Changing/deleting files

[cinsquared]

I've searched for threads about this topic, and while I found a few, they didn't exactly answer my questions. After reading Loverat's guide on organizing the download's folder, I decided to try and sort my 4000+ files into sub-folders, and have ran into a few problems. You'll have to forgive me--I'm computer illiterate and don't entirely understand how to do some things.

While using the Clean Installer, I noticed there are a couple hundred files that are only a string of what appears to be random letters & numbers. They don't have a "file type" and they don't have a preview image, so I have no idea what they are. What I was wondering is, would it be best to delete these types of files? For example, there is one file named 0a3c16389994d390ef9674232aca30e7 and it's size is 4,117 KB. I haven't a clue what it is but it's obviously taken up space in my downloads folder.
I would just like to know how they get there to begin with.

Also, if I just have a file that is named something like 1b5bf325_ChaiOftheEarth, and I know what it is, is it ok to re-name that file so it's easier to organize?

[Swordwolf]

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[teresa7159]

The string of numbers for file names, is what you get when you install with the game installer. These are files in your game and if you delete them, they will revert to maxis items. I use clean installer to install sims2pack files, so they have real names.

As far as renaming files, I know some of them will not show in your game if you do this. Maybe someone else can answer this.

For organizing your files, if you scan with clean installer, look under type and it will tell you if it is an object recolor, lipstick, clothing and so on. Hope this helps a little. :)

Teresa

[Stimy]

Most likely you are about to make the same misstake I made. Those files are genetic files for faces and such. I had a look at them with SimPE and after I've sorted out over 1000 files that was like that I renamed them to facegenetics1 to facegeneteics1000 etc. That removed all downloaded faces from CAS and CAF. Removing them isn't something that I would recomend unless you want to delete all custom made faces.

[aprilluv2]

I have found most times they are the files that come in when you install the houses and install packaged Sims .

April