Where do I download Custom Content?

[AylaRanzz]

Now I'm new to downloading custom content or custom sims and the like so I have a few questions. When downloading things like clothes or items where do I download them to? And when downloading custom sims, like the celebs, do I have to download them to a different place? And like some of them have seperate hair you have to download, do I download that somewhere else too? I was trying to find this out, but I couldn't find any thread on it.

[boeketjebloemen]

If the file you're downloading is a .zip or .rar file, unpack them using a program like winzip or winrar. You can save the zip file anywhere on your computer, as long as it's easy for you to find, of course. Unzip them to  "my documents/EA Games/The sims 2/downloads". If the downloads folder does not exist, create it.
If the file you are downloading is a .package file, again, save anywhere on your computer. Then double click on it to unpack it, and you'll get a pop-up screen listing the files contained in the package and asking if you want to install those into your game. They'll automatically go into the correct folder.

Once unpacked or installed, you can delete the .zip, .rar and .package files you downloaded, unless you want to save them in case something happens with your downloads folder.
Some .zip or.rar files don't go into the downloads folder, but that's ALWAYS specifically stated on the page the download is on.

[Spongity]

Mod the Sims 2 has a section on downloading custom content, you should check it out
http://sumomo.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Custom_Content

[AylaRanzz]

Thank you both. That was very helpful.

[Me2]

Ayla: When downloading files you might want to put them in your downloads folder but also have subfolders, so that if you have a curropted file or something you you will know what folder to take out without going through all your downloads.. per say...

* i just went through that, and i don't like it at all.*