Game guide:Reducing the size of a saved game: Difference between revisions

One common problem in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' is '''save game bloat''', where the size of save gamesgame growfiles grows to titanic proportions, to the point of causing [[Save game error|save]] and [[load game error]]s. Even if no errors occur, large file sizes can increase the time it takes to save and load a game, and can cause a noticeable drop in game performance.

While save game file sizes are, in theory, a problem in all ''The Sims'' games, it became especially prominent in ''The Sims 3'' with the releaseintroduction of the [[memories#The Sims 3|memories]] system in [[The Sims 3/Patch 22|patch 22]]. Unlike the memory system in ''The Sims 2'', a snapshot is taken when a memory is created, which is stored in the Sim's scrapbook. These snapshots take up a lot of space and quickly bloat save game file sizes. Worse off, even if the snapshots are deleted in-game, they are not actually removed from the game files, so they will continue to bloat the save files. Fortunately, disabling the memory system completely solves this problem, although it will not affect existing snapshots.<ref group="n">There have been reports that the in-game function to remove memories does not always work. If it does not work for you, there are mods to help. [http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Memories Source].</ref>