Tool to clean AC folders?

Hello,

I've been there for more than 3 years and have played AC since 11/2013 (even before with the tech demo but it's not the point).

I downloaded the initial build, right after the game got greenlighted on Steam. I never re-downloaded the full game since then, I've always kept copies of the AC files/folders from "steamapps" and in Documents (mostly to keep cfg files/lap times/setups) in case I had to reinstall my system. So, since I downloaded that initial build, there has been a lot of modded tracks and cars and other stuff "contaminating" my AC-related folders. All of the mods, except some car sounds and RSR/Helicorsa, have now been deleted and the game is vanilla, content wise.
The setup folder contains, for example, hundreds of unused folders/files. It would take a fair amount of time to clean all this stuff by hand.

Now, I'd like to know if there's a tool that would actually clean all the useless files/folders that have been created when I added mods, by checking the files included in the "content" folder from the main AC install. Say, it would detect cars and tracks after launching acs.exe and would delete all the useless files/folders created in the past.

I know it doesn't hurt performance but I would just like to clean a bit.

If there's no such tool and if you even have advices, I'm all ears.

Sorry if that'a hard to follow post as my english is not that friendly with people. Thank you.

 

There is one called Delete and Reinstall.

Not being cocky, I went through the same process many moons ago. It would be a lot easier to delete the lot and get a nice vanilla install. If you still do not want to do that then delete what does not look right and do a Steam verification after you have finished. You could for instance delete the entire track folder and let Steam reinstall just that folder. Good luck.

 

Doesnt every mod share one thing and that is that they (except apps) are supposed to go into "Content"? You can delete content and just verify integrity to download it all again.

 

My "Documents" folder backup was going a bit slow. It was because there are more than 3000 files in this folder:-

C:...\Documents\Assetto Corsa\launcherdata

Can these files be deleted ?

 

Depends on what files Stefan, you could lose settings, replays, best times, screenshots etc etc.

 

I mean just the "launcherdata" folder. It's got over 3000 of these "f files" in it:-

 

Move/compress them and see. Report back.

 

Is there a mod manager for AC? Something that could keep track of which mods are copied in and which aren't and can add/remove them without having to go digging around the content folders.

 

Use a search engine and type 'Assetto Corsa Mod Manager', you will be surprised to see the result.

 

I deleted the "launcherdata" folder. The only effect it had was to reset your "favourite" combos in the launcher start screen, so no problem really.

It's got 18 "f_" files in it now instead of the 3600 it had before. I guess over time it will build up again.

The devs probably should put in a clean up routine for this part of the launcher.