I love how all of Cindy's thumbnails have her looking to the left looking either, slightly amused, slightly annoyed, slightly confused or like she saw a cute puppy lol 😂
My old computer died, and I had to get a new one, and freshly install everything. THIS time, I'm going to do it RIGH! Also, I'm going to back up everything to an external hard drive, so that if (WHEN) this computer dies, I can transfer to another one, with only some lost saves, and not lost EVERYTHING.
As a hardcore simmer since 2004 (especially Sims 2) I've only recently managed to somewhat tidy my download folder. I thought I knew most of the tricks and how wrong I was! I didn't know ANY of these! Thanks Cindy :)
i felt personally attacked when you said to test your cc first, because i NEVER do it and i have soooo many broken cc without meshes and i don't even know what they are 😭😭😭 thanks for the tips and the downloads folder!!🤍
Oh hell yes! I was JUST about to sit down and go through my cc when I saw this was posted. Couldn't have been better timing! Cindy coming in clutch 🤙🏼😆🙏🏼
The reason why on mods it isn’t recommended to rename them it’s because, the way the mod was codified to be linked to that specific name. If the name is different then the script will have an error since there is no way to know what the new name is and it’s a hassle. Just if you were curious!
I need to do this! I’ve been hesitant to start downloading more custom content because I’m enjoying how smoothly and quickly my game runs, but I’m ready to seriously start replacing defaults and getting more furniture.
Go for it! It’s absolutely not only for the tech savvy, it’s a bit of a learning curve if you’re new to it, but it’s so worth it. Eventually it’ll be second nature to you!
For years, I’ve neglected organizing my CC folder and just dealt with the loading times. After watching this I’ve finally decided to do it. My game and sanity will thank me later. Thank you for making this. ❤️
Have I told you I love you? Because I do. I’ve been playing sims 2 for 13 years and I had no idea about how content loaded or that sub folders can cause issues! You’re improving my playing experience! Thank you Cindy!
I have so much CC that i'm tempted to delete it all and start again with this method, because trying to organise the mess that is my cc folder might become very difficult!
That's what I did when I decided I wanted to keep things organized. I just deleted it and started from scratch. It took a while to get all myf favorite stuff back, but it was worth it!
@@PleasantSims it's so difficult now with so many creators gone with their websites abandoned. I had quite a lot of CC back in the day for specific historic CC and a lot of it is gone :(
@@elizabeththomas6571 I've been able to connect with a lot of people still in the sims 2 community that graciously archived a lot of CC from back in the day. MTS forums is a great place to start. For historical stuff my go to is Plumb Bob Keep and their discord.
@@suzimarima Yeah I've found a lot of CC archive websites through MTS forums. I think another website that's good is called "the Sims Graveyard" or something similar, that has archived CC from Sims 2 as well as 3 (and maybe even 4)? I'd have to fact check that one but pretty sure that's what it offers. Hope that helps you guys
omg cindy's in all of our brains -- i literally sat down with my cc folder this morning and it was so bad 💀💀 i needed this, for my cc...and for my soul
OMG You are glorious, adding that folder. I sat here and typed it all while watching the video and then was like...omg she's got a link so now I don't have to copy and paste names to folders Lol. . I've just redownloaded all my games and started playing again and I cant stand the mess. Thank you thank you.
I know all this stuff and I do all this stuff, but I am just so pumped for more resources for baby Sims 2 players who are overwhelmed by figuring this stuff out, because it is a lot!! It’s great to have a clear and easy to follow, central kind of resource like this!
Ive unfollowed a lot of my Simtubers and kept you. I feel you are one of the most honest and helpful Simmers out there with only a few more other than yourself.
