Protect, tag & delete
How to protect files, enable or disable them, add tags, assign profiles, quarantine, and delete from My CC.
Finding problem files is only half the job. Once you know what you are dealing with, SimSweep gives you several ways to act on it: protect the keepers, disable the suspects, quarantine the sketchy stuff, and delete what you are sure about. You can do all of this on one file at a time through the inspector, or on a whole batch through the selection bar.
Selecting files#
In My CC, click any card to select it. Click more cards to add to the selection. The selection bar appears at the bottom of the screen once at least one file is selected.
The selection bar shows how many files are selected and their combined size. It also has a clear button to deselect everything.
Selection bar actions#
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Protect | Marks selected files as protected so risky bulk actions skip them |
| Unprotect | Removes protection from selected files |
| Enable | Re-enables previously disabled files |
| Disable | Deactivates selected files without moving or deleting them |
| Tags | Opens the tag editor for the selection (Decrypt feature for bulk edits) |
| Profile | Adds selected files to a saved profile (Decrypt feature) |
| Quarantine | Moves selected files out of your active Mods folder |
Inspector actions (single file)#
Click a card to open the inspector on the right side. The action buttons at the bottom of the inspector panel work the same way as the selection bar, just scoped to one file:
- Explorer opens the file's folder on disk
- Protect / Unprotect
- Disable
- Quarantine
Protect vs. disable vs. quarantine vs. delete#
These four actions sound similar but do very different things:
Protect is a soft flag that tells SimSweep to skip the file during bulk operations. The file stays in your Mods folder and runs in the game normally. Use it to mark CC you never want accidentally removed.
Disable changes the file's state so the game ignores it on the next launch. The file stays on disk and you can re-enable it at any time from the selection bar or inspector.
Quarantine physically moves the file into a .simsweep-quarantine folder outside your active Mods directory. SimSweep keeps a manifest so it knows what is in quarantine. The game will not load quarantined files, but you can restore them if you change your mind. Use quarantine when you want to test whether something is causing problems without permanently deleting it.
Delete is permanent. SimSweep removes the file from disk. There is no undo. If you are not sure, quarantine first.
Tip: Protect your favorite CC before running any cleanup. Protected files get skipped by bulk quarantine and delete actions so you can clean aggressively without worrying about nuking your must-haves.
Tags and bulk tag editor#
Tags let you label files however makes sense to you: a style name, a series, a creator's collection, or anything else. You can filter by tag in My CC later to find files quickly.
Adding or editing tags on a single file is free. The bulk tag editor, which lets you apply or remove tags across a whole selection at once, is a Decrypt feature.
Profiles#
Profiles are saved groupings of files. Add files to a profile to keep them organized or to quickly enable and disable a specific set together. Creating and managing profiles requires Decrypt.
Heads up: If a profile or bulk-tag action shows as locked, connecting your Patreon or entering a key will unlock it.
Quarantine confirmation modal#
When you quarantine files, SimSweep shows a confirmation before anything moves. Review the list of files in the modal and confirm before the move happens. Quarantined files go into the .simsweep-quarantine folder and are tracked in a manifest so you can restore them from the Diagnostics hub if needed.
Delete confirmation modal#
Deleting files shows its own confirmation modal with the list of files about to be removed. Read it carefully. Deletion is permanent from SimSweep's perspective and does not go to the Recycle Bin.
Keyboard shortcuts#
My CC has keyboard shortcuts for common actions. Open the shortcuts reference from the keyboard icon in the toolbar.
Next up#
Want to understand what the scanner found inside a specific file? Go back to Browsing your CC and use the inspector panels for a deeper look.