Just finished downloading default clothing for every outfit in the game. My downloads folder is now 6.5 GBs. Most of it is custom food and other defaults like skin, hair, and make up. I have a ton of life state mods and pretty much every essential mod. New Parties is my newest mod. I like it, but I wish there was a way to get sims to avoid the pool unless there's a pool party.

Might grow larger as time goes by. CC shopping spree is so addictive!

My main folder is currently shrinking, but mostly due to the Compressorizer and some cleaning work, plus there's been several duplicates located, and some files I'm planning to remove. Can't get an exact count because I've separated the files and they're in two folders (mostly CAS + mostly everything else), plus all the stuff I'm moving out is there as well, but the entire thing used to be around 30 GB, now it's probably closer to around 22-24 GB, but aiming for less (so I can put in more, obviously).

I've also located files I didn't know I had, and others I didn't realize I was planning to fix, and some I decided on the spot to edit, which resulted in several fixed/new projects. One was just a file I'd cloned and given a new name, probably meaning to do the rest at some point but forgotten all about. Been hanging out in my downloads folder as a custom-star and probably GUID-override changing table for 8 years (still can't believe I haven't noticed until now, just occasionally found it odd I had a random not edited changing table with a custom star but never put the two together). Finally got around to actually do what I'd planned to do with it (and probably better than the initial idea, because I avoided a ton of recoloring, which is always a bonus).

Anyhow. Cleaning downloads is actually quite interesting. There's a lot of weird stuff hanging out in my downloads. I really need to do a full sweep of "do I really need these items?" once I'm done recategorizing and fixing everything I'm reasonably sure I'l keep... (also adding AL-shift and shelf compatibility to a ton of items, because I'm so tired of needing OMSPs for everything, and I hate when small items don't even go onto shelves).

6989 file
2,56 gb
488 folders

I've likely got more CC objects than EA content and much of it is hostircal content suited for my Pleasantview game as that's taking place in the 17th century when Pleasantview was first colonized.I've got Mods to allow me to play like it's not modern times if I want to play hisorical themes.

Just checked... I have 11.7 gb

7.39 GB

24’123 files in 851 folders

I regret nothing.

2.28 GB,7,300 Files, 130 Folders today

Compared to:
1.68 GB, 5,806 Files, 107 Folders on 5th June 2020,
1.46 GB, 4,802 Files, 86 Folders on 31st December 2017,
1.16 GB, 3,906 Files, 64 Folders on 16th December 2015,
893 MB, 3,041 Files, 44 Folders on 21st November 2014,
515 MB, 2,080 Files, 20 Folders on 13th January 2014,
401 MB, 1,705 Files, 12 Folders on 4th October 2013
and
296 MB, 1.262 Files, 4 Folders on 27th March 2013.

Well, I see it's nearly 3 years since I last posted in this thread. Since then I've moved my game to my new computer, and I see I've gone well past the 2GB mark. Unlike a lot of people here, I've never done a clear-out of CC. I really only take CC out if is causing problems. I have removed some mods and some hairs for this reason. As always my main weaknesses are clothing (especially skimpy male clothing!), hair (more male hair than female!) and of course all the mods that help my game to run in the way that I -- and my Sims -- like. The biggest single change I've made recently was taking out Pescado's Romance Mod and replacing it with LizzLove's no-jealousy-at-all, a change I made because Andrew and Julian told me to!

My first post in this thread in March 2013 (over 10 years ago now) was when I'd only been playing for four months, and I see I already had over 1,200 CC files. Clearly I started the way I intended to continue!

4,26 GB, 3.026 files, and 34 folders.

Most of it is merged files. I thought I could keep my CC amount low by strictly using only maxis furniture addons... and suddenly there's 1.75 GB in my Buy Build folder alone. Shows you what I know

Last month I downsized my download folder and it's now sitting at exactly 4.5 gb. Before that it was around 20.

As long as I can keep it under 10, I'll be happy.

Earlier this year I scrapped my downloads folder and started fresh. So, the new one is currently 5.85 GB (uncompressed) and has 30,197 files.

Once I realized that I only liked having a handful of recolors (instead of 30+) for any one object and/or CAS item, that eliminated a lot of content. In an effort to just enjoy *playing* the game, these days I'm focusing more on adding game enhancing mods and functional objects, instead of a bunch of unnecessary hairs, static/deco objects and clothing.

Default replacing items has been a great space saver as well.

I'm up to 7.16 GB
25,388 files
1,828 folders

Damn I can't believe this thread is still getting responses, lol. I came to grab some mods for a fresh install and saw all these notifications!

7.52 GB (21,683 files in 277 folders).
It's definitely been bigger in the past, but man I should probably start merging these packages.

About 14GB currently. And I haven't added custom foods yet. (I'm afraid if I add them again, my game would explode... wonder how many GUID left?)

2.48 GB, 8,431 Files, 158 Folders today

Compared to:
2.28 GB,7,300 Files, 130 Folders on 21st April 2023,
1.68 GB, 5,806 Files, 107 Folders on 5th June 2020,
1.46 GB, 4,802 Files, 86 Folders on 31st December 2017,
1.16 GB, 3,906 Files, 64 Folders on 16th December 2015,
893 MB, 3,041 Files, 44 Folders on 21st November 2014,
515 MB, 2,080 Files, 20 Folders on 13th January 2014,
401 MB, 1,705 Files, 12 Folders on 4th October 2013
and
296 MB, 1.262 Files, 4 Folders on 27th March 2013.

So I've only added 1,131 CC files since I last posted here, almost 3 years ago. I reckon I've now got most of the CC I want. Mostly I use hair, clothes, accessories and mods. I don't use a lot of Build/Buy CC. In fact compared to many people here, I'm quite a low CC-user.

11 GB at the moment (30 768 Files, 1 537 Folders).
Soon going to add another ~10 GB though when I transfer the CC and neighborhoods from the 2006 game installation into my current one.

My gaming laptop is "only" 6 years old, so I hope it doesn't give me too much of an attitude over it!
Though at least my 2006 laptop can handle its own ~10 GB of CC fine, with minor slowdowns and longer but still bearable loading times.

At the moment, 21,750 files, 9.37 GB including BodyShop.
Would like to get it below 20,000 but it's too much Fun.

6,7GB

1,224 folders
15,297 files

(not merged, when I tried to do that the last time, it buggered up everything, I could have been stupid, but I am NOT doing that again).

and that is AFTER I cleaned out the damn folder.

13.6 GB

28,572 files

6,129 folders

I was thinking about taken out my Foods folder but only if I can't revive my old game.

Sooo, I added the CC from the 2006 game into my current game aannnnnd....



...Yeah. I think my laptop and especially Sims 2 just might flip me the bird.

And yet to some you would probably still be an amateur lol.

Well this thread makes me feel better.
I'm trying to reduce my CC, to speed up loading and reduce catalog congestion...a couple of days ago there was 8.25GB, and the game takes 15-20 minutes to load. After putting more stuff in, sorting through and taking stuff out for a few days, it is now 8.15GB...permanently a work in progress! The reduction isn't much as yet, but surely what's there is more to my liking than it was?

My tropical save has 4-ishGB of CC, and runs extremely fast. My main save may never reach that level, but there could definitely be less excess stuff - all those downloads that looked so cool on the internet, but which never end up being used.