HELP!!! How can I move my downloads from one computer to another???
rwills:
Short answer: no, you don't,
Any zip or rar files you have already unpacked, and any Sims2Pack files you have already opened and installed, do not need to be redone.
In fact, those types of files don't even need to be sitting taking up space in your Downloads folder.
Once you have extracted the contents of any zip or rar file, you can either just delete it or else move it to someplace else on your computer for storage. The same holds for Sims2Pack files: once you have installed them, the Sims2Pack file itself can be safely deleted or moved for storage elsewhere.
Keeping them in your Downloads folder just bloats the size that folder, and can slow down the start-up of the game as well.
Think of any of those types of files (zip, rar, Sims2Pack) as the envelopes in which the contents you want are sitting, and think of your Downloads folder as the file cabinet in which you want to keep those contents. Once you've opened the envelope and put those contents into the file cabinet, you can safely get rid of the envelope.
The same goes for txt files and jpg or other image files which might accompany the contents intended for the Downloads folder - they can be safely deleted. Essentially, just package files belong in the Downloads folder and in any of its sub-folders.
dobiqueenx2:
WOW...very good to know...so I should be able to just do a search in my downloads file for any of these types of files then move them to a folder on my desktop, correct? (or even a disc)...no wonder why my downloads folder seems so huge....lol....
rwills:
Yes, but even easier is to open the Downloads folder and use View--Arrange Icons By-- Type
All the same types of files will the be automatically grouped together and you can either delete or move the ones you don't need all at once.
Repeat, of course, in any sub-folders, in case there are any non-package files sitting in those.
EDIT: Feel should also mention that if you have in the past downloaded and installed any houses or lots and want to use those in your new game, then the contents of the LotCatalog folder in your old machine (My Documents--EA GAmes--The Sims 2--LotCatalog) will need to be moved as well, replacing what is in the LotCatalog folder on the new machine.
If you have donwloaded and installed any neighborhood terrains which you want to keep, do the same with the SC4Terrains folder contents.
Ditto, if you so choose, for your Saved Sims folder and (if you happen to want to pick up exactly where you left off while playing rather than starting a brand new game), double-ditto for the Neighborhoods folder contents, the Collections folder contents and the Storytelling folder contents.
dobiqueenx2:
Really, this is very good to know....I will definately do this...thank you all again so very much for all of your help...you're all great....:worship:
rwills:
Best of luck with the new machine -- and in case you might have missed it, added a bit more in an edit to my last post above.
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