Bare necessities :P

[simgaroop]

So I was looking at my downloads folder and realized I had 1.87 Gb of stuff in one of my subfolders.

And that's just my "objects folder"!!!

WTF?! No wonder my game takes forever to load lately.

So, in an abrupt movement, I deleted all my stuff. No more 80000 clutter files and a gazillion wall recolors I never use.

Good thing I was anal retentive enough to keep the CC for my two lots apart, otherwise they'd be completely screwed up now.

So now, I ask you, my fellow simmers who have managed to keep your downloads folder in a manageable, tiny size: Which are the basic buy and build stuff you have? I think I'll get some Holy Simoly stuff and a few recolors. And that's it, but I'm probably missing something.

So... which are your (Maxis Match, preferably) must haves?

When I'm done with that, I'm going to nuke my clothing folder. But the fact of having to play detective with all those meshes is a huge turn off. Meh, I'm lazy. I can live with the 1.70 Gb of clothes for now... :S

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[profbutters.livejournal.com]

I have an "unused CC" folder where I keep anything I'm not using right now. I have a folder for wedding shop stuff, another for ice cream shop stuff, and another for cake shop stuff.

I just did a whole uninstall/reinstall and cleaned up my Downloads folder. My build mode folder is 31.1 MB: It's got walls by Holy Simoly (I love their siding and stucco), some recolors by a friend of mine that basically increases the color palette for Maxis stuff (lots more pink, yay!) Marvine's spiral stairs, the wedding cake walls and floors by dinkytink on MTS2, the Russian walls set by Apollyon Dynamite, SunniSims stuff that completes the Holy Simoly Tulip Bay set, and the Invisible Driveway. I also have the Pink Chill set by Sim Addict--I need lots of pink stuff in my legacy.

Buy mode's a bit bigger--156 MB. It has only one set of custom plants--white and pink recolors of the Japanese maple (they're beautiful except in fall and winter, when they flash blue), a couple of recolors of the wedding arch by Purplepaws, DJSSims recolor of the salon chair, and a very few special things, of which your fairy paintings are one :) I have some stuff by SimsDesignAvenue that I love, like the church organ and the hearse.

Holy Simoly has its own folder, 151 MB. Basically, I picked out one or two sets I like a lot and sprinkled in a few oddball things I wanted.

Hope that helps.

[simgaroop.livejournal.com]

I follow that strategy with my clothes. I have a folder for wedding dresses (it's been a long while since I last had a legacy sim get married), another for fantasy costumes and even one for some superhero/scifi suits I plan to use later.

I love pink stuff too. It's actually my favorite color for clothing, and I often end up buying mostly pink shirts or sweaters if I'm not careful. I guess I have "fashion periods", because before that I used to like striped stuff.

Thankfully, in sims land, there are plenty of pink objects and recolors available for your legacy. Now I'm wondering why you need so much pink, though. I have your story in my bookmarks, so I shall find that out soon :).

Thanks for your help!