Using Cleanitol
Using Cleanitol (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=97) is absolutely the easiest way to make sure that your Plugins folder is in it's best shape possible.
Installation is quite easy, just be sure to read the installer as you go.
"$Deal"$ Dependencies:
Make sure you download & install the MSVCP71.DLL (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp71) and gdiplus.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?gdiplus) into your c:\windows\system32 ( or whatever your windows folder is ) or to c:\Windows\SysWOW64 on 64 bits OS
If Cleanitol crash at startup and you have the following log, it means you have not one or both of those dlls or they are not on your windows path
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "BSC Cleanitol TM.py", line 2, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "wx\__init__.pyo", line 45, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "wx\_core.pyo", line 4, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 98, in load_module
ImportError: MemoryLoadLibrary failed loading wx\_core_.pyd
%%Order?/ Getting started:
For easy reference, I suggest creating two new folders within your Cleanitol folder, usually C:\Program Files\BSCCleanitol, unless you changed the directory during the install. Name the first Removal, the second Dependencies. This will help you sort out the cleanitol files, and keep track of them, should you need them again at some point.
There are two that I recommend using somewhat regularly, depending on your download frequency: the Cleanup list (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=3639.msg111352#msg111352), and Remove Landmarks Growing on Empty Lots file attatched to RippleJet's first post here (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=907.msg24162#msg24162). Make sure you have the most recent edition of each.
%confuso Remember that you need to run Cleanitol on your Plugins folder in it's pre-DatPacked state. Also, Cleanitol only looks for files located in your Docs/SimCity 4/Plugins folder, so you may want to move over any plugins you have in your C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Plugins folder over, to make sure that all of your files are scanned.
()testing() Loading a file:
There are 2 ways to open a file to start scanning. You can open the program, and click on the ... button next to the Input file list area, and search through your hard drive for the correct file. Or, you can simply drag the Cleanitol directly from whatever folder you've saved it to, onto the handy shortcut on your desktop. You did keep that on the desktop right?
??? Let's start with something easy, the Cleanup list. Click on Locate Files to see what we've got.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk301%2Fditareinvented%2FScreenShot277.jpg&hash=dd6ba98a2f04f926a58f01f8e7c61668228eb011)
Ouch. &ops Been a while since I ran that one. So many files needlessly cluttering up my Plugins folder.
Time to take care of that. Click on Backup Now, and get those out of the Plugins folder. ?$%kar&%h
Now all of those files have been safely moved outside of the plugins. But wait, wasn't there a ReadMe in there? That might be important. Better hang on to that. Go ahead and look in your Docs/SimCity 4/BSC_Cleanitol/ folder and see what all has been moved.
Remember, just because it shouldn't be in your Plugins folder doesn't mean you won't need it. Never know when you might need to check a ReadMe again. "$Deal"$
;D That was fun, let's do another one. This time the Cleanitol Remove Landmarks Growing on Empty Lots file, to get rid of all of those awful empty lots growing all over the place.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk301%2Fditareinvented%2FScreenShot278.jpg&hash=dcb8408f15e3ec86e3452be42961564df550d46c)
Doh! :o Look at all of those. They have got to go! I probably should have followed the directions for the CAM dependencies lists, and only installed the sc4model files, huh?
&hlp Oops, forgot to demolish them all before I did that. Not a problem. All I have to do is use the undo.bat in my Docs/SimCity 4/BSC_Cleanitol/20080210_02 folder. Or if you know the name of the file you need, you can move it back to your plugins folder manually. Now I can safely demolish all of those horrible lots. Then run the Cleanitol again to make sure they're gone for good.
Since all files are safely moved to the BSC_Cleanitol folder, you can play your game a while to make sure you won't need the files before deleting them completely.
:'( But I keep getting these blasted brown boxes all over the place!!! Somebody help!!! Maybe I forgot to download something? I'd better check for dependencies. Probably should start with the Mega Packs.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk301%2Fditareinvented%2FScreenShot279.jpg&hash=a2f6c389ba011e788dac354ebfb0e117d27f11f6)
&mmm I seem to be missing dependencies. Luckily, all I have to do is click on the links provided to get them.
If that doesn't help, you can always check the Get Your Cleanitols for Free thread (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=3639.0) ;).
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This of course is the message you REALLY want to get.
:angrymore: Ahhhhh!!!! My cat jumped on my mouse and clicked on Backup Now!!! All is lost!!!
