How much custom content is in your game?

[potatoehead]

Downloads folder size: 465 MB- 1,606 Files, 44 Folders (this is after playing TS2 on my current computer for four weeks!)
SavedSims folder size: 7.86 MB

I have a lot of hacks in my game (by Pescado and TwoJeffs) including the ever-popular ACR. As for CC, it's mostly clothes and lots. I should probably organize my stuff, but meh... I just throw it in the Downloads folder. Thank god for the search bar!

[Prosthetics]

3.40 GB (3.43 on the disk), 13494 files, 1122 folders.

Yay compressorizor!

3.87 GB (3.90 on the disk), 15074 files, 1253 folders.

[MissKiomi]

Mine is 2.81 GB with 7450 files and 126 folders. The only subfolder I've created myself is one for hacks. Otherwise it's completely disorganised!!

I feel a bit better though looking through the thread and seeing people with 6 and 7 gigs of files, but then again I think my little laptop would burst into flames if it had to cope with that much. It's slow enough loading the Sims 2 as it is!!
Most of my content is made up of hair and clothing, but I also have a ridiculous amount of make up (Who needs a billion different shades of pink lipgloss in their downloads folder... Oh, right. Apparently I do.) and I think I also have an excesssive amount of custom eyebrows. Again, who needs so many different types of brows? ...Don't answer that.
I think I need to do some major culling (juding by my loading time) but I'm not entirely sure if deleting certain things that might be in use will stuff up my game, i.e. makeup/eyebrows etc. I'll have to look into that...

[zumppe]

4 GB... I could never play without my precious CC. <3

[dinucits]

Downloads folder: 837 mb, 1370 files, 26 folders. That's because I deleted all my downloads and started over again. :D

[lilyandsnuggles2]

4. 47MB is that alot???

[Kailacat]

Lilyandsnuggles Nope, not really a lot.
*blink* Prosthetics, that is a LOT of folders you've got there.

I don't really download anything new since I have about 3 games going all with their separate CC, but here is my "main game" Custom Content stuff.

2.85 GB, 11927 files, 748 folders.

And here is what is in each "main" folder (yeah, I'm bored):
Bodyshop: 856 MB, 2224 files
Build: 65.8 MB, 446 files
Buy: 1.10 GB, 6285 files, 488 folders
Default: 156 MB, 39 files
Mods: 2.24 MB, 228 files
Neighborhood: 59.7 MB, 99 files
Then I've got a bunch of completely unsorted content: 617 MB, 2420 files.
It also has Scriptorium and CEP too.

[Gingerxyz]

I now have 4.30GB, 16,650 files, 1016 folders.

5.12 GB, 22,392 Files, 1,287 Folders

It just keeps growing and growing...

[Kindergoat54]

Good God. 3.56 GB. I need to stop before I kill again. If only the talented creators would stop making such cool stuff than my downloads folder wouldn't be so big!

[WooHoo31]

I only have 190MB. I used to have way more the first time I installed TS2. But after starting clean again (I re-installed TS2 a few weeks ago after giving up on TS3), I don't bother with CC. And all of my CC is from Holy Simoly, and it's all furniture/walls/floors. I think I can live without custom hair and clothes...

[HylianWolf]

i just looked at my d/l folder. i have exactly 707 individual files on 419mb on disk space. its not much, but since i have an older computer, it slows my game down a lot. what i have the most of is zelda clothing, cars from various creators, hair items, decorative objects (mostly from zelda), a few custom careers (from zelda), a custom major (zelda), some nude replacements and other misc "adult" themed stuff from sexysims2, and some premade sims (again, mostly zelda). as you can see, im a legend of zelda addict. i played every game, from every generation of consoles and handhelds (minus zelda 2, four swords adventures, and the A Link to the Past GBA remake). and the fact that my ID here is HylianWolf is another reference (LOVED Twilight Princess). there you have it

[DigitalSympathies]

70,000 and counting. I love my life.

[Kailacat]

2.85 GB, 11927 files, 748 folders.
1.22 GB
7563 Files
521 Folders
LESS!!! MORE THAN HALF LESS!!! (And half is just recolors, haha)

[Savalara]

Very little. I find it hard to get good CC. Most of the best stuff is hard to find. It's also limited due to how I like default replacements-I have default replacement eyes and I'm looking for a good default replacement skin, which limits the amounts of eyes and skins you can get.

[Joehhy]

I just deleted all my custom content and am about to start up on downloading again :)

[Csudi]

I do use the stuff I download. And I have tens of thousands... ROTFL. I know, I am ashamed. What makes me mad though, is to catalogue the things. Some creators are not really helpful. Every set should have a downloadable collection file AND collection image.

[DigitalSympathies]

78,981. Hovering around the 69 GB mark.

[Kailacat]

Angie :wtf: Your amount of CC never fails to shock/amuse me.
*walks away muttering to self* 69 GB... absolutely crazy...

[zauberlinda12]

774 MB = 1,921 downloads. That's not counting what I just downloaded to my desktop a moment ago :)

[Revenwyn]

I have no clue how much I have in sims3pack files but I just merged my 110 or so package files into 2 different files (not counting my mods) because WA was lagging every other second.

[game90]

uh, this is a sims 2 thread.

Anyway, i have 6.11GB of CC for my sims 2. About half for sims 3.

[Gingerxyz]

18th November 2010
5.12 GB, 22,392 Files, 1,287 Folders

It just keeps growing and growing...
and growing...

10th January 2011
6.01GB, 29,464 Files, 2,388 Folders. :lol:

[Cheese678]

Not a lot, since my Sims game crashed last year.

[A.G.Doren]

Last check:10.4 GB.

[PolterGeist44]

155 MB, not much but it could be even less if I didn't just love any custom content that is grungy in a way or two.

[noobkiller138]

3.1GB, most of it is like 2131weg8990jwdas049356.package.

[DigitalSympathies]

and growing...

10th January 2011
6.01GB, 29,464 Files, 2,388 Folders. :lol:

80,007.

:D

[lauratje86]

Currently 4.36GB. Just downloaded about 300MB of stuff in about 20 minutes! Eeeek! :-D

[Gingerxyz]

80,007.

:D
Madness :lol:

Though, at the rate I'm going I'll probably have that much by the end of the year :lol:

[simsrsexy]

In an effort to make my game run faster, I have decided to delete all of my custom content and start over again. Upon deleting it I was completely shocked to find that I had 15,000 items in my downloads folder, as well as 28.0 GIGS of stuff downloaded.

[Nissun]

That's a good choice. I mean, I haven't done it myself, but I did start an alternate SIMS2 file to play with minimun CC. And that minimun is nothing but some correction hacks, a couple of curtains and pose boxes.

I wanted to try to work with what the game gave me. There were objects I hadn't even seen! I mean, four years of playing, and there are objects I still haven't used.

I still have my "normal" Sims 2 folder, with CC and all my old sims. I play it sometimes, when I can actually wait for it to load. I took this CC-free, start-over chance to play a legacy in desiderata valley, and start a neighborhood from scratch. Things are going well. Kinda miss the freaky aliens that can only be possible with CC, but I guess "normal" sims are ok too.

[amora_selvagen]

I got a question on this!!
May I just place the files inside of a folder like :
Downloads
Objects- 12.773
Bodyshop-8.682
Hacks-306
I dot have sub-folders
This can be a problem??

[Pegasys2]

Not very much right now. 79 MB in my Downloads folder, 63 files.

Default skin replacements, default eye replacements, a few recolors, a few mods/hacks but not too many.

When I was playing the Sims 2 in 2006, and was making machinima (before I took a break from the Sims), I had a ton of CC that took 15 minutes to load. Too long... too much stuff for my sanity.

[katya_stevens]

17,527 files in 2,190 folders.

Total size: 4.21GB.

Unfortunately for me, I don't tend to take stuff out once it's in my game, so my CC count just gets higher and higher. In fact, in my last post here (Feb 2010) I stated I had 11,554 files in 2,047 folders, totalling 2.61GB.

[funcioná!!!]