Omg, I just finished downloading a bunch of cc and mod, carefully putting each of them into hundreds of subfolders..I thought I'll watch this video, and pat myself on the back when I see how perfect my work is. I'VE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WRONG D:
I LITERALLY DID THIS WHOLE THING BY HAND... and just heard your comment about the folder download in the description... I’m disappointed with myself lol.. Thank you so much for this! ❤️❤️ My loading time used to take FOREVER lol
100% agree with organizing defaults by mesh name. 100% agree with compressorizing CAS, buy and build mode CC. 100% agree with removing special characters and spaces with BRU (though keep in mind, this could lead to issues if you DL the same thing later and then don't realize you have dupes). 100% agree with testing everything. All these tips are spot-on. ❤️ However, I personally prefer to accept slightly longer load times to keep my items sub-foldered where I can identify/find them, sometimes with pics/txts to help me remember what's what. Many times I've looked at new default replacements only to wonder which ones I have, and then find that I prefer my old one to the new one, thanks to the pic that I saved in the folder. :) Sure, you can optimize your CC for the game to load, but if it's not *also* optimized for your brain, then what good is it?
Thank you for this! I've been just getting back into TS2 and redownloading some of my old things. I tried to be more organized this time around, but I like your system so much better. Thankfully, the fact that I *am* trying to be organized, if not efficiently, means I'm not starting from nothing if I want to adopt yours. :)
thank you for the super useful video as always! i'm obsessed with organising my downloads folder and always come up with new ways, i think i'm going to try your folders now because they look super efficient
I play the game since 2004 non stop, I'm a cc addict too and you just saved my laptop. I'm forever grateful and it's the first time in my life I felt that for someone I've never met 💖 Greetings from Greece! Thank you is not enough ❤️
I've recently had enough of sims 4 and it's issues and came back to the sims 2. Your videos/tips/ everything about sims 2 basically has helped me so much! I am blown away that there are custom lots/sims that make you take a second to ask, "is this sims 2 or sims 4?" I've watched a few of your sims 4 videos and its funny to see how much happier you are when talking about sims 2, I get it now :)
So I started looking for Sims 2 mods for the first time, found your masterlist of mods. Now I'm organizing everything as I go based on this. My downloads folder is looking so beautiful.
I know this video is a few weeks old but I just watched it earlier today and wanted to comment to say thank you SO much for sharing these tips! My gaming laptop recently died so I had to go back to my very old non-gaming laptop that I bought 10 or 11 years ago for use at university. It can only just manage to run TS2 and even with very limited mods and CC, it was taking about 12 minutes to load. I spent today reorganising and compressing, and it’s now 4 minutes from clicking the game icon to being in Pleasantview. I literally cannot thank you enough! 😊💕👍
Last year I had to uninstall the game bc it took up to 40 min to load, plus another 20 when I entered a family, I assumed it was bc my pc is old and slow NOW, last week I reinstalled the game following your way of installing cc AND it loads in less than 10 min! (Ok, I still haven't installed all the cc I used to have but still) so thaaank you so much for thisss
Cindy you are an absolute blessing! Thank you for all of your videos! It has been endlessly useful and i am amazed by your attention to detail! All my love and gratitude to you Cindy ❤️❤️❤️
I just replaced a lot, I mean a lot of maxis clothes, but then I realize that many of the replacement that I've installed comes in folders which included the ones that I already have. So now I am drowning in a duplicated default replacement sea, and here comes Cindy to the rescue with this super duper tidy method! Love you Cindy, your work its helpful and really inspiring
Y'know, there are people, who like to see very neatly organised desks or shelves and now I understand them. Damn. Looking at that magnus opus is a delight! *chef's kiss*
Miss you Cindy. I've been taking the plunge into moding for some time now thanks to your videos and my downloads folder was a complete mess. You just did so much freaking work for me and I love you for it. Haha.
this is so helpful, honestly, I appreciate your tutorial videos so much. I've been playing TS2 for years and never had the courage to use mods and custom content bc I was afraid it would mess up my game. your videos are so amazing! thank you so much!