Not quite. All you have to do is look for the undo.bat in your Docs/SimCity 4/BSC_Cleanitol/YYYYMMDD folder, and restore the files, back to the folders they came from. But as long as the Cleanitol file was made correctly, only the files that needed to be removed have been.
:satisfied: How long should I keep the files in my Cleanitol folder before I delete them permenantly?
Really, it depends on the file in question. If it's a sc4model file that's been included in a Mega Pack, then it should be safe to delete the file immediately. You may want to open a city where you've used that model to make sure though. If you get a Missing Plugin Error, or a brown box where there wasn't one, you'll need to restore at least that one file to your Plugins folder.
If it is a lot that has been included on a Removal file, you can safely delete it as soon as you are sure that all instances have been demolished, and that the new lot is functioning as it should. Again, if you get a Missing Plugin error, you'll need to move the file back into your Plugins and demolish all instances of the lot.
If it's a mod of any sort that has been updated with a new & improved version, make sure that the new one works the way you think it should. If you have any problems at all, you can revert back to the one you're used to.
&apls
Finally, the guide that Wouanagaine has been urging everyone to read for the past year or so... ::)
Excellent work, xxdita! And fun to read as well! :D
Quote from: xxdita on February 10, 2008, 03:57:33 AM
Using Cleanitol
()testing() Loading a file:
... Or, you can simply drag the Cleanitol directly from the zip it came in, or from whatever folder you've saved it to, onto the handy shortcut on your desktop. You did keep that on the desktop right?
Just a note.. This file can't be drag&dropped onto a shortcut from a zipped folder under my XP at least.. it has to be unpacked first. Perhaps on other op systems it can be done.. don't know .. or perhaps it can be done from unzippers other than XP's internal one. anyways...
Great work!! both needed and well written! &apls
Yeah, great work xxdita :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I get an error when I click on the Invisible lots Remove file link ::) ... Can you pls provide a valid link for my spanish translation... ;D :thumbsup:
also, I dont undestand where you get the Mega Pack file mentioned in the third picture.... again a link pls... ;D
Nate ()testing() my computer hates me for reading this lol
JRJ - Link fixed to point to RippleJet's first post in that thread. The Remove Empty Lots file is attatched, but we have been changing the filename rather frequently this week as we find more.
In the 3rd picture, I used one of the Mega Pack Cleanitols (http://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1329) done by Capo. But I need to update that, as a lot can happen within 3 months, and add it to the Cleanitols for free thread (link in my sig).
Thank you for your help with the Spanish translation. Perhaps someone could volunteer to translate into other languages for the rest of our international friends?
Okay, NAM says to run the Cleanitol file before installing the NAM.
Is that true for all of the remove lists that come with other mods/props/etc.?
But, after installing NAM, what happens if I install something later that the NAM cleanitol removed.
Do I have to remove NAM periodically to rerun the cleanitol file?
In most instances, you'll only need to run a Remove Cleanitol one time, before installing, which is why the Cleanitols are included outside of the installer, along with the ReadMe. If you run the Cleanitol after installing, it may just remove the lots you've just installed, if the filenames weren't changed as the lots were updated.
With NAM, the main thing is making sure you are using the most recent release, as it is the only one that comes with any support. On the LEX, all outdated versions are locked or replaced, for this reason.
xxdita,
Thank you!
I still get this message after I installed the two dll files you mentioned.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "BSC Cleanitol TM.py", line 467, in OnReport
File "BSC Cleanitol TM.py", line 121, in locate
File "BSC Cleanitol TM.py", line 440, in Log
File "wx\_controls.pyo", line 1804, in AppendText
File "encodings\cp1252.pyo", line 22, in decode
UnicodeDecodeError: 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x81 in position 16: character maps to <undefined>
This from the CAMeLOT_Dependencies_070731 list. Also when I scan my hard drive I find that gdiplus.dll is located in quite a few places. I am wondering if there is another file I could use.
Hey! Very good tutorial! I have a question
Where can I get that file named: "empty RCI Lots.txt", to get from those empty lots?
great guide, I recommend it to all &apls &apls &apls
Hey hello! I just installed Cleanitol and used it! Does quite a good job except for the fact it creates double copies of different tools in game menu. E.g the icon of the tool to build RHW apears twice! Why? Can there be sth done pls! It's very confussing and annoying! Thanks in advance!
if you have dble icons, IIRC it is because the NAM and its plugins are not correctly installed
I am going to cry, literally. I downloaded it. got the files you told me to get. doesn't work. Can anyone help? I haven't had a good day so any help would make my day. I keep getting a message saying "See the logfile 'C:\Program Files\ BSCCleanitol\BSC Cleanitol TM.exe.log' for details." The problem is that I have no idea what it means and it's not working and I just want the new NAM.