Custom content folders:
Downloads folder: 6.05 GB: 15981 files, 78 subfolders.
SavedSims folder: 217 MB: 454 files
My Documents folders:
EA Games folder: 9.23 GB: 23547 files, 194 subfolders.
AnyGameStarter folder: 7.27 GB: 18548 files, 182 subfolders.
Program Files/EA Games folder: 14 GB: 25455 files, 2546 subfolders.

Total: 30 GB: 67500 files. Half of my hard drive.
The only type of content that I never downloaded are careers, and I don't want to. I think that the most downloads I have are hairs. I must have more than 7000 recolors.

[abrtx]

ugh i don't want to check but let's just say i have 1.28gb LEFT on drive C:/,
that's mainly poor unzipping and possibly multiple copies of cc for s2. i do have s3 ccs but i've left their rars untouched.

i should really organize everything but I'm not sure what's what anymore...

[funcioná!!!]

ugh i don't want to check but let's just say i have 1.28gb LEFT on drive C:/,
that's mainly poor unzipping and possibly multiple copies of cc for s2. i do have s3 ccs but i've left their rars untouched.
I should really organize everything but I'm not sure what's what anymore...

Your computer has to have at least 20% of free space to work fine (among other things). You can organise your custom content using Delphy's Download Organiser, you can sort the files by type and move them to folders, although it can't move all files and it doesn't recognize some of them. It is useful if you have to look for conflicting cc.

[Johnny_Bravo]

In Sims 2 I think I had about 2000 - 4000 CC items, which is nothing compared to what I've already seen on the first page :lol: Now in Sims 3 I think I have 40 or 50 files or something, which is already too much for my pc :rofl:

[iCad]

Because I haven't looked in a while...I'm at 4.2 GB at the moment. One day I'll go through that hair folder and get rid of crappy stuff I downloaded when I was a n00b. I swear. The stupid folder is still the largest one, file-size-wise -- almost half of my total, actually *rolls eyes* -- and I'm not much of a hair fan anymore, so.... Yet there are ones in there that I really like, so I don't want to just chuck the whole thing. Ah, dilemmas... Maybe I'll get off my ass and start the Hair Project today...

[mangaroo]

5.3G/19389 files

Sadly, I can't attribute this bloat to my n00b phase, since I regularly purge my Downloads folder of stuff I decide I really won't use, after all. (The files get shifted to a folder on my desktop called "Removed Downloads," just in case I pull something out that I was actually using.) I blame the bloat on color actions and my own indecisiveness. Half of my hairs have four "Pookleted" families, and every time I think I can completely get rid of one shade of red or two shades of brown, I see a mesh where that particular shade is the most flattering.

[iCad]

I purge stuff, too. Often. I'll go through a phase where I decide that I absolutely hate all of my siding, and out it all goes. :lol: I just can't seem to do that with hair. It's harder for me to do, since I'm rarely in CAS and never use Bodyshop, so there are few opportunities to delete from in-game. (And that leaves meshes behind anyway, from what I understand). And I just wasn't very organized in downloading hairs when I was into downloading them, so they're all in a jumbled mess, including the n00b gappy Peggy stuff that I thought was fabulous, and...yeah. Excuses. ;) I'm pretty good with male hairs, mostly because there aren't that many that I like and so I don't have many, aside from fanseelamb's. But female hairs? *shudder*

But I'm gonna do it! When next I start my game, I'm going into CAS and start. I swear. :)

[agon999]

currently just one file called get off your ass by cyjon

Sims are much less likely to just sit around doing nothing.

Many actions such as watching TV or eating dinner help Comfort while addressing other motives so activities like "Sit" or "Relax" are just a waste. Seriously, who just sits in a chair staring at a wall?

With this mod sims will autonomously use these actions only if sick (including first trimester pregnancy) or if Comfort is the lowest motive. In other words, almost never.

Affects chairs, couches, sectionals, recliners, beds and hammocks. Will not affect actions which require these items - for example sims will still autonomously sit in a chair to play chess.

[doublethinker]

I used to have none, now I have something around 500-600MB. If it wasn't all compressorized it could potentially reach up to 700MB. Keep in mind that every week or two I delete all my CC and start again (as well as my neighbourhoods... I'm particular like that).

[dandello]

I have over 18000 CC. My game takes about 4 minutes to start and loading time is super fast on this PC. I love it.

[DigitalSympathies]

90,000! Woohoo!

[emilyhwithlove]

About 100 items... I only download the stuff I REALLY REALLY want, since my computer lags terribly with lots of CC.

[iCad]

I'm so jazzed! I finally bit the bullet and embarked on and, over the course of three freakin' days, finished the Great Hair Project! I got rid of styles I don't like in game/were old and therefore not very pretty compared to new stuff/that I never use because I just have never had a Sim they looked good on. Then I whittled down the styles I kept to at most 2 shades of each color. I also got rid of everything unbinned, most of which was old and, therefore, not as pretty. As a result, my Hair folder went from a grossly bloated 2.2GB to...389MB. And there are now orphan meshes in there, I know, and once I track those down, it'll be even smaller. YAY!

Then while I was at it I went through and did a round of Compressorizing, which I hadn't done in a while, so the stuff I've downloaded in the last six months or so wasn't compressed unless the creator had already compressed it. So, I Compressorized everything except my own in-progress projects. (I also compressed my Lot Catalog, the Neighborhood files, everything .package, and now the game and lots are loading a bit faster.) So between the Compressorizing and the Hair Project, my Downloads folder went from almost 5GB...to 1.1GB. *dances*

Time to go download more stuff! Just not hair. ;)

[Kayee]

Haaa...loads. I just checked out of curiosity. 15382 files. Over 5GB. None of those are even n00b files. :help:

[Galarzaa]

WOW.... you make me feel like I have nothing.
608 files, 271 MB....
Time to download more!

[Digit198801]

i thought I had a problem but now I know its totally normal to have a bunch of custom content.
I even uninstalled some programs just to make room for my CC. I mainly use this laptop for simming anyway so it's all good.
I only have 277 files but I am downloading more stuff as I type this.
I am making a medieval neighborhood and thats what most of the CC are for.

[RunSims]

120 Cc 194 Mb :D

[Saturnfly]

Absolutely nothing. :D

I did a reinstall when I added FT & BV a couple of weeks ago. I'm resisting the urge to go on a downloading frenzy.

[Aworldruledbymuffins]

Let's seee... in my maxis match game, 2.34GB. Butttt... that will go up once I add some much needed buildmode stuff. (Mainly wallpapers)
In my realistic game... 3.72GB. Ew. I am going to working on reducing that; I think most of the problem is in my hair subfolder. My next project is to eliminate all hairs that are not pookleted. I recently got it down from 4.4 by deleting a lot of clothes. Also, I am getting rid of a few furniture meshes, since the only things I really use are Holy Simoly, ATS2, maxis recolors, and a few bits and pieces of clutter.

[DigitalSympathies]

95k! :D NINETY FIVE THOUSAND ITEMS!

[Danielrocxs]

I have over 400 (I know not so imppressive) and it takes about 733-900 MB of my disk space. I try to compress it, but... it never works.

[Essa]

I'm currently at 4 GB.
15 584 files and I know for sure that some of them are pictures.
1 885 folders.

I'm also starting a Hair project seeing that I have a lot I don't use.

[Ausra]

5,26 GB. 16 669 files in 2 322 folders (Pictures included). Yeah, it takes some time to load, but I usually don't start playing without a cup of tea, so I just spend that time in the kitchen.

At least the game itself runs smoothly.

[ShineShine]

3.79 GB
16990 Things.
__
I'm trying to clean it and reach the <3 GB-mark. :)
I'm also like "I.Need.To.Remove.Something".
Hopefully all of the hiders will satisfy me (Illusion of less stuff, yay!)

[DigitalSympathies]

I uploaded a downloads folder I had to my private mediafire account for a backup . . . and I only got to about Part 5/114 before I had to go to 4shared, and that uploaded just fine. :)

[annieover]

I have over 10GB's of Sims 2 downloads; so much so that I can only play The Sims 2 for about an hour and a half before I have to shut it off from memory usage......

[spotlight-shure]

I have a little over a gig, but i've only recently starting playing the Sims 2 again. I really like it much better than the Sims 3 in a lot of ways. There's more to do with pets, seasons, university and open for business, and it's faster. I also like controlling all the characters at different times. I'm impatient and a control freak. The Sims 3 needs to work out some kinks first before i'll play again.

