Post by orangemittens on Mar 30, 2018 19:23:38 GMT -5
Introduction
This tutorial will show you how to un-merge a merged package. Please note, you will only be able to use this feature if the merged package was made using Sims 4 Studio (Harmony) or Sims 4 Studio (Appleseed) or above. These versions of Studio (and all those that came after) included a manifest resource that contains the information necessary to un-merge the package when merging multiple packages into a single package. If the merged package you have does not have that manifest resource, Studio will not be able to un-merge it.
What you will need
Sims 4 Studio 3.1.1.3 (Wishes) or Sims 4 Studio 1.2.1.0 (Candy Apple)
Instructions
Open Sims 4 Studio and click Content Management in the upper menu bar. Select "Un-merge Package"
Windows version:
Mac version:
When the "Un-merge Package" dialogue box pops up use the "Browse" buttons on the right side to navigate to 1. the package you want to un-merge and 2. the folder you want the un-merged packages to go in. Then, 3. click the Un merge button. Studio will create a folder inside the folder you chose (so you can un-merge many merged packages in the same folder if you want to). This folder will have the name of the merged package that you un-merged (if you accidentally un-merge the same merged package twice, Studio will still name the folder after the merged package, but it will add a number after the name).
After the package is un-merged, navigate to the folder where you un-merged it. Inside the folder will be a second folder that has the name of the package you un-merged. Inside that folder will be all the packages that were in the original merged package. There will also be a text file that will look just like this:
This text file will include the name of the merged package the packages came from, the location of the merged package when the un-merged package folder was created, and the number of packages that are in the folder. This text file should be used to keep track of where the duplicate content is located so you can easily move or delete the original package after you're done working with the un-merged packages and re-merging them.
Tips for successful use of the un-merge feature:
1. Create a folder outside your Mods folder to use for all un-merging.
2. After working with the files in the folder containing un-merged content and re-merging the packages, be sure that the original is not still in your Mods folder when you move the new merged package into that folder. You want to avoid having duplicate copies of packages in your Mods folder.
Please be careful to remove the original merged package once you no longer need it. Do not place a second version of the same merged content into your Mods folder.
This tutorial will show you how to un-merge a merged package. Please note, you will only be able to use this feature if the merged package was made using Sims 4 Studio (Harmony) or Sims 4 Studio (Appleseed) or above. These versions of Studio (and all those that came after) included a manifest resource that contains the information necessary to un-merge the package when merging multiple packages into a single package. If the merged package you have does not have that manifest resource, Studio will not be able to un-merge it.
What you will need
Sims 4 Studio 3.1.1.3 (Wishes) or Sims 4 Studio 1.2.1.0 (Candy Apple)
Instructions
Open Sims 4 Studio and click Content Management in the upper menu bar. Select "Un-merge Package"
Windows version:
Mac version:
When the "Un-merge Package" dialogue box pops up use the "Browse" buttons on the right side to navigate to 1. the package you want to un-merge and 2. the folder you want the un-merged packages to go in. Then, 3. click the Un merge button. Studio will create a folder inside the folder you chose (so you can un-merge many merged packages in the same folder if you want to). This folder will have the name of the merged package that you un-merged (if you accidentally un-merge the same merged package twice, Studio will still name the folder after the merged package, but it will add a number after the name).
After the package is un-merged, navigate to the folder where you un-merged it. Inside the folder will be a second folder that has the name of the package you un-merged. Inside that folder will be all the packages that were in the original merged package. There will also be a text file that will look just like this:
This text file will include the name of the merged package the packages came from, the location of the merged package when the un-merged package folder was created, and the number of packages that are in the folder. This text file should be used to keep track of where the duplicate content is located so you can easily move or delete the original package after you're done working with the un-merged packages and re-merging them.
Tips for successful use of the un-merge feature:
1. Create a folder outside your Mods folder to use for all un-merging.
2. After working with the files in the folder containing un-merged content and re-merging the packages, be sure that the original is not still in your Mods folder when you move the new merged package into that folder. You want to avoid having duplicate copies of packages in your Mods folder.
Please be careful to remove the original merged package once you no longer need it. Do not place a second version of the same merged content into your Mods folder.