Mush love, Jezus53. Hey, my first post here.
Nevermind. The MSVCR71.dll that cam with the program wasn't what I was supposed to put in the system 32 folder. Dumb mistake. Oh well.
thank you for the great tutorial. somewhat related, not too long ago there was discussion about a generic utility that looked for file duplicates on your entire hard drive. silly me never clicked the link, and now i am unable to find it.
best wishes.
ps- apologies for being such a lurker- im still working my way through the tutorials, and so seldom feel i have anything to contribute.
Quote from: vendetta007.mike on November 30, 2008, 11:30:51 AM
Hey! Very good tutorial! I have a question
Where can I get that file named: "empty RCI Lots.txt", to get from those empty lots?
i have the same question, where do we get this file name? %confuso &hlp
I think you can find it in excellent Ripplejet's tutorial
Growing Empty Lots and How to Correct them (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=907.0)
i am having problems installing
it keeps saying
BSC Cleanitol TM has not been totally installed because of the following reasons:
Cannot create the following file:
C:\Prgoram Files\BSCCleanitol\fran?is.$$A
You will have to run this utility again to completely install BSC Cleanitol TM
HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ()what()
I've make Japanese translation.
Marge this please. :)
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
MsgReportBIG = u"リポート"
MsgFoundIn = u"が以下のディレクトリで見つかりました："
MsgNotFound = u"が見つかりません。"
MsgMissing = u"不足："
MsgDld = u"は見つかりませんでした。以下からダウンロードできます：%s\n"
MsgUptodate = u"必要とされる依存関係のあるファイルは、全て揃っているようです。\n"
MsgHtmlUptodate = u'<h2>必要とされる依存関係のあるファイルは、全て揃っているようです。</h2><br />\n'
MsgNotUptodate = u"いくつかの依存関係のあるファイルが不足しているようです。\n"
MsgHtmlNotUptodate = u'<h2><font color="red">いくつかの依存関係のあるファイルが不足しているようです。</font></h2><br />\n'
MsgCleanup = u"クリーンナップ"
MsgCleanupBIG = u"クリーンナップ作業結果"
MsgReportNotFound = u"%sは見つかりません。\n"
MsgHtmlReportNotFound = u" <b>%s</b>は見つかりません。<br />\n"
MsgReportFoundIn = u"%s (%s)が%sに見つかりました。\n"
MsgHtmlReportFoundIn = u" <b>%s</b> (<b>%s</b>) が<b>%s</b>に見つかりました。<br />\n"
MsgReportMove = u"%d個のファイルを%sへ移動しました。\n"
MsgHtmlReportMove = u"%d個のファイルを<b>%s</b>へ移動しました。<br>\n"
MsgMove = u"このファイルを以下へ移動しました："
MsgDepBIG = u"依存関係の調査結果"
MsgDep = u"依存関係"
MsgReportDld = u"%sが見つかりませんでした。以下からダウンロードできます：%s\n"
MsgHtmlReportDld = u'<b>%s</b>が見つかりませんでした。以下からダウンロードできます：<a href="%s" target="_blank">%s</a><br>\n'
MsgHtmlUndo = u'<hr /><br /><br />%sにundo.batを作成しました。<br />\n'
MsgUndo = u'\n\n%sにundo.batを作成しました。\n'
MsgUndo2 = u"undo.batを以下の場所に作成しました："
MsgSaved = u'\n\nこのレポートは、%sにも保存されます。\n'
MsgSaved2 = u"このレポートは、以下の場所にも保存されます："
MsgTitle = u"ファイルを移動しています。しばらくお待ちください。"
MsgFileList = u"ファイルリスト"
MsgLocate = u"ファイルを取得"
MsgBackup = u"バックアップする"
MsgQuit = u"終了"
MsgChoose = u"Cleanitolファイルの選択"
MsgFileType = "Cleanitolファイル(*.txt)|*.txt"
MsgLocate = u"ファイルを取得"
MsgErrorOccurs = u"エラーが発生しました。"
MsgError = u"エラー"
Note: It was not garbled by UTF-8 encoding.
Quote from: xxdita on February 10, 2008, 03:57:33 AM
Using Cleanitol
Using Cleanitol (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=97) is absolutely the easiest way to make sure that your Plugins folder is in it's best shape possible.
Installation is quite easy, just be sure to read the installer as you go.
