the fact that simsie put "wtf" in her title is so strange, yet it feels so right at the same time lmao

Simsie having 'wtf' in her title made me do a double take slsksksk💀

Can confirm, putting music into the Custom Music folder lets it play in game. There's also an option in the settings to choose which songs play on the radio stations, so you can listen to the in-game music and uncheck songs you don't like. So if you wanted to, you could fill the radio stations with custom music and completely replace the base game music. It can be a little immersion-breaking to have music with English music playing over the radio, but since I write music I like to put my songs into the game so my sims can listen to them. (You could also probably replace all the in-game Simlish music with its English equivalents if you wanted to? That would be way more work though since you can't see the actual English titles in the game or in your folders.)

Kayla: the mom of the Sims She tells us how to build, what stuff means, she's up to date about everything, advice on what to buy

everyone freaking out about the “wtf” in her title has never watched her streams 😂

One thing you forgot to point out is that core mods like UI Cheats and MC Command Center can only be one folder deep within the mods folder. Mods (folder)> UI Cheats (folder)> UI Cheats package and script files. CC like eyelashes and makeup can be put in more folders.

kayla having “wtf” in her vocabulary feels so weird….

Big thanks for having subtitles in so many of your videos! It's so nice to watch a video without having to rewind every once in a while because of the slow-ass auditory processing my brain does...

More than ten years ago when I palyed TS2 my sister and I somehow found out that you could put your own mp3 files to the music folder and listen to your own music on the radio we just filled the folders with Nightwish and The Rasmus and stuff. After years of not playing the game every time I heard certain songs from Nightwish it would bring me back to our legacy challenge families. It amazes me how we found out because we were like 12 and my english was definitely not good enough to find it on the internet in english.

Simsie having “wtf” has me dying💀

I love how Kayla said how important your saves folder is etc and to back them up. I delete these all the time. I never stick with sims or households long. I'm happy starting from scratch.

Ekstra little thing to know is that Script mods usually don't work if you put them in too many sub folders. So if you have subfolders don't bury them too deep. I usually keep mine out of sub folders all together, just to be sure.

I can't help but notice how cute that sweater looks on Kayla throughout all the video! It makes me get into the christmass mood even further for some reason

I’ve had the sims 4 for a little over 5 years now and the only files I touch are the mods and saves folders. Had no idea and didn’t really care what the other were😂. But this video is a huge help. Thanks!

I'm sure if someone new to the game wants to "install" a mod they will look at a different video but if not: Script files can only go 1 level into the mods folder. So if you do get the UI cheats for example you can create a subfolder for it but don't put the Script file in another subfolder in there.

No this video is not too long at all Kayla, It was really helpful to have someone go in depth about all the weird stuff in your sims 4 folder! Thanks :D

I literally learn new things about the sims every day. Like just the other day I found out that you change the time of day in build mode if you press L. It’s so simple but I never knew🧍🏼‍♀️

the way y’all in these comments forget that kayla is a full grown adult

For anyone who wants to mess with tray files - if you download the Sims 4 Tray Importer software, it'll show you which files correspond to which build/household (and also which CC files you've used, if any)

Just to verify you can add your own music and add it to the radio stations in the gameplay options menu. When I changed from The Sims 2 to The Sims 4 I brought over my custom music from that game and I've had the same one's since The Sims 2

Just something to remember in the Mods folder if you create subfolders; you can't go three folders deep (Mods folder counts as 1) or stuff might not work correctly. Especially Script Mods.

Simsie you look GORGEOUS in this pinkish rose color🥺

i knew most of these already, but this is such an important video, especially for new players, or even people who have been playing for a while but are scared to mess around with the files/download mods. and honestly there were some useful information i didn't know about, for example the Options file, i didn't know what it was for, and that you could back that up. honestly this video couldn't have come in a more appropriate timing, because i'm literally in the process of backing everything up because i'm gonna have an ssd installed into my laptop, so thanks kayla for making the exact video that i didn't know i needed!