[ttiziana]

I thought I had a lot of CC, but maybe I don't, lol! I have about 0.6 gig.. which is nothing, I guess. I love to download hair & clothes. I LOVE it!

[Savalara]

303 MB. Because I just went on a complete downloading spree to bloat up my CC resource for a story I'm making.

[esmesqualor]

303 MB. Because I just went on a complete downloading spree to bloat up my CC resource for a story I'm making.

Have fun! Are you organizing it? Because it's much easier to organize in the beginning then later on. And it's much easier to find problems (if you get any) when it's organized.

[Savalara]

Have fun! Are you organizing it? Because it's much easier to organize in the beginning then later on. And it's much easier to find problems (if you get any) when it's organized.

...About that. xD

I used to have it organized, then the CC that was in subfolders stopped showing up.

[runeon]

Ive downloaded 1GB of CC now. Iol

[phlashman]

Honestly, at this point about 6 gigs. But this is on a dual core laptop with plenty of video and a 250 Gb hard drive. The only issue I've really had has been with the time it takes to load (about 10 minutes) or shut down. I read something somewhere about some poor addicted soul who had over 40000 items...(Like I should talk I'm at 8500). Still, the game plays great once I'm in it.

I have learned one thing though, I "ALWAYS" back up my downloads folder prior to going on a "shopping binge"!

[Skpamd]

LOL I had to start over about 2 weeks ago because my old computer died and stupid me didn't have any of it backed up. My problem is I stopped downloading the stuff 2 years ago when sims 3 came out. I was so dissappointed by sims 3 that I went back to sims 2 and just never checked for anymore stuff because my old computer had such little memory. So now I have 8gigs of memory and I am horribly overwhelmed looking for the stuff I had, websites being down that I know I used, and all the AMAZEING stuff that is out there now and finding new sites as I go.

[phlashman]

LOL I had to start over about 2 weeks ago because my old computer died and stupid me didn't have any of it backed up. My problem is I stopped downloading the stuff 2 years ago when sims 3 came out. I was so dissappointed by sims 3 that I went back to sims 2 and just never checked for anymore stuff because my old computer had such little memory. So now I have 8gigs of memory and I am horribly overwhelmed looking for the stuff I had, websites being down that I know I used, and all the AMAZEING stuff that is out there now and finding new sites as I go.


Yea, me too. The graphics are great etc, but beyond that I was not impressed. Modding is iffy at best. You obviously can't do to TS3 whats been done to TS2. "That", I was disappointed with, and finally it seems to me that no matter how good you are or how hard to try the Sims themselves look waaay to much alike...unlike TS2.
I hear rumors that EA is working on "TS4", but it may be playable "online" only. If that's the case, this will probably "kill" the series. I know it will be the end for me...unless some of us out here manage to keep TS2 around and alive..."but", that's another thread. :D

[Lady Scarlet]

Oh my God, a lot O.O Please, believe me.I don't know if my game can support more custom content >.> But I'll try ^^ Because I absolutely love it ^^ They make my game so interesting.
I have ... (let me look into my Downloads folder >.> ) 29 343 items >.>

[cutie_patutie77]

Well I downloaded A LOT of things and my game runs so slow that I have to erase some stuff. My download folder has 2,974 items, which is, 1.04 GB for me. I download mostly everything thats cute, and Im still downloading today!

[HarVee]

A few days back, I had 7.1GB of downloads. Almost 30K of actual individual files. The game took roughly 63 minutes to load. I was getting tired of waiting so long that today I just decided to delete it all, and start over.

[Liv]

The game took roughly 63 minutes to load.
OMG! :O
Can't believe it's even possible...

I've got around 17,000 files in Downloads (only 3,75 GB! :D ). Most in sub-folders. I don't like having mess there as it was 2 months ago. Then I left only the things I was sure of and started downloading again.
I used to have ~18,000 files, so I'm pretty close to achieve the 'old' amount.

[AlexandraSpears]

I think I have about .75 GB in my folder, a couple thousand files.

When I download, hair goes into Downloads/Hair, clothing into Downloads/Clothing, etc.

[TUL]

According to the download folder's properties, I have about 750 MB of CC in there - 1871 individual files, and 255 folders.

I honestly thought I had more than that...although I've been worrying about stuffing my game with too much and overloading the computer...My art and my Sims are fighting for space...

[rainbowveins666]

to much XD

[WoohooAndTheCity]

I have 189 MB, 208 files.

[elledoubleyou]

I'm scared to even look in my downloads folder :blink:

Good thing i only use this computer for my Sims addiction... ;)

[DigitalSympathies]

97,800.

Roughly a 5 hour load.

[dtfan]

A lot, although I have been trying to cut down lately. On my old computer, I had so much custom content that I ran out of memory and couldn't write anymore reports. (This was a computer for schoolwork, mind you.)

[crazyluv4mcr]

I have a folder that has around 20 gigs of cc, but i only use around 1.5gigs in my game right now. when/if I ever get my dream mega computer, i will then use most of the cc in that folder i refuse to get rid of xD

[Sandy40]

I had tons of CC but when i went to sims 3 stupid me deleted my downloads folder and had no back up. didnt like sims 3 and went back to sims 2 and had to start all over. i had 23,000 downloads and it was 7.40 GB but too slow. it would take an hr or so to load the game and game kept crashing so i deleted and began again being more selective with CC though im a CC addict so using restraint has been hard. i have 4,656 downloads now in 66 folders and have used 1.81 GB. im still downloading as many sites have closed and i fear some of my fav will close soon so grabbing my fav things now but i am aiming to not go over 7,000 downloads, then copying my downloads folder to disc for backup. any other good ideas on saving downloads so i will always have them?

I have an enormous amount of clothing which is my biggest addiction, i have objects and room sets, walls and floors, decorative items, makeup, a few pre-made sims, skins with and without tattoos, accesories such as nails and jewlery, some cars, hair, and some mods.

[stephanieglitter13]

Wow, I have 7.93 GB.. too much? I should start deleting. Hahahaha. :D

[greenpomaceous]

4.10 gigs. Yep. Addicted.

[alkasim]

1.02GB (1,799 files, 36 folders)

[HoodieDoodie]

My laptop runs sims 2 quickly even though theres quite a bit of CC (2,194 items=0.99 GB (SO CLOSE TO A GB LOL). I've had to get this new laptop recently so I'm only starting to download stuff I once had + new stuff so it'll end up growing.

[maloysius]

Woah. I thought I'd been quite good... but I just had a look and I've got over 10,000 files at just over 2.5 gigs. Whoops.

[emilyhwithlove]

none. DIFFERENT FTW

[omglo]

Around a 1,000. I have about 15 things to add to it the next time I play. I won't go much over that, because I can't live with loading times of more than five minutes. Yes, I'm impatient.

[DigitalSympathies]

100,371, round a 5.5 hour load.

[Mootilda]

Around a 1,000. I have about 15 things to add to it the next time I play. I won't go much over that, because I can't live with loading times of more than five minutes. Yes, I'm impatient.I find 3 minutes interminable. That's how long it takes to start my fully-loaded neighborhood with all EPs and SPs and all of my CC. For building, I prefer a load time of a minute or so, so I have various AnyGames set up.

[DigitalSympathies]

A good way for me to pass the loading times is to load it on windowed mode and boot up TS1 or TS3, or turn on any one of my other computers and play TS1/TS3 off of there. If not, I like to watch TV or play Harvest Moon.

[JADGIRL]

Yesterday I spent my whole day recategorising my downloads into folders (Thank god for Delphy's Download Organiser), hoping I'd find some hidden hack that was causing my game to crash, and have found that I have about 2.5 gig of downloads, 5555 files. And here I am today, still downloading stuff ^^;

[SuperStarr]

14GB's of Downloads. It's such a shame but it's of my daily routine to find out what updates are where and to get them. I'm constantly in and out of Body Shop deleting Hair recolors and clothing. My hair is over 6GB's and the most is Peggy and Newsea. Everyone recolors them and it's so hard to not feed into my addiction. :faceslap:

Since I make videos it's hard to configure what to toss out because what I don't need today, I need tomorrow. Load time is usually about 2 Hours, maybe more.