"$Deal"$ Dependencies:
Make sure you download & install the MSVCP71.DLL (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp71) and gdiplus.dll (http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?gdiplus) into your c:\windows\system32 ( or whatever your windows folder is )
If Cleanitol crash at startup and you have the following log, it means you have not one or both of those dlls or they are not on your windows path
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "BSC Cleanitol TM.py", line 2, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "wx\__init__.pyo", line 45, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "wx\_core.pyo", line 4, in ?
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 98, in load_module
ImportError: MemoryLoadLibrary failed loading wx\_core_.pyd
This should be updated to inform everyone where in Vista or Windows 7 those libraries should be copied to. Nowadays many people are using multiple core processors and 64 bit OS and those dll should be installed or on the program's folder or on the \Windows\SysWOW64 folder, being this last one the best choice as other programs like DatPacker and PimX need those libraries as well.
Edit : Thx, done ~Wouanagaine
Hi, I was able to follow this guide for the first few lines and I'm having a few problems;
a) I already happen to use(and have done for some time) registry booster as part of uniblue's powersuite package, so I do not need to download it twice!
b) I was able to do the first part of the instruction and got this result.
*.exe (ColossusAddonMod_Setup.exe) found in \SimCity 4\Plugins
58 files have been moved to C:\Users\Bunny\Documents\SimCity 4\BSC_Cleanitol\20100302_01
**************************************************
D E P E N D A N C I E S
**************************************************
MISSING : bldgprop_vol1.dat has not been found, you can download it : http://simcity.ea.com/downloads/getfile_pri.php?filename=bldgprop_vol1.dat
MISSING : bldgprop_vol2.dat has not been found, you can download it : http://simcity.ea.com/downloads/getfile_pri.php?filename=bldgprop_vol2.dat
You seem to be missing some dependancies
This report has also been saved as C:\Users\Bunny\Documents\SimCity 4\BSC_Cleanitol\20100302_01\Cleanitol_result.html
An undo.bat file as been created at C:\Users\Bunny\Documents\SimCity 4\BSC_Cleanitol\20100302_01\undo.bat
I have clicked on the two links but I am unable to download due to the messages;
C:\Users\Bunny\AppData\Local\Temp\3ix627vd.tmp\bldgprop_vol1.dat
C:\Users\Bunny\AppData\Local\Temp\3ix627vd.tmp\bldgprop_vol2.dat
This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations Control Panel.
Why am I getting this message and what am I supposed to associate with?????? There is no .dat file in Set Associations.
c)After that I am unable to follow the guide due to not having any of the other files that you mention.
What the hell is going on and where is it going wrong.
An additional note(not ur fault) but all of this, inc the CAM thingy, seems like a lot of work for something that seems to do very little from what I've read. I know this game and guide are several years old but I have only just discovered Simcity 4.
Btw, I am running Vista.
Quote from: bambibunny on March 02, 2010, 04:06:49 PM
I have clicked on the two links but I am unable to download due to the messages;
Don't try to
open those file, just
save them on your hard disk,
in the folder
SimCity 4\Plugins (under "My Documents", or whatever they are called in Vista).
Hi,
I am an old user but for some reason I cant download it? Am I just stupid that I nowhere see the download button here?
http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=97
Quote from: KnikkerKoning on July 30, 2012, 06:04:31 AM
....I nowhere see the download button here? ...
Usually means that you are not logged in ...
I see that you have a LEX account and that you have many downloads. So I haven't a clue if it is not a log in issue.
- Jim
Hey there,
I followed the tutorial, yet I still can't seem get it working properly. I extract the files into my plugins folder then click the cleanuplist: I then click the back up button and it moves all the files to folder including the install programs. I use the undo.bat to restore it all, but with no more idea on how to solve the problem.
I only recently started to play simcity 4 again and was downloading some mods before I started. Surely this mod is simple and no doubt I'm missing something small, I am just at a loss as to what I am NOT doing right. I have tried to do this process with the extracted files and the same thing happens, it removes the files from the plugin folder: I am suppose to do this before installing the mods, but it wipes them. Please help
Lets see if I understand the question.
Quote from: Althiea on January 23, 2013, 06:57:26 PM
I extract the files into my plugins folder then click the cleanuplist: I then click the back up button and it moves all the files to folder including the install programs.
Including the install programs? Did you place the install programs in your MyDocs\SimCity4\Plugins\ ?