Today I did a little cleaning in my Download folder which had absolutely everything inside since the beginning when I bought my first game. I made a few subfolders used The Compressorizer and I'm in shock how much difference it made. With more than 27000 files this folder was 8GB now it is 5GB! and the download time from 6 minutes is now 4 min and 10 seconds! :) And I love this channel, hugs and kisses.
You have no idea how much I was looking forward for that video. My downloads folder is a frikin ✨mess✨, I can't wait to take care of my stuff. Just looking at yours is so satisfying ughh 😩💕
After seeing this I opened my downloads folder. Looked at it, and hopelessly closed it again. This is going to take actual years if I want to organize it like this.
You’re an absolute angel for sharing your downloads folder with us! I’ve been working on it for two days and have never felt so inspired to keep my CC organised, thank you queen👏 👸
Omg Cindy!!! I did this (using your pre-made folder - THANK YOU) and I saved 3.5GB and my load time is down from 25-30mins to 8mins and 27 secs! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thank you! This is well needed for my set up. I suffered corruption recently and I feel like I need to organize my custom content and mods better so I can easily rework my files if/when corruption happens again.
By the way, empty downloads folder with sortable folders for us to download.................................................BRILLIANT! I can't even express how useful that's been. I completely re-organized my cc/mods and now it is SO much better! I only just started getting cc/mods for the sims 2 but seriously it was already getting problematic with deciding on what the folders should be in order to have it better organized. THANKS SO MUCH! I know to some people it might seem like not really a big deal but it really is greatly useful for slightly confused newbie's like me.
Cindy I love love love your channels! You are super informative beyond words for me to express. Thank you for everything that you do and put out there. Keep up the best work out there!
Cindy!!! You are amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your DL folder. I wanted to do this for so long and never saw YOUR folder in the description box! You saved me hours. Appreciate you so much.
I know this is an older video now, and someone may have brought it up in the comments already, but Delphy's Download Organizer is a fucking godsend for custom content.
I have been following all of your guides since getting back into the sims 2, you are a total icon, and so helpful love your content! sims 2 on origin now!
You are honestly the BEST, Cindy! I actually organise my folder with subfolders oops 😅 had no idea it took up loading time! Been needing to reorganise my folder for months now, thanks for the empty one!
The advice in this video was already super helpful to me, but then just as I was dreading making a new Downloads folder with organized sub folders it got to the part where you said you'd already uploaded an empty folder template for everyone to use haha. I like things to be organized on my computer (and just in general) and always having bulky, generic CC folders like "Clothes" or "Buy Mode" stressed me out lol thanks so much for this video! I have my original (lowkey chaotic) Downloads folder still on my desktop and am slowly looking up the names for the CC files and/or going back to my favorites page on ModTheSims to see what I want to keep/where to put it and ngl it's very satisfying to feel so organized. The build/buy mode section is going to take me a while since I downloaded a ton of recolors lol but definitely going to be worth it imo.
I just found your channel and i have to say that I'm loving your content, you're very good at explaining the many topics about the franchise and your passion for the sims is all around. New fan! Edit: I always thought about producing something for youtube, just for fun, and your simplicity yet passion inspired me a lot!
Thanks to your last video about CC other videos about making the sims 2 work and your streams I'm finally back in the sims 2 and this video is perfect for me right now, thanks! 😊 (not leaving TS4 anyways, I can enjoy both)
YOURACCENT 😍😍 also thank you omg I just found ya on UA-cam I’ve been using your website since I downloaded a few months ago. I have dyslexia n something very difficult for me to “follow” are directions. A lot of times it’s like as soon as im presented with directions everything jumbles in my head and it overwhelms me. I prefer videos for this reason, it doesn’t jumble the way text does. So you can see that these things would be difficult for me… but when I found your website I was like YES!!! It’s was sooooooo much easier for me to follow and literally I go to your website whenever I am trying to learn something. Now to find out you make instructional videos my heart is so fucking happy man. Thank you sooooo much for what you do.❤😍
For the mods folders I literally just used the mods list on your site to organize because that makes it easier for me lol. That's just how I organize mods in my head now.