It used to be 19GB's and I've shed it all from in-game and Body shop deleting. Talk about consistence, but I have to see what I'm deleting at all costs. :king:

EDIT: Cut hair down to 2.23GB, and downloads folder down to 8GB. Loads still slower than wanted. Hoping to cut Objects/Buildmode down to 2GB's from 3.8GB's, and clothes down to 2GB's. This will hopefully leave me at a healthy 6GB's.

[annieover]

I have 10GB; I would not recommend it; lolXD

[esmesqualor]

45 mb. I'm trying to see how little I can get by with and still love the game.

[eldavis]

1,598 Files which takes up 727 MB. I'm actually really surprised. I thought it would be a lot higher in terms of space taken up.

[rose30742]

well im not really sure about the file size but i had to uninstall my sims 2 game twice cause i had too much custom content in my game & it wouldn't work but at the moment i have some custom content & it works just fine, lol

[keb911]

I had about 100-200 files, mainly clothes and furniture. It added 2-3 extra minutes to the games load time, and a bit of lagging. I did the same thing harvee did, I deleted all of the cc and I'm starting over for the pets expansion :)

[gazania]

1.3 gB. It's been holding pretty steady at that for a few months. Like many people, I went on a spree back when I found out about CC; now I'm a lot choosier. :) It takes about 5 minutes to load. During that time, I go to the bathroom, or fold some clothes, etc. It's not that terrible a wait.

[Ben Aligan 3]

I have 21 879 downloads but I have a large hard drive. I spend more time surfing the web for unusual sites than I do playing the game. There are some really ingenious designers out there and I admire them all. Downloading is a kind of addiction. It's shopping without having to pay.

[BlackIce4487]

I have 4.33 GB (12,933 files) organized neatly within 1,093 folders. I have objects, decorations, clothing, custom bodyshapes, custom makeup, automobiles... Etc. (You name it... I've probably got it or have used it) and I'm running about 30 or so different game mods all at once. The Sims 2 is amazing with all it can handle! :D

[Simdrew1993]

Are you sure you really wanna know??? .......alright, approximately 10,106 Files, and 1,561 Folders of Custom Content, Size 5.23 GB (5,616,806,903 bytes)
size on disc 5.25 GB (5,637,980,160 bytes)

So Yeah I have quite a bit :D

Also forgot to include the SavedSims folder, Size 115 MB (120,923,317 bytes)
Size on disc, 115 MB (121,462,784 bytes)
it contains 256 files and 0 folders.

[dieKristina]

I have 2,6 GB right now, but I´m so addicted to these lovely CC that my Downloads-folder is constantly growing. I´m in the process of organizing everything better and delete things I never use, though. I have lots of hairstyles and clothes that is of a high quality, but simply isn´t my style and thus useless for me. Also, I don´t always feel the need to have 4 different recolours of the same hair, when I usualy only use maximally 2 of them.

[Nightlight]

A lot.

You know, recently I started to play again the sims 2 after years and I went to a download spree..

1,57 gb
6457 files

:heyhey:

It's not my fault, cc is so beautiful (thanks creators ;) ).

[littleliar990]

about 8000 files
it's really :turtle: my game :(
I need to delete some of them, but I really don't want to :cry:

[strawberrydreams123]

I actually only have about 50 files, all of which are hair/skintones/makeup. I can't stand furniture CC or clothing (except if the Maxis alternative is THAT hideous *cough* wedding dresses *cough*) and it really does shock me how some people can have so much CC. Well, I tell a lie. I do have a small amount of furniture CC - my Synagogue furniture. Hey, I'm Jewish, it goes without saying, right?

[simrae92to7]

I'm switching computers with my mom so I get the laptop, so no Sims 2 or cc....yet. (mischevious grin) I thought I use to have a lot, but not really, under one GB, I'm impressed by all the others here, and most of it goes in to Bodyshop (for me), and I agree with butteny, it is like shopping for Sims!

[andre8]

None, other than the ones I made in Body Shop.

[Jennbob]

689MB. 1,591 files in 115 folders. I try to keep mine organised; I have a build/buy folder, hair folder, hack/mod folder, default replacement folder, makeup folder, clothes folder, and then subfolders by creator (or at least I try to keep it that way), mostly within the hair and clothes folder. I download a lot of Maxis Match hair and clothes, and then essential (for me) hacks and mods, and I don't really have a lot of stuff in the makeup or build/buy folder.

[SusannaG]

4.13 Gigabites.

I'm playing a medieval neighborhood at present, so it kinda makes sense.

[Nina333]

5.02 GB and 15,168 files. I'm sure that number will change as I'm addicted to downloading. I know, I know, it makes cleaning my downloads folder that much harder but I can't help myself. Is there a support group for download addicts? :lol:

[the mazoku]

2550 files. Mostly Body shop stuff and build mode stuff. I try to avoid buy mode stuff unless they're just that creative or they're recolors.

[Legendary-Taco]

If memory serves me right, around thirty downloads. After I once had my old Sims 2 game turtleized, I downloaded way less.

[Princess_Star]

Well, I have around 200 MB right now but It's only going to get worse... :giggler:

[SusannaG]

5.02 GB and 15,168 files. I'm sure that number will change as I'm addicted to downloading. I know, I know, it makes cleaning my downloads folder that much harder but I can't help myself. Is there a support group for download addicts? :lol:

If there is, I need to join it!

I have particular weaknesses for custom walls and hair.

[gesine]

I just spent 2 weeks cleaning out my downloads, deleting things I didn't use or like. I was merciless!! Then, when I was all done, I went on a giant downloading binge!! Isn't that always the way? So right now, I have 12,852 or 4.25 gb, that's including the 154 mods I have ingame right now.

[.Wishes.Of.Silver.]

I used to have a lot, but then an error forced me to delete it all, so I'm redownloading it.

[Selly_2009]

I can't stand furniture CC or clothing (except if the Maxis alternative is THAT hideous *cough* wedding dresses *cough*)Understandable, hence why I've got Phaenoh's default replacements (http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=269109) in. Her textures are much nicer, and made those yukky clothes usable!

My folder now stands at 3.54GB (10,000+ files, although that includes hacks). I really need to pare it down...

5.02 GB and 15,168 files. I'm sure that number will change as I'm addicted to downloading. I know, I know, it makes cleaning my downloads folder that much harder but I can't help myself. Is there a support group for download addicts?I need that support group too!

Hi, I'm Selly and I'm a CC addict :lol:

[Darby]

:blink: I thought I had pretty much seen all Phaenoh's stuff, but haven't seen the default replacement Celebration formalwear. Nice! *downloaded* :D

My Downloads folder is currently 2.98GB in size. It contains 10,791 files in 500 folders. I've got a few new things to add in.

[Kuroo_Hazama]

My download folder has a size of 1,15 GB and contains 3.034 files right now. I really tried it to restrain myself from downloading sooo much custom content but it's just sooo tempting to download all the beautiful custom content for my Sims. :bunny:

[dustingdustin]

7.27gb. It's pretty much a bunch of stuff all over the board. It's down to the point where some of my lots have NO default content. The most I have is really grungy and disused stuff. I've been on a huge post-apocalyptic kick. It just makes the game a bit more of interesting.

[omashu9]

I don't have a lot, mostly clothes and hair and such from the exchange. I haven't really figured out how to download from other sites yet and I can't because my Sims 2 game died.

[music2ologist]

I have 1.74 GB, that's 4,677 files in 718 folders. I thought that was a lot, till I read the posts above. Right, I'm going shopping!

[Kellia2o2]

:o I only have 344 MB of cc!! I'm going shopping too :)

[M.M.A.A.]

my downloads folder? hmm let me see, ah, here we are: 1.14 GB (1,225,265,642 bytes) (including files and CC)

and this is supposed to be only filled with mostly EAxis stuff, i have a feeling that the size will increase until it goes KAABOOM! :alarm: :!: :P

[Orola]

I have like 2 GB in my Downloads folder, most of them are hairstyles, because I'm addicted to downloading hairstyles. Unbelievable that some of you have to wait hours until the game is loaded, I only have to wait 1 - 2 minutes or something.

