SimSweep v2.20.7 - Fixing the crash and the mess since v2.20.4
A couple of things broke recently so here's what happened and how to fix it.
The v2.20.4 update caused corrupted local data for a lot of users. The Browse page would show 0 files even though the category tabs had the right counts. I pushed a few hotfixes trying to solve it but none of them actually worked. The only thing that fixes it is manually clearing SimSweep's cached data and reinstalling. Steps are below.
On top of that, today the app started showing a red crash screen on startup for everyone. Separate issue. SimSweep uses a cloud service for announcements and community mod reports, and that service hit its usage limit and shut off. The app was treating this as a fatal crash instead of just skipping those features and loading normally. This update fixes that so the backend can never take down the app again.
If your app is crashing or Browse isn't working:
Windows:
Hit your Windows key, type %appdata%, hit enter
Go back one folder to AppData, then open Local
Find the SimSweep folder and delete it
Reinstall from simsweep.com/download
Mac:
Open Finder, click Go in the menu bar, then hold Option and click Library
Open Application Support
Find the SimSweep folder and delete it
Reinstall from simsweep.com/download
This only deletes SimSweep's internal data. Your mods are completely untouched.
Sorry about the rough couple of days, I'll be more careful with testing before pushing updates.
Comments (2)
No worries or rush, but just thought you might want to know that on simsweep.com, you appear to be missing the link to the windows installer. On simsweep.com/download, it links to https://github.com/basezero-projects/SimSweep/releases/tag/v2.20.8, which instead of ilnking to the download for the installer, brings you back to simsweep.com/download
Thanks for the heads up! I'll get that fixed now.