Thank you for the tip about testing out new cc with a separate game. So logic and simple. Why have I never thought of that? Lol. I find it hard to keep track of new CC with Sims 2, much easier with Sims 4 cause I go through everything with Sims 4 Studio first and can easy keep track of new things with that... Wish there was something as simple to Sims 2.
You are my personal sim-life-saver, Cindy! ♥ My folder is messy af and after watching this I know what to do next :D You kinda inspired me to get things organized once in my life :D My game is loading one hour with 21.000 items in my download folder and there is another folder with 44.000 unused items because with all items together my game wouldn't even load...there's some work to do :D
13:46 THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH because its does happen to me a lot and I download a lot of stuff from the same website then get smacked of the way it looked in the game
You are fantastic! Why? Well I'm sure there are many reasons but when it comes to these videos frankly I am very impressed. You are clear on what you say, you make sure we know what you mean by showing us, you provide us with information on programs that help AND show how to use said program enough to do what you are telling us will help, and what I consider one of the most important things a youtuber could do for us is link us with the websites we need. Like I said you are fantastic! Thanks for doing all this!
i've been watching this vid and looking at my cc folder and i realised that my folder has spaces AND - (i got the template from jessa, i think), omg. i also didn't know about the remove part of the bulk rename utility. thanks for the vid, it's very informational! :D
I love how all of Cindy's thumbnails have her looking to the left looking either, slightly amused, slightly annoyed, slightly confused or like she saw a cute puppy lol 😂
Those are my only facial expressions. HAHA
Cindy is the most underrated sims youtuber ever! Thank you for the good times!
You're so welcome! Thank you!
Cindy you are literally out here doing EA's work!!!
You have entirely revolutionised my Sims 2 experience!!
Honestly it feels like Cindy just KNOWS I'm about to go on a cc shopping spree
My old computer died, and I had to get a new one, and freshly install everything.
THIS time, I'm going to do it RIGH!
Also, I'm going to back up everything to an external hard drive, so that if (WHEN) this computer dies, I can transfer to another one, with only some lost saves, and not lost EVERYTHING.
As a hardcore simmer since 2004 (especially Sims 2) I've only recently managed to somewhat tidy my download folder. I thought I knew most of the tricks and how wrong I was! I didn't know ANY of these! Thanks Cindy :)
You're very welcome! I'm happy I could help!
i felt personally attacked when you said to test your cc first, because i NEVER do it and i have soooo many broken cc without meshes and i don't even know what they are 😭😭😭 thanks for the tips and the downloads folder!!🤍
Oh hell yes! I was JUST about to sit down and go through my cc when I saw this was posted. Couldn't have been better timing! Cindy coming in clutch 🤙🏼😆🙏🏼
Lol! Glad to help!!
The reason why on mods it isn’t recommended to rename them it’s because, the way the mod was codified to be linked to that specific name. If the name is different then the script will have an error since there is no way to know what the new name is and it’s a hassle. Just if you were curious!
so everyone saying to add _ or zz to the mods name are completely wrong? 🙈if only it could be more confusing but it just cannot
Cindy with the game changing tips! Thank you queen 💕💕💕💕
You are so welcome! 💙
I need to do this! I’ve been hesitant to start downloading more custom content because I’m enjoying how smoothly and quickly my game runs, but I’m ready to seriously start replacing defaults and getting more furniture.
Go for it! 💙
I've literally never used CC because I've always assumed its for the tech savvy, but your last two videos are really making me want to give it a try
Go for it! It’s absolutely not only for the tech savvy, it’s a bit of a learning curve if you’re new to it, but it’s so worth it. Eventually it’ll be second nature to you!
Don't be scared, it really is fun and addictive!! And with Cindy's video's you can't go wrong.
For years, I’ve neglected organizing my CC folder and just dealt with the loading times. After watching this I’ve finally decided to do it. My game and sanity will thank me later. Thank you for making this. ❤️
Have I told you I love you? Because I do.