[nuidyaforever]

My CC collection will be spread over several AnyGames when I get more hoods started. Right now, I have a big backup folder with everything in it. And it is... dun dun duuuuuunnnn.....

7.11 GB, containing 18,120 files and 209 folders...


...and growing...


:!: says my hard drive.

[Tempahs]

Just started playing Sims 2 again, I took a year and a half break lol. So In the last two days I've managed to d/l 1.40GB, 4,112 Files, 389 Folders.

And that's being very selective and organized, I organize by website and living, dining, kitchen, genetics, recolor etc.

Then I create a folder for each thing I download because I hate package files being all cluttered. Unless it's just one item and I throw it in my random folder. I tried Sims 3 but I could only play it on medium settings and it lagged occasionally cause I'm on a laptop, but I can run Sims 2 on max settings, also loads much faster, only have to wait about 2 minutes. Also there's a lot more to find on Sims 2.

I got 350GB left on my hard drive, so I'm not stopping anytime soon :D (No EA Content lmao)

[minpinz]

enough to make my game laggy as hell lol

[DigitalSympathies]

145 GB, 100,000 downloads.

[funkygirl147]

Not that much. Only about 200 something MB. My computer's kind of old, so I don't want a lot of CC.

[sushigal007]

After gritting my teeth and finally removing a bunch of stuff, just under 4GB. Which is all clothes and makeup. It's next on my list to sort.

[Forevever]

I was trying to keep it under 1g.. then it was under 2g.... now I'm over 2.5 gigs
it takes about 5 mins to load the game, and about 1 minute to load a lot (thats loaded with cc)

I don't really mind it taking up that much space - I have a pretty big hard drive - I don't even mind the wait time with loading - what really gets me is how many files in there don't actually work for my game. Yesterday I had over 10,000 files. I went through every page on my downloads and checked to make sure I had it or it was deleted. I managed to find around 2000 pieces that weren't working or found in game somewhere. but somehow last night between finishing that cleanup, and waking up this morning... I managed to download another 3,000 items to replace them :D

Today I have 11,584 items at 2.88 gigs - I see no stopping.... I'm addicted!

some are not working.... it'll be a long day :D

[sierrakusterbeck]

I have 7288 downloads/4.01 GBs. :help:
It takes 20-30 minutes to load the game and about 5-10 to load a house. I really need to get a bigger computer or delete a LOT of CC.

[Gcgb53191]

I have 7288 downloads/4.01 GBs. :help:
It takes 20-30 minutes to load the game and about 5-10 to load a house. I really need to get a bigger computer or delete a LOT of CC.

Jesus! I thought my game took forever to load but Im just very impatient. :P

[sierrakusterbeck]

Jesus! I thought my game took forever to load but Im just very impatient. :P
If you think my computer is bad, you should have seen how long it took on my dad's. His computer's 12 years old and it took literally an hour just to load a family cause of all the CC I had on there.

[DigitalSympathies]

150 GB. I'm relapsing, help me.

[sushigal007]

If you think my computer is bad, you should have seen how long it took on my dad's. His computer's 12 years old and it took literally an hour just to load a family cause of all the CC I had on there.

I can beat that, after downloading loads of stuff, it took two hours from starting the game to playing. I had a massive cleanout, realised I could swap out the neighbourhood folders whenever I wanted to play different hoods, and I've managed to get it down to just under half an hour.

[Tga Kiwi]

After cleaning it out, 577Mb...and still need to decide what I really want to keep...I'm a CC Hoarder.

[arwentroi]

I'm a CC addict and am constantly trying to get rid of stuff I barely use... to make room for more ;) My Downloads folder is 2.36 GB, with 8852 files. I thought there couldn't possibly be anyone with more CC than me! It takes a few minutes to load my game for the first time that day - I'd say 5 max - but loads faster whenever I run the game again on the same day. Body Shop takes a bit longer, especially if I have new content for it.

I have tons of stuff in every area, really. Lots of mods and hacks. A RIDICULOUS amount of clothing, hair, accessories, and makeup. So many walls and floors, and oh my God my gardening folder is stuffed to bursting (I love plants and landscaping). I have many object sets, mainly from Parsimonious, and lots of lighting from them as well. I'm obsessed with color coordination, so I have more counters, chairs and sofas than I'll ever need. My biggest weakness is probably the Decorative category. I know I shouldn't have that many curtains and paintings. Of course, I have a million plants. And now that I have OfB, the number of sculptures/knick-knacks/clutter objects has exploded, since I can make shops and SELL stuff!

Seriously, though, decor and clutter make the game look so much more.. lived-in. I don't need it to be realistic; it's the Sims, but you get a whole new ambiance when you add those little details. (Maybe it's because I'm a cluttery person in the first place :) )

[Gcgb53191]

I used to have a lot of CC but when I restarted I just tried my hardest to find recolors for the maxi objects. I wish they had more!

But of course I had to download hair and clothes because there are only a handful that I like from the game.

[arwentroi]

I used to have a lot of CC but when I restarted I just tried my hardest to find recolors for the maxi objects. I wish they had more!

I actually have tons of Maxis recolors, too. I have many of Piggi's wonderful Maxis recolors, but I don't think they're available anywhere now (when she passed away last year, Blacky's Sims Zoo uploaded her files to their site, but I wasn't able to find her Maxis recolors there.)

I taught myself how to do simple recoloring using SimPE with the tutorials here. If you'd like to learn, start here with this great beginner tutorial by Numenor (http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=102356). That one teaches you the basics of Object Workshop; there's also one on making custom paintings with Photo Studio (http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=95015) using the Maxis meshes. (Once I learned how to do that, I started making EVERYTHING into paintings. Heh.) Other than SimPE you'll need a graphics editing program (Photoshop, Gimp, etc). It's not hard to learn, and it's worth it, especially when that bright blue couch clashes horribly with your wallpaper. ;)

[Carolyns-Mewmix]

1.02 GB, 3,173 files in 280 folders (each download gets its own folder, for easy deleting).
It takes me about 10 minutes to go from loading the game to playing a lot.

[JDacapo]

I have loads of hacks, mods, and prettiful hair, clothing, skins, recolours. Too many to count. Dunno how much space it takes up but it does take up quite a lot... it's worth it though to have that pretty, flowing hair, long, lovely dresses, better suits and makeup and alien skins galore... and no baby lecturing or harassment of course.

[Digit198801]

I haven't checked how many MB's or GB's my downloads folder is at but I know there are at least 1800 files or so in it. I have almost everything in my hood customized because it's a medieval hood in a downloaded terrain map.

[Bodhie]

Mine says : Downloads = 104Mo for 222files . And I started collecting the 222 last night from 21h to 6am . I re-installed the Sims 2 and haven't played yet XD (there are moreeeeeee , everything is good to pick lol) , I'm gonna hunt for more lol couples are missing !
But I personaly admit this : The biggest fun part of the sims 2 is looking for mod ! I have more fun searching for them and reading what each does...then playing the actual game .
(and Nwn 2 +expansions had to go to be able to install Sims 2+ expansions T.T)

[ada000]

OMG 2277files and almost 1gb! Huhh didn't think even that much! Though someone had had like 4,5gb and around that, but still!

[selfmadequeen]

Holy crap. I have a CC hoarding problem! 16,180 files. 4.4 GBs. Wow. :blink: I'm assuming a lot of these files are mods and not all objects because there is no way my catalogs would ever load.

[SMartin_Sim2]

I ran Download Organizer yesterday and it told me that I have over 9, 782 files. That is after I deleted hundreds of duplicate and orphan files.

[Nightlight]

6271 files -> 1,50 gb.
A lot, I know.. :(

[Darby]

Not really. I'd say you're near the low end of average.

My current CC stats:
10,937 files using
3.13 GB of space.

That's just what I currently have installed. (And doesn't count the Collections folder.) Got a lot more, waiting to be added.

