a empty WorldCaches folder.
@echo off
color F0
echo Will clean all caches files and save backups, make sure to retrieve all deleted saves you wanted.
pause
cd %userprofile%
cd documents
cd Electronic Arts
cd The Sims 3
del CASPartCache.package
del compositorCache.package
del scriptCache.package
del simCompositorCache.package
del socialCache.package
del ScriptError*.xml
cd WorldCaches
del /Q *.*
cd ..
cd saves
dir /ad/b *.backup > temp.txt
for /f "delims=" %%i in (temp.txt) do rd /s /q "%%i"
del temp.txt
cd ..
cd DCCache
del missingdeps.idx
del dcc.ent
cd ..
cd Downloads
del *.bin
cd ..
cd SigsCache
del *.bin
cd ..
cd SavedSims
del Downloadedsims.index
cd ..
cd IGACache
del /Q *.*
cd ..
echo Cache cleaning complete, press any key to clean thumbnails, else close the window.
pause>nul
echo Cleaning thumbnials...
cd Thumbnails
del *.package
cd ..
cd FeaturedItems
del thumb_*.png
echo Complete, press any key to exit.
pause > nul
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Wow I had 1,180 items in there, not counting the one you said not to delete.
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Is that all you can safely delete. I'm trying to make my game run faster. To completely open the game (until I get to my Sim) takes about 8 minutes. I have an Alienware laptop (about 2 years old) with the top of the line graphics card and plenty of room, etc. hubby got me this computer just for the playing of TS3 and now I have TS4 on it. I have no mods or cc in TS3 and very limited in TS4.
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> Is that all you can safely delete. I'm trying to make my game run faster. To completely open the game (until I get to my Sim) takes about 8 minutes. I have an Alienware laptop (about 2 years old) with the top of the line graphics card and plenty of room, etc. hubby got me this computer just for the playing of TS3 and now I have TS4 on it. I have no mods or cc in TS3 and very limited in TS4.
I had a 17" Alienware laptop & it wouldn't stop overheating, even crashing during the middle of gameplay. I even bought a huge aluminum chillpad with 3 fans on it but it eventually wouldn't turn on & I lost everything on it. 8'(
Just like someone mentioned above, you can clear cache. This will help clear some junk out of your game to hopefully make it run better. I do this everytime I uninstall content from my game including mods and CC.
via http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Sims_3_Delete_Cache_Files
You can also install a couple of NRaas mods to help with lag in game. Not everyone likes to use mods so I can link them if you're interested.
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DCBackup will free up space on a hard drive. The cache files return as soon as you launch a game again. Their size varies but they always come back.
DCBackup takes up a huge amount of space. Just make sure you don't delete ccmerged or you'll have to reinstall your premium content.
Whenever you install something in your game you'll need to go check your DCBACKUP again.
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