I’ve been playing sims 2 for 13 years and I had no idea about how content loaded or that sub folders can cause issues! You’re improving my playing experience! Thank you Cindy!
I have so much CC that i'm tempted to delete it all and start again with this method, because trying to organise the mess that is my cc folder might become very difficult!
That's what I did when I decided I wanted to keep things organized. I just deleted it and started from scratch. It took a while to get all myf favorite stuff back, but it was worth it!
@@PleasantSims it's so difficult now with so many creators gone with their websites abandoned. I had quite a lot of CC back in the day for specific historic CC and a lot of it is gone :(
@@suzimarima that's why I'm so afraid to start from scratch. But I definitely love everything Cindy!!
@@elizabeththomas6571 I've been able to connect with a lot of people still in the sims 2 community that graciously archived a lot of CC from back in the day. MTS forums is a great place to start. For historical stuff my go to is Plumb Bob Keep and their discord.
@@suzimarima Yeah I've found a lot of CC archive websites through MTS forums. I think another website that's good is called "the Sims Graveyard" or something similar, that has archived CC from Sims 2 as well as 3 (and maybe even 4)? I'd have to fact check that one but pretty sure that's what it offers. Hope that helps you guys
omg cindy's in all of our brains -- i literally sat down with my cc folder this morning and it was so bad 💀💀 i needed this, for my cc...and for my soul
This method saved me 2GB of space (from 7,5GB to 5,5GB) and my game now loads in 2,5-3 minutes. Thanks a bunch! Never knew about this! 👏🏼🥳
You don't know how much I appreciate you sharing a copy of your downloads folder, I- 😭💚
OMG You are glorious, adding that folder. I sat here and typed it all while watching the video and then was like...omg she's got a link so now I don't have to copy and paste names to folders Lol. . I've just redownloaded all my games and started playing again and I cant stand the mess. Thank you thank you.
I know all this stuff and I do all this stuff, but I am just so pumped for more resources for baby Sims 2 players who are overwhelmed by figuring this stuff out, because it is a lot!! It’s great to have a clear and easy to follow, central kind of resource like this!
I'm doing my cc folder and this jump out. Cindy, sometimes you're like ads. We think about something, there you are with a video about it 👀
LOL! I'm in your head!
@Pleasant Sims Indeed 😂
The only difference is that I was merging too 👀
so true! It happened to me too.
Ive unfollowed a lot of my Simtubers and kept you. I feel you are one of the most honest and helpful Simmers out there with only a few more other than yourself.
Omg, I just finished downloading a bunch of cc and mod, carefully putting each of them into hundreds of subfolders..I thought I'll watch this video, and pat myself on the back when I see how perfect my work is. I'VE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WRONG D:
I LITERALLY DID THIS WHOLE THING BY HAND... and just heard your comment about the folder download in the description... I’m disappointed with myself lol..
Thank you so much for this! ❤️❤️ My loading time used to take FOREVER lol
Cindy, I wish this could have rescued my CC obsessed 11-year-old. Now you are rescuing my CC repressed 26-year-old. And I love it. Thanks!
100% agree with organizing defaults by mesh name. 100% agree with compressorizing CAS, buy and build mode CC. 100% agree with removing special characters and spaces with BRU (though keep in mind, this could lead to issues if you DL the same thing later and then don't realize you have dupes). 100% agree with testing everything. All these tips are spot-on. ❤️
However, I personally prefer to accept slightly longer load times to keep my items sub-foldered where I can identify/find them, sometimes with pics/txts to help me remember what's what. Many times I've looked at new default replacements only to wonder which ones I have, and then find that I prefer my old one to the new one, thanks to the pic that I saved in the folder. :) Sure, you can optimize your CC for the game to load, but if it's not *also* optimized for your brain, then what good is it?
Oh my god, thank you so much for blessing us with your empty download folder
i can't thank you enough for including a download for the empty organized folder. now i might actually try and do this lol
I almost gave up playing this game until I found your channel!! So many great tips and tricks!