FYI, of those nearly 11,000 files, 953 of them are in my Hacks folder. Got still more of those waiting to be added as well. :D

[Nightlight]

Thanks Darby ;)
I'm always feel a bit guilty about my cc. :P

[Darby]

I don't understand why anyone would feel guilty about something like how much CC they use in a game. But then, I've got my own silly guilts to overcome, so I'm not judging. ;)

[Sunbee]

I've got a mere 8.9 gb. In my main game, that is. My medieval game has 5 gb. My apocalyptic game has 7.7 gb. Were you saying you had too much? (Funny, I thought the apocalypse had less than medieval. Huh.) The nice thing about cc is it's not a limited resource: me having it does not preclude someone else having it.

[Clashfan]

I'm like you Darby the single largest file in my DL folder are the game mods. My problem is that with Mac there is a file limit for the DL of about 11,000 and I'm just under it so in order to get something new I have to give up something else. I've recently discovered the default database so I've been adding defaults for all the Maxis hair and clothes which in turn enables me to purge a bunch of the custom hair and clothes I have.

I'm trying to go the re-color route as well and I've purged huge amounts of cc for furniture and kitchens and so forth. The Maxis stuff isn't bad once it's re-colored and made to match, seriously what were they thinking? This is of course all in the pursuit of reducing my file size so I can download yet more stuff. It's probably a good thing I have a limit actually as I'm not sure I would ever purge without one.

[kristie91]

I currently have very little and the majority is mods. Its like 100 or some mb.
I don't know how many files I can have until the game starts to load slow.
I just got a 2.6 dual core recently so it might be able to take more.
So you people with the multiple gbs... What are your specs and what are your loading times?

[Nightlight]

The fact is that I want to have just cc that I really use.. and I know that I can't use 6271 files :P .
Moreover I think that The Sims without cc can be more challenging.
For example, it is more difficult to furnish an house without recolours and pretty (new) meshes... and I love challenges :P

However I can't stop hunting for new cc, the sims community has too many great creators :beer:

@ Kristie:

I have an Intel quad core (q9400)... loading times: less than a minute..

[SiliconAI]

So would 19,567 files separated into 539 folders be a little excessive? My downloads folder is only 9.78 GB! (Yeah, I've got an addiction, what can I say!) At least with my current computer my load time is only about 5 minutes. On my last machine it took almost 15.

[Darby]

Assuming one's computer can handle it, "excessive" is entirely subjective, as is "too much". It all depends on what you can tolerate with regard to load times, and browsing the Buy/Build catalogs. ;)

[Anonymous101]

384 mb of custom content (and 349 of it is all historical-related cc)

The amount of cc that I've downloaded for my historical game is enough to last me a long time, I should think. I have stuffs in buy/build catalogues and cas catalogues, especially clothes. I am going for a 17th century look for my game (the time period of Charles Perrault and his fairy-tale stories, so I really want something to look fairytale-ish). I've got gowns for princesses and ladies, well-dressed suits and capes for upperclass gentlemen and lords, simple middleclass wear, poor folks' wear, and special occupation clothes. Oh gee, I still need an outfit for a monk and a nun and a priestly outfit for my game. I know monk outfits and nun outfits are already available for download, though I am not so sure about priestly outfits. So, I may have to make my own priestly gowns. :)

[mustluvcatz]

I actually have tons of Maxis recolors, too. I have many of Piggi's wonderful Maxis recolors, but I don't think they're available anywhere now (when she passed away last year, Blacky's Sims Zoo uploaded her files to their site, but I wasn't able to find her Maxis recolors there.)

Piggi's Files on Box (http://www.box.com/shared/7djacqh9092v34ek671c/1/157545589/) You'll find a lot of her Maxis recolors there.

9979 files..around 2.5g. That # is going down because I've been going through and editing things I really want to keep- like master/slaving large sets. I just did that with some candles and got rid of over 200 recolor files. Mind you, I didn't need to keep all the recolors I did. But I like them! And now I still have all those recolors and only have to have them once..instead of 4 times. :)

[nuidyaforever]

My 4C folder (Complete Custom Content Collection), where I keep everything I download, has just reached exactly 10GB and now contains 28,452 files and 523 subfolders. Spot the CC addict.

Of course that's not all in my game right now... I make separate collections for each hood, using only what I plan to have in that hood, and the amount of stuff currently in my game is only 2.44GB, 6,090 files, 203 subfolders.

- VT

[fruitsymphony]

2012-04-11 15:45 <KAT> acr
2012-04-11 15:45 <KAT> calendar
2012-04-11 15:45 <KAT> careers
2008-08-24 12:47 344 CJ-NoLifeInsurance.package
2012-04-11 15:45 <KAT> hair
2012-04-11 15:45 <KAT> hoodie
2008-12-27 04:41 4ÿ890 marhis-genderprefs-TAE-FT.package
2008-08-27 04:45 4ÿ684 no20Khandouts.package
2007-02-27 21:25 431 noroadpillows.package
2006-02-12 18:54 22ÿ789 TeleporterShrubPlus.package


I also have 16 files which have names like, 042bf93cc70eae75f89813fb9d12025a.package? Have no idea where they came from. :|

[tamatha5]

i've only got around 500 files! I feel so puny compared to you guys! And that is ALL of it !
I thought i had too much! ( i just checked the space on my hard drive, i have 575 gig-466 of that is free!) :P
Im a complete Bodyshop Addict lol

[Mootilda]

I also have 16 files which have names like, 042bf93cc70eae75f89813fb9d12025a.package? Have no idea where they came from. :|If you use the installer that comes with the game, it will give your CC useless names like this. Another alternative explanation is that you downloaded a lot or sim with poorly-named CC.

[Fischstabchenmag]

Don't know , but a lot !
I think so 1.ooo ?

[simmer22]

30 GB, 111 645 files (and quite possibly more to come)
Some of it is pictures, and possibly some stray zip/rar files, and I do save internet links in the folders (for easier locating) but still...
Something tells me it's about time I clean up there (been on my to-do-list for ages).

My desktop computer handles it (but complains by throwing memory/graphic errors by purple flashing when it has had enough)
My laptop isn't too happy, and sometimes refuses to load. That one need serious cleaning, I suspect...

[fruitsymphony]

If you use the installer that comes with the game, it will give your CC useless names like this.

Thank you Mootilda!
Well, back to the topic, my computer is so old I think it is best to avoid excessive downloading. I have got more hacks but they are small so the folder is still only ~75 MB.

[lipe2k]

I have 3.52gb, and 15,210 files (but I save pictures of everything I download, so that's not really all CC).

[stfy]

total : cc 4,50GO beaucoup,trop?? non...
mon ordinateur portable en est malade ..

[Nightlight]

Spring cleaning :gjob:

5907 files - 1, 55 gb.

[DamascaRamza]

2179 files, 770MBs. Damn, I'm not trying hard enough am I?

[SusannaG]

I *think* it's about 2.3 or 2.4 gigs now.

[Nightlight]

5283 files -> 1,29 gb.
However I'm not happy.. I want to reach 1 gb.
:p :heyhey:

[joandsarah77]

About 34.000 last time I counted.

[taylor!]

4.71 GB, 14,155 files and 1,665 FOLDERS!
God, I knew I was really OCD about everything being categorized, but 1,665?!
I have a problem xD A spring clean is in order, my poor laptop won't handle much more.

[mrcfreak54]

Omg, You all have soooo much downloads OuO I thought i had alot (1,104) and I'm on a laptop ^^;

[DigitalSympathies]

Bah, you people are so funny! I'd die with only 4 GB.

EDIT: Moved my downloads folder to my external for a moment to free up some space for a render or five. Nearly fell on the floor. The extra 10 GB was unexpected to say the least.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4492/wholegame.png

[lauratje86]

I currently have 583MB of custom content. I only reinstalled a week or so ago though, so I'm sure that will soon increase! :-) I have found most of the hacks/mods I used to use, now for everything else! :-D

[TotallySimsCrazy]

583MBs! I have 4.30GBs! wow!

[arwentroi]

Piggi's Files on Box (http://www.box.com/shared/7djacqh9092v34ek671c/1/157545589/) You'll find a lot of her Maxis recolors there.

I haven't checked this thread in a while, but thank you so much for the link! ^_^

[Fivey]

Only 856 MB. 2,407 items.

Uncategorized.

-cringe-

[Nightlight]

1,24 gb -> 5080 files (491 folders) :)

[Amalia81]

4.44 GB
14,134 files, 546 folders.

(It used to be 13 GB up until about a month ago.)

