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I'm hopeless, I know.
However, in my main (biggest) Sims 3/Mods folder I have only couple of big files with merged packages (objects build/buy, CAS files, mods - all together). But on my external hard disk, I keep all package files separated in appropriate folders. I also keep backups of Mods folder on every patch level, so I can have better preview of my (not merged) mod versions. That kept updating mods easier. Total amount of sims3pack files I use is also, well... enormous.
But lately, I tend to sort CC and mods much better than before. I separate files I download by styles of gameplay and look of content (for example: modern, contemporary, traditional, medieval, rural, magic, futuristic... and so on). Than I put it in individual Sims 3 folders I keep aside. For every new town I want to play, depending on the gameplay style, I choose appropriate content.
I'll try to explain better, though it's difficult due to my foreign language limitations. For example, if I want to play in Dragon Valley, I'll choose the folder where I keep installed fantasy/magic/medieval CC. If I want to play in Bridgeport or some downloaded custom city-like world, I'll choose folder where I have modern, contemporary CC. If I only want to build and decorate, I choose folder where I have only build/buy CC thoroughly sorted in collections. If I want to play legacy, I install town like Storybrook County or St Claire or something like that, and than install appropriate lot I've already decorated (or downloaded) before... and the rest of stuff I put in game when needed.
And so on… The point is,
I don't put everything I like, everywhere, not anymore. And I tend not to keep many saved games in one folder. That kind of playstyle suffocated my game too many times.