Thank you for this! I've been just getting back into TS2 and redownloading some of my old things. I tried to be more organized this time around, but I like your system so much better. Thankfully, the fact that I *am* trying to be organized, if not efficiently, means I'm not starting from nothing if I want to adopt yours. :)
I don't own the Sims 2 but am I going to watch every single video you do on how to make the game better? Absolutely!
Aww the fact that you put up a folder on your site is so helpful, tysm! I’m gonna organize my folder immediately lol
This video is old but babes you broke it down even further than I thought possible. Bless you for this gift you bestowed on the community.
thank you for the super useful video as always! i'm obsessed with organising my downloads folder and always come up with new ways, i think i'm going to try your folders now because they look super efficient
You're so welcome! Glad to help!
@@PleasantSims
I play the game since 2004 non stop, I'm a cc addict too and you just saved my laptop.
I'm forever grateful and it's the first time in my life I felt that for someone I've never met 💖
Greetings from Greece!
Thank you is not enough ❤️
I've recently had enough of sims 4 and it's issues and came back to the sims 2. Your videos/tips/ everything about sims 2 basically has helped me so much! I am blown away that there are custom lots/sims that make you take a second to ask, "is this sims 2 or sims 4?" I've watched a few of your sims 4 videos and its funny to see how much happier you are when talking about sims 2, I get it now :)
two videos in a row?? work it queen💅🏻💅🏻
yess i just redownloaded the sims 2 and got a ton of cc again!!! (i also saw your pinterest while looking for cc lol)
Yay! Happy Simming!
So I started looking for Sims 2 mods for the first time, found your masterlist of mods. Now I'm organizing everything as I go based on this. My downloads folder is looking so beautiful.
I just loaded up Sims 2 for the first time and cant believe how indepth it is. Thank you for these helpful videos.
I know this video is a few weeks old but I just watched it earlier today and wanted to comment to say thank you SO much for sharing these tips! My gaming laptop recently died so I had to go back to my very old non-gaming laptop that I bought 10 or 11 years ago for use at university. It can only just manage to run TS2 and even with very limited mods and CC, it was taking about 12 minutes to load. I spent today reorganising and compressing, and it’s now 4 minutes from clicking the game icon to being in Pleasantview. I literally cannot thank you enough! 😊💕👍
This is incredibly helpful!!!! You deserve a medal. Someone get this woman a medal please!!!
14 days of organizing and compressing and now DONE! Thanks Cindy, you're awesome!
Last year I had to uninstall the game bc it took up to 40 min to load, plus another 20 when I entered a family, I assumed it was bc my pc is old and slow
NOW, last week I reinstalled the game following your way of installing cc AND it loads in less than 10 min! (Ok, I still haven't installed all the cc I used to have but still) so thaaank you so much for thisss
Cindy you are an absolute blessing! Thank you for all of your videos! It has been endlessly useful and i am amazed by your attention to detail! All my love and gratitude to you Cindy ❤️❤️❤️
I just replaced a lot, I mean a lot of maxis clothes, but then I realize that many of the replacement that I've installed comes in folders which included the ones that I already have. So now I am drowning in a duplicated default replacement sea, and here comes Cindy to the rescue with this super duper tidy method! Love you Cindy, your work its helpful and really inspiring
That Bulk Rename Utility made me way too excited. I had to go tell my bf about how cool it is.
My Celeron pc and I are very glad you posted this
😆 😆 😆 Glad to help!
Y'know, there are people, who like to see very neatly organised desks or shelves and now I understand them. Damn. Looking at that magnus opus is a delight! *chef's kiss*
Miss you Cindy. I've been taking the plunge into moding for some time now thanks to your videos and my downloads folder was a complete mess. You just did so much freaking work for me and I love you for it. Haha.
this is so helpful, honestly, I appreciate your tutorial videos so much. I've been playing TS2 for years and never had the courage to use mods and custom content bc I was afraid it would mess up my game. your videos are so amazing! thank you so much!