[lauratje86]

I currently have 583MB of custom content. I only reinstalled a week or so ago though, so I'm sure that will soon increase! :-) I have found most of the hacks/mods I used to use, now for everything else! :-D583MBs! I have 4.30GBs! wow!
I'm taking it slow because I'm trying to keep it all neatly organised. I failed at that during my last install, and it was such a hassle finding things that my game objected to.... It's currently 2,555 files, 184 folders.

I have stuff organised by Sub Category (Hacks, CAS, Buy Mode, Build Mode, Food, Careers, Majors etc) and the Creator (or Site). The Hacks folder is also sub-divided according to what the hack affects (Relationships, University, Ageing etc). Seems to be working so far :-)

[dieKristina]

Right now it´s "only" 3,56 GB. Before I started to trim down my downloads folder it was something like 5,2 GB once, and that was when I realized I couldn´t continue like I that. I basically downloaded everything I though looked pretty good and I downloaded lots of clothes and hair I thought I would maybe use sometime. Even with a smaller downloadsfolder I still feel like I have tons of stuff I´ll never use, but just can´t get rid of because they are so pretty... My goal right now is to get under 3 GB.

[DigitalSympathies]

I took a look at my boyfriend's *new* folder, it's 18 GB. I nearly cried it was that small.

[Billionaire]

The only CC I currently have is some lipstick I was experimenting with and some eyes I made as another experiment. My game was having problems loading so I completely wiped it clean... I feel so... unaddicted. Compared to you guys ;)

[Kirstenlovesyou]

I have none. I Ben trying to get it for 4 years! But nothing.

[kaela2015]

i have over 1000 files O.o...
this scares me D:
i had alot more, but then my game screwed up, so i spent a few hours doing a 50-50-see-if-my-game-works-with-this-half type thing until i found the single file of like 2000 that crashed my game at startup. after i got it working agaian (keeping all my custom content :D) i went through build/buy mode and got rid of all recolors and items that i never used so i have about 1000 left.

[just_jim]

3446.... just shy of one gig. Which I thought was getting to be quite a lot, but I'm releaved to see some of you have much more.

I'm curious, what is the benefit of putting them in folders? Does it speed up the game, or is it just to keep things organized better?

[julmoo]

3446.... just shy of one gig. Which I thought was getting to be quite a lot, but I'm releaved to see some of you have much more.

I'm curious, what is the benefit of putting them in folders? Does it speed up the game, or is it just to keep things organized better?

I put my stuff in folders so I can find it easily if something is glitching, conflicting or I simply don't like it. It also helps to have everything organised.

[Laserai]

As of 06-22-2012:

Custom File Count: 2,273
Total Size: 969 MB

Well I suppose since I am working to become a Creator for some Sims 2 clothes I have somewhat of a valid excuse. That and I am a sucker for custom content. We have some very talented people in the Sims 2 modding community but ya'll already know that. Compared to others though this is kinda small. I am intrigued as to what you guys have. :rofl:

[annoainthere]

Sooo.. I thought I'd check out my CC file... umm 20,696 Files, 3,389 Folders, size 6.71 GB (7,207,038,976 bytes)... wow, time to download delphy's download manager and sought the cc out, because it's all chucked in there randomly... oh dear it's going to be a long task to sort this lot out! Going to have to cull some down as well. No wonder my game takes half an hour to load... :blink:

[mirjamsim2love]

13.428 files and 5,15 GB
I seem to have 120 maps but not made by me.
Got it from the custom content makers by downloading their items, I guess. :)
It does irritate me a bit when content does not show up in the right place but I don't really know how to change it without messing up things.

I want to have a lot of everything so that my Sims have their own clothes and items and avoid as much as possible having the same things in their houses or on their head and on their body. ;)

I think the biggest part is the 'hair department'.

[DigitalSympathies]

You people make me chuckle. Ohoho.

[Rulue]

8gb and counting... at least it only takes 10 minutes to load.

I should really try that Compressorizer thingy. I was taking a look at the folder, and the biggest is the clothing one, with 2gb, and filled with crap I never use or meshes without recolors and such, I really should clean it up, but I am way too lazy for that.

I am still impressed with the fact I have 50mb of MODS. Mods are, what, ridiculously small? I-It's not like I am addicted to them or something!

[mirjamsim2love]

You people make me chuckle. Ohoho.
i guess, if you have 75 GB for downloads.
My issue is that I only have 9 GB free space left on C and there is where my Sims is running too. That has put the breaks on the downloads. (80 GB space in total on C when I would have nothing on it, have way more on D but that does not help me in this one.)

[Darby]

I am still impressed with the fact I have 50mb of MODS. Mods are, what, ridiculously small? I-It's not like I am addicted to them or something!

I hadn't looked to see the size of my mods folder until now. 924 files, 131 MB. :blink: You're not alone! ;)

[Anonymous Miss]

Woah, I only have three hundred.. and I thought that was a lot. Feels good to be proved wrong, haha.

[SusannaG]

Down to 2.51 gigs; I have discovered compressed files. Whee!

[MattShizzle]

2.05 gb worth. My HD is 1 TB so not really much.

[NeonBunny22]

hahaha you have got to be kidding me i have 23,908 downloads that total 9,90 Gb. woah. Surprisingly my game works just fine, except it takes 10 min to load and about 20 min to load lots. I keep a book on my desk and i read a bit while waiting for the game to load. Sometimes I lay in bed facing the pc screen so I can see when it's done :P

[MattShizzle]

I also have 4 3-GHz processors, 8 GB of RAM and a NIVIDIA Geforce 210 graphics card so most I wait is a couple minutes.

[grammapat]

hahaha you have got to be kidding me i have 23,908 downloads that total 9,90 Gb. woah :P

Even more than ME! :lol: That's why my computer is in the shop getting supersized: power, memory, vidio card. And I have to use husband's piece o' crap and am hanging out in community sites instead of playing.

[nightstarwolf]

Whoa I'm shocked at how much people download! I only have 296 items and it only takes up 120mb. But I'm just a bodyshop lover really. I don't download furniture or anything like that. (Mainly because I don't want to end up downloading things I'll never use.)

[ella_in_wonderland]

I have 10560 files which makes up 2.85 GB.

[xorangehula]

Just downloaded my 6,400th item today :lol: I'm between 1.5 and 2 gigs.
I'm only talking downloads folder here. Mods and stuff aren't included, but I don't have many.

[Sparrow]

I was up to 8gb of cc but since clearing the folder of annoying dupes I am down to 5.77 gb, 3.97 gb compressed. Grand total of 16,884 files

[BeckyBoo8]

Honestly I don't have much.
I have toddler beds so they don't have to be put in cribs and can walk to them.
I have action boxes for the current Sims 2 Series I'm working on. (Check it out, Beckita32 on Youtube)
Dog Beds
Realistic Stuff for my series (Washer & Dryer, medicine, etc)
Other random cool stuff.
Cars

[medieval_simmer]

I have 9001 pieces of custom content(3 gigs), but I don't have any eyes or skins, because I am perfectly happy with my defaults(Bruno's Kylie eyes and Lyran's skins). I also have 236 hacks. Everything else is buy/build mode stuff, hairs, clothes, makeup,...

EDIT: I now have 15,331 pieces of cc

[mirjamsim2love]

Since I exchanged Vista for W7, formatted and in that way 'cleaned up' my C drive I could download again freely. Ofcourse I had put the important things on extern memory before the formatting. ;)
So I added another 2-2,5 Gigs to my download folder which is now 8.23 and I am not done yet. There are still waiting quite a number of downloads in winrar to be unpacked. :)

[RowenaLupin]

My game used to load slowly even with only 3.85GB of stuff. I have dual core, but ever since I took out ACR my game starts right up. I never use the Bluewater Village anymore so I think that MIGHT shave off some loading time. I do use a custom downtown because the dead Tricou's enjoy crashing the community lots whenever I'm on them. I know its them because of the Hood Checker. Whenever it was attached it would discover a bunch of stuff relating to them all but I'm not good enough with SimPE to fix that without having a borkage-a-thon.

I think the only real mod that I couldn't live without is my InTeen. If I had to give up the other stuff I could, but the InTeen has to stay or I can't really play.

