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</table>HugeLunatichttp://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Maxis_Content_Manager&diff=30520&oldid=prevWhiterider at 19:24, 16 May 20092009-05-16T19:24:00Z<p></p>
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</table>Whiteriderhttp://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Maxis_Content_Manager&diff=27530&oldid=prevJLonier at 19:17, 26 November 20082008-11-26T19:17:54Z<p></p>
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</table>JLonierhttp://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Maxis_Content_Manager&diff=17367&oldid=prevHystericalParoxysm at 18:21, 28 April 20072007-04-28T18:21:57Z<p></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This article is a general guide to Maxis' content manager tool.  Please note that MTS2 does not support the use of the content manager, as Delphy has created [[Delphy's Download Organiser]] which is quite superior in organizing your custom content.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Download it here: http://thesims2.ea.com/getcoolstuff/contentmanager.php'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Download it here: http://thesims2.ea.com/getcoolstuff/contentmanager.php'''</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* The purpose of the Content Manager is to scan your Downloads, SavedSims, and Teleport folders.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* The purpose of the Content Manager is to scan your Downloads, SavedSims, and Teleport folders.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* You can easily disable the items you don't want. It does not delete the file (but you can choose to do that instead); Instead it renames the file from .package to .packagedisabled. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I find this </del>helpful so <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I </del>can move those files to a different folder for later sorting/deleting.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* You can easily disable the items you don't want. It does not delete the file (but you can choose to do that instead); Instead it renames the file from .package to .packagedisabled. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> This is </ins>helpful so <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">you </ins>can move those files to a different folder for later sorting/deleting.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* There is a readme file that comes with the .zip so <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I highly recommend </del>you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">reading </del>that.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* There is a readme file that comes with the .zip so you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">should read </ins>that <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for a general guide on using the program</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Couple pointers===</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* If you have a lot of downloads, Content Manager will take an extremely long time to load so scan a little bit at a time. Or run Content Manager, grab a sandwich or some ice cream or coffee, make a phone call, and then come back in a few minutes.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">If </del>you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">have </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lot of downloads (like gigs and gigs like me), Content Manager will take an extremely long time to load so scan </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">little bit at a time. Or run Content Manager</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">grab a sandwich or some ice cream or coffee</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">make a phone call</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and then come back in a few minutes</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It will label [[Game Help:Meshes and Recolors|meshes]] accordingly.  This may be helpful in seeing if </ins>you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are missing </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mesh for </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">specific hairstyle</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">object</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">clothing</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">etc</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It </del>will <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">label MESHes accordingly</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I think this is GREAT as it will help you see if you're missing a specific mesh to a hair style, clothing, body shape, or object</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hacks and Maxis items (anything that override game functions) </ins>will <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">show up in red</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Maxis items and hacks (game overrides) will show up in RED. (</del>If you are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">familiar with Clean Installer</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hacks and Maxis items show up in red, too</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">)</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* If you are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a downloadaholic</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Content Manager can help you organize your downloads</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* If you are a Downloadaholic like me, </del>Content Manager <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will help you organize your downloads</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(</del>Clean Installer <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">does this, too</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">)</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===</ins>Content Manager <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">vs</ins>. Clean Installer <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">vs</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DDO===</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">So what is the difference between Content Manager, [[Clean Installer]], and [[Delphy's Download Organiser|Delphy's Download Organiser]]? Which one is better?</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===So what is the difference between Content Manager and Clean Installer? Which one is better?===</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Well, Delphy's, of course.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You have to judge for yourself. Try out both utilities and see which one you're more comfortable with. </del>Clean Installer is an <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'</del>''installer''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">' for the most part. I think it </del>handles installing <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">custom content </del>much better <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that </del>Maxis<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">' </del>installer. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Maxis installer displays a message if you don't </del>have <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the EP installed and Clean Installer bypasses it. It allows you to move </del>files <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">from folder to folder</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It disables content </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">allows </del>you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to delete them</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as well. Content Manager allows you </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">view more detail about the .package (and that might </del>be <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">helpful for some). It also correctly labels MESHes, which I find extremely handy for finding missing meshes</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Clean Installer<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">primarily </ins>an ''installer''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and </ins>handles installing <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sims2pack files (lots, sims, pets, walls, floors, and groundcover) </ins>much better <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">than the </ins>Maxis installer. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> While it does </ins>have <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">some functions in disabling </ins>files<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, moving files around, etc</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">while it will show </ins>you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the texture for items that have textures</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Clean Installer]] has not been updated in a long time and likely will not continue </ins>to be <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">developed</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''If you </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">having problems running </del>the Content <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">manager</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http:</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/www.modthesims2</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/article.php?p=1155549#post1155549 Click Here].'''</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Delphy</ins>'<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s Download Organiser]], on the other hand, is a new program (as of April 2007), is an active project, and is much more "intelligent" in terms of figuring out what files </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what.  Like </ins>the Content <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Manager</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">it correctly identifies meshes, but it goes further, telling you what meshes are for what objects, where items are in the catalog, scans for orphan meshes</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recolors, and many other functions which are wonderful for organizing your custom content</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">When it comes to which to use, it depends on what you're trying to do, and what you prefer.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''If you get an error when trying to run the Content Manager, this solution was originally posted by EA support:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''If you get an error when trying to run the Content Manager, this solution was originally posted by EA support:</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>We suggest that you install the Custom Content Manager first before downloading any Custom Contents, but if you already have Custom Contents, this may be cause some conflicts upon installation.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>We suggest that you install the Custom Content Manager first before downloading any Custom Contents, but if you already have Custom Contents, this may be cause some conflicts upon installation.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system. Once this step has been completed, please proceed to the steps below.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system. Once this step has been completed, please proceed to the steps below.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Tap the "Delete" key on your keyboard and accept the "Are you sure you want to delete these files" prompt.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Tap the "Delete" key on your keyboard and accept the "Are you sure you want to delete these files" prompt.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [[Clean Installer]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [[Delphy's Download Organiser]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [[Game Help:Installing Custom Content]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [[Game Help:Organizing Custom Content]]</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>HystericalParoxysmhttp://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Maxis_Content_Manager&diff=16643&oldid=prevNotokay7052: /* Content Manager Startup Error */2007-04-13T10:26:35Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Content Manager Startup Error</span></span></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''If you get an error when trying to run the Content Manager, this solution was originally posted by EA support:</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">We suggest that you install the Custom Content Manager first before downloading any Custom Contents, but if you already have Custom Contents, this may be cause some conflicts upon installation.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Please try to re-download the installer for the Custom Content Manager to verify the integrity of the previous download. Also please try cleaning out your Temporary directory. Do not delete the folder itself, open the folder, select all of the contents, and then delete them. Often you will get an error that some of these files can't be deleted. This is usually because they are currently in use, so first let's end any program that would be using these temporary files.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Hold down the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Click the "Processes" tab.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Click on the gray bar in the middle column that says User Name to sort by user name.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Do NOT select anything for SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, or NETWORK SERVICE.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Click on anything besides EXPLORER and TASKMGR for this User Name or other user names.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Click on END PROCESS</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Repeat these steps until only explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe are open for this user profile.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system. Once this step has been completed, please proceed to the steps below.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">====Part 1====</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Double click on "My Computer"</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Double click on the C: drive</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Double click on the "Windows" folder.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Double click on the "Temp" folder.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Hold the "CTRL" key and tap the "A" key to select all.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Tap the "Delete" key on your keyboard and accept the "Are you sure you want to delete these files" prompt.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Notokay7052http://simswiki.info/index.php?title=Game_Help:Maxis_Content_Manager&diff=16641&oldid=prevNotokay7052 at 10:06, 13 April 20072007-04-13T10:06:44Z<p></p>
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==Maxis' Content Manager Tool==<br />
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'''Download it here: http://thesims2.ea.com/getcoolstuff/contentmanager.php'''<br />
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* The purpose of the Content Manager is to scan your Downloads, SavedSims, and Teleport folders.<br />
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* You can easily disable the items you don't want. It does not delete the file (but you can choose to do that instead); Instead it renames the file from .package to .packagedisabled. I find this helpful so I can move those files to a different folder for later sorting/deleting.<br />
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* There is a readme file that comes with the .zip so I highly recommend you reading that.<br />
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===Couple pointers===<br />
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* If you have a lot of downloads (like gigs and gigs like me), Content Manager will take an extremely long time to load so scan a little bit at a time. Or run Content Manager, grab a sandwich or some ice cream or coffee, make a phone call, and then come back in a few minutes.<br />
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* It will label MESHes accordingly. I think this is GREAT as it will help you see if you're missing a specific mesh to a hair style, clothing, body shape, or object<br />
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* Maxis items and hacks (game overrides) will show up in RED. (If you are familiar with Clean Installer, hacks and Maxis items show up in red, too.)<br />
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* If you are a Downloadaholic like me, Content Manager will help you organize your downloads. (Clean Installer does this, too.)<br />
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===So what is the difference between Content Manager and Clean Installer? Which one is better?===<br />
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You have to judge for yourself. Try out both utilities and see which one you're more comfortable with. Clean Installer is an '''installer''' for the most part. I think it handles installing custom content much better that Maxis' installer. The Maxis installer displays a message if you don't have the EP installed and Clean Installer bypasses it. It allows you to move files from folder to folder. It disables content and allows you to delete them, as well. Content Manager allows you to view more detail about the .package (and that might be helpful for some). It also correctly labels MESHes, which I find extremely handy for finding missing meshes.<br />
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'''If you are having problems running the Content manager, [http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?p=1155549#post1155549 Click Here].'''<br />
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