I love this! thank you so much Cindy. Took my OCD self about 2 weeks to organize this way but game runs so much better and faster!!!
Literally looked at my cc folder last night and thought to myself “i gotta organize this” you’re a blessing Cindy 💕💕💕
Today I did a little cleaning in my Download folder which had absolutely everything inside since the beginning when I bought my first game. I made a few subfolders used The Compressorizer and I'm in shock how much difference it made. With more than 27000 files this folder was 8GB now it is 5GB! and the download time from 6 minutes is now 4 min and 10 seconds! :) And I love this channel, hugs and kisses.
You have no idea how much I was looking forward for that video. My downloads folder is a frikin ✨mess✨, I can't wait to take care of my stuff. Just looking at yours is so satisfying ughh 😩💕
After seeing this I opened my downloads folder. Looked at it, and hopelessly closed it again. This is going to take actual years if I want to organize it like this.
You’re an absolute angel for sharing your downloads folder with us! I’ve been working on it for two days and have never felt so inspired to keep my CC organised, thank you queen👏 👸
Omg Cindy!!! I did this (using your pre-made folder - THANK YOU) and I saved 3.5GB and my load time is down from 25-30mins to 8mins and 27 secs!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thank you! This is well needed for my set up. I suffered corruption recently and I feel like I need to organize my custom content and mods better so I can easily rework my files if/when corruption happens again.
By the way, empty downloads folder with sortable folders for us to download.................................................BRILLIANT! I can't even express how useful that's been. I completely re-organized my cc/mods and now it is SO much better! I only just started getting cc/mods for the sims 2 but seriously it was already getting problematic with deciding on what the folders should be in order to have it better organized. THANKS SO MUCH! I know to some people it might seem like not really a big deal but it really is greatly useful for slightly confused newbie's like me.
So happy to help!
Cindy I love love love your channels! You are super informative beyond words for me to express. Thank you for everything that you do and put out there. Keep up the best work out there!
Cindy!!! You are amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your DL folder. I wanted to do this for so long and never saw YOUR folder in the description box! You saved me hours. Appreciate you so much.
Thank you SO much for all of effort that you put into this and allowing us to copy your file names!
I know this is an older video now, and someone may have brought it up in the comments already, but Delphy's Download Organizer is a fucking godsend for custom content.
Wooow I never knew this! Thank you so much... may CC folders are a mess! That's why it loads a long time. Thanks you so much
You have no idea how much of a savior you are!!! thank you so much for your tips and for sharing our love for the sims 2
I was waiting this video! Thanks for the tips 🥰🥰🥰
I have been following all of your guides since getting back into the sims 2, you are a total icon, and so helpful love your content! sims 2 on origin now!
You are honestly the BEST, Cindy! I actually organise my folder with subfolders oops 😅 had no idea it took up loading time! Been needing to reorganise my folder for months now, thanks for the empty one!
i cant even play sims 2 but i still watched, i love your voice! your videos are so cheerful
I just got the sims 2 and just started downloading the cc I’m so happy I saw this video because I can do this at the very beginning
The advice in this video was already super helpful to me, but then just as I was dreading making a new Downloads folder with organized sub folders it got to the part where you said you'd already uploaded an empty folder template for everyone to use haha.
I like things to be organized on my computer (and just in general) and always having bulky, generic CC folders like "Clothes" or "Buy Mode" stressed me out lol thanks so much for this video!
I have my original (lowkey chaotic) Downloads folder still on my desktop and am slowly looking up the names for the CC files and/or going back to my favorites page on ModTheSims to see what I want to keep/where to put it and ngl it's very satisfying to feel so organized. The build/buy mode section is going to take me a while since I downloaded a ton of recolors lol but definitely going to be worth it imo.
Never known you could do this! Mind blown. My folder is a hot mess, but I can’t wait to go through and organize it now.
