I'm afraid I'm not quite literate enough with the file end of the game (SimPE and such) to do that, unless it's actually way easier than it sounds and the directors cut items don't have to be related (So say a big package of 20 hairs that are my absolute favorites I would never delete but are completely different genders/creators/etc. That would be awesome) I only kinda-sorta understand what texture referencing is/does.The hint about a ton of small files is really helpful though! It would never have occurred to me that it wasn't the big ones slowing it down. I can now return to the continued adventures of "How many colors do I REALLY need of this shirt?" knowing it's actually useful. Fortunately I don't use hiders, just default replace like everything. Are there even three thousand things that can be hidden? o.O

Thank you so much to the link for Moonlight Dragon! I wish I didn't have to wait for them to manually activate my account first, I've been wanting non-default baby stuff forever. All the gender-neutral colors of modern baby clothes I like the meshes for are yucky yellows and gruesome greens.