Clean it all has several uses. The first is to remove files that the game does not use and move them out of your plugin folder. Files sometimes sneak their way into the plugins if the gamer is not paying attention. Such as, Jpg images, PNG images, read me HTML, text files, installers, etc. . . They are no use to the game and can be safely removed manually or automatically using clean it all.
The second use is to help locate and remove files that need to be replaced with new improved versions. This may be the case if I have made a lot of props over time and if these props are located in different folders. It is advantageous to create a Mega Props file because that will speed up game loading time. So the process is to run a clean it all session that removes all the individual props first. Then install the Mega Props afterwards. In this case, it is a quick way to locate and remove specific multiple small files prior to replacement.
After a while, it was discovered that Clean it all was a good search tool. Hence, its third use. A list was created that had all the CAM dependencies. Running clean it all would tell the gamer what he had and by deduction what is needed.
I don't know if this helps. - Jim
Thank you yes I did place the installs in the plugins too, guess that might be where I am going wrong. Where should the installs be put, I just thought the whole mod file had to go into the plugins. Or is it just the remove file that goes into the plugin. Ugh confused.. :-[
Sorry if I seem to be clueless running on not much sleep also. Was so busy trying to figure this out last night the next minute it's like 4:30am.
Quote from: Althiea on January 23, 2013, 08:27:10 PM
Thank you yes I did place the installs in the plugins too, guess that might be where I am going wrong. Where should the installs be put, I just thought the whole mod file had to go into the plugins. Or is it just the remove file that goes into the plugin. Ugh confused.. :-[
Sorry if I seem to be clueless running on not much sleep also. Was so busy trying to figure this out last night the next minute it's like 4:30am.
The installer is used widely by BSC members. This has been a positive and a negative experience. Positive because this insures that the files are placed where needed. But it has also been often a point of contention by those who have existing file structures they like to maintain.
I download files from the STEX and put them in a folder called STEX\name of creator. I download files from the LEX and put them in a folder called LEX\name of creator. From there I unzip the files. A click of the mouse means the and the files you need, and only the files you need, will automatically deploy to a known working location in your plugins. Example: My recent houses will deploy to MyDocs\SimCity4\Plugins\BSC\JMyers\name of house.
Files from the STEX usually do not have installers. It is left for you to decide what files to move manually into your plugins. What file is the read me. What files are the pictures. What file is the model, descriptor, and lot. You will move them to a folder of your choice manually. Such as, MYDocs\SimCity4\Plugins\R$\Name of creator\name of building.
Hope this helps.
- Jim
Cleanitol is great and this tutorial is as well!
Just curious as to whether you can change the folder that is being searched? I have a laptop that has multiple users on it and most of my plugin information is stored in the program file folder and not the my docs folder. That way each user can get at and use the plugins folder that is located in the program files folder.
Ideas?
As far as I remember, the maxis folder is searched as well as the 'MyDoc' folder, so even if you have every plugins installed/unzipped under 'c:\program files(x86)\Maxis\Plugins', it should find and remove the files
However the backup folder will be saved under 'MyDoc\Simcity 4\BSC Cleanitol\DateOfTheDay'
Hi SC4Devotion, my first post here.
I ran into some trouble when trying to use Cleanito. The thing is that I have my plugins folder located in my D:\ drive instead of the common spot, C:\Documents and Settings\User\Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins.
I have been unsuccessfull when trying to find a way to change the folder in which Cleanitol cleans, so my question to you is if this is possible or not.
Thanks in advance :)
Hello, i saw other people with this problem, but i didn't found the answer. May be I need new glasses. ;-)
I'm sorry if I'm boring you with something that has already been written.
I don't find:
Empty RCI LotsCleanitol.txt
Cleanitol Mega Pack V2.txt
CAM buildings.txt
where can i find them?
Thank you in advance,
JB
Why are some files names as follows:
1) Cleanitol___(FileName)
2) RemoveList___ (FileName)
Can someone explain to me?
Thanks.
These files are for use with the Cleanitol app, when running an app you should direct it to the file or script you want it to run.
Generally speaking a RemoveList is intended to remove any pre-existing files from your Plugins folder, that the content you are installing makes redundant.
Cleanitol files look for missing dependencies and list those you need.
Bear in mind however, these functions can be combined into one script and these names are just descriptive, what actually happens depends on the contents of these .txt files. Frankly the best way to know what they do is to read the documentation of the download they came with.
In any case, Cleanitol doesn't ever delete anything, every time it removes files it will move them to a special location where everything you've ever removed is archived. It's just intended to be an easy way to remove things you don't need and ensure you've got everything you do.