Sims 3 Dashboard by Delphy

Sims 3 Dashboard by Delphy

(From Mod the Sims)  

This program will help you to correct problems with corrupt, empty or not working files. It helps you as well to fix those problems. It was created by Delphy, from Mod the Sims. I use it at least once a month to clean my Mods folder, and I 100%.recommed. The program is explained at the download page, but here I have included my own explanation to make things easier. Any question  it at El programa está explicado en la página de la descarga, pero aquí he incluído mi propia explicación, para facilitar un poco las cosas. Any questions in this regard I'll answer them gladly.

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This is how Delphy's Dashboard looks when you open it.

Click on the option File and then on Scan Folder to select the folder you're going to scan.

The folders you can scan are Mods or DCCache, in this case I've chosen the folder Mods.

A list will appear of all the mods you  have in your folder, this means, the custom content you have downloaded.

Click the Filter button and choose the type of file you want to find. Corrupted, Duplicates, Conflicts, Empty Files, Disabled Files or Sims 2 Packages. If you don't choose any in particular, at the top of the list will appear all the conflictive files, highlighted in different colors. At the bottom of this list you will see little squares of different colors for each type of problem.

In my list there isn't any conflictive file, that's why there isn't anything highlighted. If any of them appears highlighted. 

If any of the files is highlighted and we tick the box, the Action button will be highlighted, as it can be seen in the following image:

When we click on the Action button, you will get three options: Disable Packages, Fix Corrupted TXTC's and Delete Packages. In general, I use the third button, since I don't like to have conflictive, or corrupted, or even disabled files in my game, so with this button I simply delete them from my Mods folder.

This is an image of the files in the folder DCCache (we formerly scanned the Mods folder). In the DCCache folder are the Sims3Pack you have installed via the Sims 3 Launcher. This are separated in groups contained in .dbc files.  When scanning this folder the .dbc files which contain a conflictive download will appear highlighted, but we will NOT be able to delete the file that is causing us trouble. How to do this then? We'll see it on our next post. (See post Uninstall Sims3Pack Files

With this program you can also check the status of your .Cache files and the versions of your game and expansions.

 

    I hope this program is of help to you. Personally, it has made my game maintenance more simple. I'd say that I basically can't 'live' without the Sims 3 Dashboard. You can find more about the program at the download site here: Sims 3 Dashboard by Delphy.

  

The Sims 3 Crash Log Analyzer

With the following programs you will be able to give a better maintenance to your game so that it always works great. I really recommend them. For me, these programs are essential for the proper functioning of the game. Since I have been using them, I have had much less problems, and those that may arise, I can solve them faster with the help of these tools. It is worth trying them, they are quite simple and their use does not require much time or effort, and they are, of course, free of charge.

The Sims 3 Crash Log Analyzer - Useful to know the reason why our game has "crashed", or has closed. The files or logs that this program uses are in the folder The Sims 3, they are generated every time that the game crashes.

A better explanation of everything about this program can be found on the download page at Mod the Sims: The Sims 3 Crash Log Analyzer by FordGT90Concept.

Advice: If when starting the program nothing appears, click on the "Refresh" button.

In the window you should see one of the reasons listed below as the reason for the crash. We choose the button that describes the possible cause, click on it and it will take us to a possible solution, but be careful, this program does NOT solve the problem automatically.

(Please note that none of these programs have been created by me, this post is only a recommendation).