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The '''familyFamily binBin''' (sometimesknown calledas the '''Sim binBin''' orin library''The Sims'' and the '''Gallery''' in ''The Sims 4''; sometimes alternately called the '''Library''') is the section of the game interface where a [[Sim]] or a [[household]] is stored until they have a [[residential lot]] to be placed in. It's as if the Sims are "in limbo" when they're not living on a residential lot. After a family is created in [[Create a Sim]] mode they go straight into the family bin, and from there they can be moved into a lot. In ''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'', families go into the family bin when they are moved out of a residential lot; when they are moved into a lot, they will disappear from the family bin. In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', families havemoved unlimitedinto usesa lot do not disappear from the bin, meaning that theythe willsame onlyfamily disappearcan outbe ofmoved into the binsame ifworld multiple deletedtimes.

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**[[Roomies Householdhousehold (The Sims)|Roomies]]

''[[The Sims 2]]'' adds the ability for individual family members to move out by using the "Find Own Place" option in a [[Newspaper#The Sims 2|newspaper]] or [[Computer#The Sims 2|computer]]. Telling a Sim to do this places them in the family bin, and the last name of the Sim who used the paper or computer to find their own place will be used as the household name. If ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' is installed, a Sim goes into the family bin when he or she leaves [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]], and his or her last name will be used as the household name.

Sims in the family bin cannot be called, even if they have cell phones. Since they're are not living on a residential lot that has a phone, they are not considered to have a phone, even if they have a cell phone. However, Sims in the family bin may be brought home from work or school. Also, if ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]'' is installed, they may appear in the hiring pool;, and if ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'' is installed, they may appear on [[hobby lot]]s.

Players can delete households that are in the family bin, but doing so is not recommended. Deleting a household from the family bin doesn't actually remove all the data from the character files of the Sims in the household. It can leave behind orphaned memories, invisible gossip memories, or files that are related to the "permanently missing" Sims. This can eventually cause the neighborhood to become corrupt. <ref>[http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,6205.0.html Here is theThe correct way to delete a Sim]. Itcan requiresbe thefound [http[Game guide://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,72.0.htmlHow FFSto Lotdelete Debugger]a andSim [[SimPEcorrectly|here]].</ref>

The [[secret sub-neighborhood]]s included in ''[[Pets (neighborhood)#Families|Pets]]'', ''[[Weather (neighborhood)#Families|Seasons]]'', ''[[Secret sub-neighborhood#Exotic Destinations#Families|Bon Voyage]]'', ''[[Hobbies (neighborhood)#Families|FreeTime]]'', and ''[[Magic (neighborhood)#Families|Apartment Life]]'' contain families which will appear in the family bin in all neighborhoods. Adding [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] and [[Bluewater Village]] [[sub-neighborhood]]s will also add families to the bin in all neighborhoods or colleges.

**[[Davis household (La Fiesta Tech)|Davis]]

**[[Student Housing household|Student Housing ]]

The family bin in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' works more or less in the same way as in ''The Sims 2'', but now also shows the difficulty of each household. Unlike previous games, the family bin is identical in all neighborhoods with the same families, meaning that moving a household to the family bin will make their members lose all relationships with the original neighborhood's Sims. Additionally, a copy of the family will be kept in the bin when the player moves them into the game, meaning that it is possible for the player to move different copies of the same family into the same world multiple times. As in the previous games, Sims in the family bin can't be contacted in any way.

==NotesThe Sims 4==