I started playing Sims2 again because of you Cindy!!
omg thank u so much for this tutorial
I just found your channel and i have to say that I'm loving your content, you're very good at explaining the many topics about the franchise and your passion for the sims is all around. New fan!
Edit: I always thought about producing something for youtube, just for fun, and your simplicity yet passion inspired me a lot!
I've compressed my cc hair before and I saved like 4 GB 🤣 so I know what you mean
It's crazy how much space you can save!
Thanks to your last video about CC other videos about making the sims 2 work and your streams I'm finally back in the sims 2 and this video is perfect for me right now, thanks! 😊 (not leaving TS4 anyways, I can enjoy both)
As a technical trainer in science, i give you a 11 out if 10 on this.
Bravo 👏👏👏👏
you deserve so much more support! love your channel 💘
thanks cindy! i'm currently reorganising my cc so this video has just come at the perfect time
This is tempting I've gotta try this. I love having my CC organized!
Your videos made/make my gaming experience in Sims2 soo much better ♥ I love your videos.
Congrats on 54k omg been here since 32k and look at you now ❤
YOURACCENT 😍😍 also thank you omg I just found ya on UA-cam I’ve been using your website since I downloaded a few months ago. I have dyslexia n something very difficult for me to “follow” are directions. A lot of times it’s like as soon as im presented with directions everything jumbles in my head and it overwhelms me. I prefer videos for this reason, it doesn’t jumble the way text does. So you can see that these things would be difficult for me… but when I found your website I was like YES!!! It’s was sooooooo much easier for me to follow and literally I go to your website whenever I am trying to learn something. Now to find out you make instructional videos my heart is so fucking happy man. Thank you sooooo much for what you do.❤😍
You're a lifesaver, thank you for the amazing tips.
Happy to help!
For the mods folders I literally just used the mods list on your site to organize because that makes it easier for me lol. That's just how I organize mods in my head now.
Thank you for the tip about testing out new cc with a separate game. So logic and simple. Why have I never thought of that? Lol. I find it hard to keep track of new CC with Sims 2, much easier with Sims 4 cause I go through everything with Sims 4 Studio first and can easy keep track of new things with that... Wish there was something as simple to Sims 2.
keeping this in mind for when i’m mentally prepared to organize my cc 😝
Thank you! Great video and tips! I appreciate it!!
Manipulating the alphapetical order is a great idea! When I get into TS2 again I can't wait to use CC for the first time!
Thank you SO much for giving us the preset organization template! I just got into The Sims 2 cc today and this was such a big help.
This is super useful thank you!!!
You are my personal sim-life-saver, Cindy! ♥ My folder is messy af and after watching this I know what to do next :D You kinda inspired me to get things organized once in my life :D My game is loading one hour with 21.000 items in my download folder and there is another folder with 44.000 unused items because with all items together my game wouldn't even load...there's some work to do :D
I looooove organizing my cc folder. I didn’t know about the no space thing to load faster. Thank u
Thanks, Cindy, missed this video (lol) and was asking HOW and what first! But now I know and will definitely use your system
13:46 THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH because its does happen to me a lot and I download a lot of stuff from the same website then get smacked of the way it looked in the game
You are fantastic! Why? Well I'm sure there are many reasons but when it comes to these videos frankly I am very impressed. You are clear on what you say, you make sure we know what you mean by showing us, you provide us with information on programs that help AND show how to use said program enough to do what you are telling us will help, and what I consider one of the most important things a youtuber could do for us is link us with the websites we need. Like I said you are fantastic! Thanks for doing all this!
Thank you Cindy, It's just I wanted, you are the best!!❤️❤️
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching! 💙
i've been watching this vid and looking at my cc folder and i realised that my folder has spaces AND - (i got the template from jessa, i think), omg. i also didn't know about the remove part of the bulk rename utility. thanks for the vid, it's very informational! :D
Waah you are such a well organized gamer!Thank you for all these ideas!