How to Find Broken CC in Sims 4

Broken custom content usually shows up as missing meshes, invisible CAS items, weird recolors, crashes, or objects that do not behave the way they should.

The old answer is the manual 50/50 method: remove half your Mods folder, test the game, repeat until the bad file is isolated. It works, but it is slow and miserable when your folder has thousands of files.

SimSweep gives you a faster first pass. It scans package references, checks missing meshes and orphaned recolors, and points you toward files that deserve attention before you start moving folders around by hand. When you still need a 50/50 test, SimSweep's built-in 50/50 Method handles the file moving and tracking for you.

Start with the obvious symptoms#

If a Sim loads with a floating head, a bald scalp where hair should be, or a bright question-mark texture, you are probably looking at missing mesh or texture references.

Let SimSweep automate the 50/50 method#

You still launch the game and check whether the symptom is present, because no tool can see the in-game result for you. The part SimSweep removes is the folder juggling: it splits the selected files into rounds, moves half out of the active Mods folder, records your yes/no answer, and keeps narrowing the pile until the culprit is isolated.

Run a SimSweep scan#

Download SimSweep, run your first scan, then open Diagnostics and check the Broken Files card. If the scan leaves you with a group of suspects, open Tools > 50/50 and let SimSweep handle the round-by-round file movement instead of dragging folders in and out by hand. Quarantine suspicious files before deleting them so you can reverse the change if needed.