DID LIL SIMSIE CURSE? THE TITLE???? Idk how often she curses I’ve never heard them curse Edit: no one is offended by her cursing lmao we just thought it was surprising

Finally. The proper explanation of those folders. Thank you

Oh my god!! This is AMAZING I habe been trying to figure out how they do those machinima for yeeeaaaars and no one ever answered to me when all I wanted to know is how they get their camera to work the slow and smooth way they do. Finally! Fiiiinally 😭 Thank you ma'am!💖💖💖

I don’t usually go into the folders, and I haven’t downloaded any cc for quite some time but this all interesting and good to know! You’re so good at explaining things Kayla, thank you!

I ALWAYS delete the cache, cachestr and onlinethumbnailcache folder and the localthumbcache file (and all exceptions) after I close my game and I noticed that it runs smoother since I started doing it. Many of the modders recommend doing this anyway and I do think it makes a difference, albeit probably only a small one. Lately there's also very often a error when you try to open the gallery and the better exceptions mod says to actually delete the "notify.glob" file. It pops up again the next time you open the game but whenever I delete it I don't get that error as often anymore. It's annoying and apparently we're supposed to report this to the devs lol :D

I've tried it and yes you can add your own music to the Sims 4 by putting mp3s in the custom music folder. It sounds as good as the quality of the mp3.

i could already feel the “kayla curse word 😱😱” comments lol 😭😭

so glad lilsimsie made a vidoe explaining how to use mods, cuz tbh you're the only sims yter i rlly watch and you know so mcuh about the game that i fully trust you, even tho i've always been sceptical of using mods cuz im scared they will be maIware or break my saves

You did not talk too much. I just got a new computer and this saved me such a headache. Easy to understand. So helpful!

8:35 YES the custom music folder totally works for all Sims games! :D Just put the MP3 file of your fave songs in the folder and it will play on the in-game radio! I made an in-depth guide to music customization in the Sims 4 on my channel if anyone wants more info. :3

I adore this video, we need more Simsie Explains Game Technology! pls

That was a really helpful video! I'm getting a new gaming computer in a couple of months and now I know what folders to save. The last time I got a new computer I lost everything 😫

crazy idea: what if there were 3 new expansion packs: the sims pack, the sims 2 pack, and the sims 3 pack each one would bring (maybe) all the content from their original game that we love and miss

Thank you so much for posting these details in an easy to understand way - I’m not really a gamer in general and sims 4 is the only thing I really play so I’m not familiar with all this stuff and I find any tech or computer stuff very stressful and overwhelming and this was so helpful and easy to understand as was your video on how to back up your game.

putting custom music totally works! I used to do this all the time

This video was incredibly useful, informative and not too long at all. Thank you lilsimsie ❤

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Really thank you. I have always wanted to use MCC but was too scared to and didn't want to mess anything up or put it in the wrong place. You have given me the know how and confidence to add it to my game.

You're a very entertaining Sims KZfaqr very informative as well keep up the great work.

I just found out about ui cheats about a week ago. I've been looking for it for a year now and never could find it because people only ever talk about mc command center. It has changed my life. I have no clue why it's not mentioned when it is so much more of a necessity than mc

this is so, so useful, ive always wondered what all this stuff is and i especially had the problem with camera settings being triggered by trying to scale up objects a lot. glad to know what it is!

This is super helpful, even as someone who has been playing since the game came out. You can always learn something new! Thanks Kayla!! ❤

THIS WAS BEYOND HELPFUL THANK YOU KAYLA!! I literally have been getting that last exception thing and I had no idea what it meant!

You're a lifesaver! My game was refusing to launch, so I came back to this video and deleted everything you said was safe to delete, and then it worked again!

This was absolutely inspiring lilsimsie! Thank you for this! Love your videos ❤❤❤

Genuinely very thorough and impressive overview tutorial so many simmers can benefit from, really nice contribution Kayla

4 months ago this video taught me about downloading mods in a very unintimidating way, and today it helped me confidently clean everything up after my Sims game was acting funny. Thanks simsie!

I learned a lot! I thought it was going to be simple stuff, but I like that simsie went into more detail about the less obvious files.

thank you!! this is extremely helpful and you explained everything in such a good way that people who don’t understand much about computer stuff (me lol) will understand!

If you notice any major issues in your game, don't delete the last exception/crash files! Forums will often use those to help you troubleshoot.

I’ve been playing the sims for years and never knew what any of the stuff was so this video was so incredibly helpful!!!!

I love watching her videos it makes me smile sm and it makes me love the sims 4 😁

I actually learnt something new today. Thank you, Simsie!!