[M.M.A.A.]

I think the only real mod that I couldn't live without is my InTeen. If I had to give up the other stuff I could, but the InTeen has to stay or I can't really play.

Agreed, Inteen really helped me in enabling Buy and Build mode on community lots when a family is visiting the lot. It is really useful for community lot weddings.

[Fivey]

Not enough.

[ella_in_wonderland]

I'm now up to 1118, 4.11 GB *facepalm*

[mirjamsim2love]

Since last time it is raised to a 9,29 GB. ;)

[cesarisaias95]

Currently I have 2.54 GB of custom content or 6,285 Files, 125 Folders.

[13RITTANY]

3.26gb worth of package files, 9,673 files :-/ My game takes freakin' forever to load though, I wish I could figure out what cc I don't even use

[lauratje86]

Currently 2.15GB. Game still loads ok, but I could do with a bit of a clear out! There's quite a bit of clothing, walls and floors and furniture in there that I don't use....

[mirjamsim2love]

3.26gb worth of package files, 9,673 files :-/ My game takes freakin' forever to load though, I wish I could figure out what cc I don't even use
What is freakin' forever? Like half an hour or more?
Then it sounds to me you have too much c.c. your pc can handle.
If freakin' forever means ten minutes or so, to me that would be worth the wait for. ;)

There is ofcourse a way to figure out if there is content you don't even use and not like anymore. Look at all the stuff you have when you are ín the game.
That is quite a chore. Certainly if you have as much cc as I have.
But it is worth to do if you want your loading time reduced.

In buy mode check all the sections, click on the pictures of the cc items (the ones with * in the picture) without buying it and decide wether you want to keep it or not. If you don't recognize it as being used and don't like it, you can delete it right there.
If you doubt if you should delete one or not, keep it until a next cleaning up session.

And also there is no need to do this task in one go. Way too boring for me. I do from time to time a bit until I think 'bleeeh'. Then I quit until a next time.

Another thing. Have you ever checked your hairdepartment in CAS?
You might have doubles, triples or even five items of the same.
It could help you a lot to go through this. Warning: this is even a more boring and time consuming thing to do, but if you keep in mind it sure will help you in cleaning up your stuff you will probably hang in there long enough to loose a bunch of files.
Don't forget to change the sample Sim from toddler to elder in checking all the sections.

There is also a program here in cleaning up your downloadfolder.
A good place to start: clean up downloadfolder (http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Organizing_Custom_Content)

[DuskTrooper]

I only have like 220MB, half of which are recolors, and the other is hacked TS2 store stuff and pre-order items.

[julmoo]

Currently 2.15GB. Game still loads ok, but I could do with a bit of a clear out! There's quite a bit of clothing, walls and floors and furniture in there that I don't use....

I have 2,16 GB. :D

It's a lot of completed Maxis editions and Mods. A ridiculous amount of Mods.
I'm afraid of my Sims spazzing out with all these mods active xD

[Phoeberg]

4.70 GB... little bit of shock there as I was expecting it to be less (like maybe half that!) but I haven't checked it in a while. Still, there are no excessive loading times and I've still got plenty of space on my hard drive so I suppose I can justify this...sort of. Plus plenty of people have much more than me, which is a comfort. I could definitely do with a major clearout though, I doubt I'm using most of that!

[Darby]

I only have like 220MB, half of which are recolors, and the other is hacked TS2 store stuff and pre-order items.

Might want to refresh youself on item 3. of the site's Posting Guidelines.
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=289713

[BeckyBoo8]

None! :D
I am done with Sims series/movies, so no more stuff to make the game more "realistic"
No hairstyles or objects, just stuff that came with the game; Besides, it's still amazing without custom content.
But I have an exception, I have this one terrain template from here that I reallyyy liked haha :)

:duck: :duck: :duck:

[medieval_simmer]

I now have 8 gb of custom content, which is 24.759 files.

[mirjamsim2love]

10.7 Gb, a little less than before. I am still cleaning out and putting in 'better' stuff until I have the download folder exactly like I want it.

[fruitsymphony]

408 megabyte

[ella_in_wonderland]

I just downloaded my 11746th file. I'm now up to 4.29 GB.

[DigitalSympathies]

Why do I have a feeling that I'm gaining some followers in the KILL YOUR COMPUTER OR GIVE UP TRYING movement?

[RowenaLupin]

I've been on a wall/floors downloading spree for a while. I never did have that many. Only up to 4Gigs though. Whenever I put a bunch in I try to take a bunch of no needed stuff out.

[The SimWhisperer]

Although, the last time I checked I had over 2500 files, and somewhere in the 980's of mb. I've recently deleted some clothing I don't use, so it may have come down a bit. But, my addiction to clothing, and new mods, that number could easily rise again! :faceslap:

[Yazoo]

I went up. I now have 497 mb >.> Its pretty much clothes and hair. And that is about it. Well, also like...No that is about it :P

[Lollopisemis]

I have downloaded a lot since 2010 until just a few weeks ago and all that stuff took about 1,2 GB if I remember correctly. However, I did things I shouldn't have done with the game so I ended up with no downloads at all... Ever since I've been trying to get back the most essential stuff and am back with about 636 MB. At least I cleaned out some stuff that I never used. :)

[mirjamsim2love]

I'm on a cleaning out mission too. Little by little, because it is boring to do. First I had 10.8 GB but now it is 10.5 GB.
I'm also busy with making subfolders and putting everything where it belongs.

[hitachi]

I have not downloaded anything yet :rolleyes:

But right now I am currently in the process of downloading some custom content and creating sims :bunny:

[ella_in_wonderland]

Cleaned out a bit, and I'm down to 3.69 GB (I used to have 4.29 GB). YAAY!! I need to do some more cleaning but it's sooo boring!

ediiiit - Down to 3.54
Not that it's very interesting...but YAY

[Indurative]

I have about 800 files I thought I had A LOT compared to others. But I don't know why my games lags so much. - _ -

[Darby]

But I don't know why my games lags so much. - _ -

Computer specs, large lots, large families - any number of things. CC doesn't really cause lag. Long load times, yes, but not lag, generally.

[joandsarah77]

I have about 800 files I thought I had A LOT compared to others

That's extreamly small. You can try going into your game options and turning shadows to medium or off, that might help with the lag.

[mirjamsim2love]

Computer specs, large lots, large families - any number of things. CC doesn't really cause lag. Long load times, yes, but not lag, generally.
Unless it is really highpoly?

[Darby]

Could be. Especially on a computer with low specs that's struggling to begin with.

[lissie3075]

I have about 29,000 files which crashes my sims alot, I play on a laptop tho :/

[DigitalSympathies]

I have about 29,000 files which crashes my sims alot, I play on a laptop tho :/

Not a good idea outright, but with that much CC, you could do some harm to your computer if you're straining it beyond what it was made for. Had a guy come in about a month ago complaining that his crappy, old Dell lagged during games, and now it wouldn't start up. The guy turned it on, we got a funny smell, so we opened it up, and it had gotten so hot that shit had started to melt. The keys had already started to pop off because he'd been playing in a hot room, in direct sunlight, on a laptop designed for . . . well, nowadays, the recycling depot.

I've hit a comfortable 89 GB, but that's only for a movie that I'm making, then it's slumming it down to 75 GB.

i'm crazy i know

[mirjamsim2love]

Down to 10 Gig. 26.800 Files. Maybe I can get rid of some more but for now I am sick of cleaning out. ;)

[ella_in_wonderland]

89 GB

Wow DS. Just wow.

I'm currently sitting on 3.43 GB (which seems like very little now)

[mirjamsim2love]

I always wonder how people do it with so little downloads or not even downloads at all. Then very soon your Sims end up with the same items in the house.
Maybe I could 'loose' another 500 MB or so but I guess then it would come down to throw away stuff I really like or what is really beautiful imo. I can't do that. :)
I even have another 600 MB or so downloads waiting in Winrar I didn't even put in yet, because I first want to clean out all the stuff I can miss.

Ella, to me that is (almost) in the range of little. I don't think I could bring it down to that amount. ;)

[Kristin76]

I dont have any CC in my game other than the walls I used to make. I find some of my homes look similar but I am okay with that.