The search function on windows sucks ass, but you can usually get it done faster by searching key words like 'dress' 'shirt' 'shorts' etc. i have adhd and find it hard to individually download cc lol so i usually download folders instead. I created a new folder so I can install new CCs. My sims 3 downloads folder is missing but custom contents are still installed.
This is especially important to do if you just have a few items or a dozen or so, if you have more take some time to organize it and sort it out into categories, it's way easier to find duplicates like that, I've been planning on doing this for a while now but I have so much I usually get overwhelmed and just leave them there Does anyone know of any large CC folders. Sims 3, World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations.
This is just what I do to manage my immense amounts of cc and what I do when I simply can't find that one™ piece I really want, someone who has been playing for a while knows a lot of the things I'm going to say, but if you're new or have a tendency to give up when tumblr says 'not found', I think it might be useful! (for sims 4, my sims 3 cc is a mess and my sims 2 cc is pretty organized already)