I am so thankful for this because I recently installed mods, and now I keep getting the last exception pop up :)

would love a video on how you manage your mods/cc & keep up with updating them all!

you helped me understanding what does files are. Also saving a lot of space for my computer. Thank you so much.

This is so helpful! I love it! I didn't know about the custom music, I'm definitely going to add some of my favorite songs!!!

I've added custom music to my folders. It does work, when you play that station, the game also plays whatever you have in the custom music folder for that station along with the in-game songs. Sound quality is decent.

I've just starting downloading mods and making my own cc, so this is perfect timing!

OMG thank you!!! I've been playing for years and should know this better, but THIS is what I needed

This is a very useful vid :) thank you Kayla! Plus - the colour of your jumper suits you so much!

I love your channel! Thank you for the information, my game really needed some help. Have a great day.

lilsimsie thank you so much for this video, it was so helpful. I am going to add this as a favorite to refer back to.

This is such a great video! It's quite fun to know this things and also very handy & helpful. Thank you Kayla for making this vid❤

I can't thank you enough!! I have always wanted to try using mods and CC, but I didn't wanna break my game without having a backup. I get overwhelmed by all the folders and information that goes into a game, so I never understood what to pull onto an external hard drive or another folder to save my stuff. I know a lot of people will think "But it's so simple?!" To you, yes... to me, it's rocket science. Very nervous, anxiety inducing rocket science. And ik you can just look all this up, but this video made everything so easy to digest. Thank you, Kayak!! ❤️❤️

thank gosh, thank you for the saved camera angle info, i had no idea what was happening when i was trying to raise objects so i just stopped decorating that way

This video actually helped me more than I thought, thanks simsie👍

I've replaced all music with my own so I could listen while playing. Love it.

I saw the 'wtf' in the title and seriously considered if someone was posting as her for a hot second 😭😭

I had no idea, but i needed this video!!

Thank you very much for doing this! I know that you can't be everything Sims for everyone all of the time or you'd be pulled in a million directions at once, but I appreciate this tech detour!

I have been playing since the year 2000 and I swear I have never understood anything but the mods folder... and even that has been scary at times! Thanks Kayla!

You did a great job. It wasn't long at all. Everything you said was helpful.

This was super useful! Thank you so much simsie 😢❤

this is both informative AND hilarious, thank you kayla

I'm a long-time Simmer and I found some of the explanations were things I didn't know. It was worth watching for those items. I'm surprised that MCCC wasn't mentioned much, as I know that's something that you use a lot.

Thanks so much for this video! I am getting more into game play and this is helpful to understand the folders.

Thank you for this video! It was really helpful actually ❄️

I just lost all my saves but this video is amazing its helping me ty simsie

Wow, that section on Mods was SO helpful!

This was really helpful. Thank you.

I like this.... thanks. I knew most of it, but it was nice to hear everything over again! :)

This is SO helpful! Thank you for this!

i love this video because its super useful but also i love it even more for the title. 💀

An AWESOME guide, thanks Simsie!

LOVE THE TITLE😭

Thank you SO much for making this video! It is SOoooo helpful!!

Kayla, Thank you for taking the time to go into detail on all you explained. I found it very helpful. Maggie

9:04 Kayla calling Sim Anitta a "random sim." 😭😭 BTW Kayla, you should listen to the Simlish radio songs that come with the game more often! The word "Simsie" and "lil simsie" is a lyric in many Simlish versions of songs. I think "Simsie" is an official Simlish word now. You really should listen!!

thank you for making this video I've been play ts4 since 2017 and still have no clue wtf is going on in that folder and find it incredibly daunting

Thank you soo much I downloaded the sums 4 a few months ago and have been needing a video like lately very helpful.

This was such a helpful video! Thank you simsie :)

This was so so helpful thank you Kayla

The custom music folder works, 100%. I've made Alternative radio play my music for years. It's been there since Sims 2 at least

Thank you for this info! It was so so helpful!

I love the mix of the Christmas tree and your ghost pillow

Thank you so much for making this!!!

The tip on pressing z and taking videos was soooo helpful. Now I know why that keeps happening and how to get rid of them all now it’s been bugging me for years😂 thank you soooooo much ♥️