Ok, so as to make sure that it is clear...
The heart & nature of this thread... is how to best trim the fat that is the nature of the beast, hereby known to all.. as SH3.
With that said... it matters NOT... what the users basis of the op sys they have... be that a ssd or a hd drive...
when all is said & done... it is to see just what, can be trimmed as unneeded & not necessary for the beast to live... point blank... aka for it to run & not flat line.
As it is, I know My strengths & limitations... that said, that is I know & am fairly confident in handling being a crash test dummy, when it comes to using a modders mod, to see if it works as intended... or if there are bugs to squash in its inner workings...
as well, in that same vein, when it comes to looking at, editing or adding to .cfg & the like files... there again, am fairly confident of My ability to work within them.
As to all other areas of said genre... forget about it... being a tad long in the tooth... have neither the time, nor the inclination.... to even begin to attempt to learn about that, deigning to instead... rely on those, who already have a grasp of those... dark arts...
(not really dark, but... you get the gist, I hope, there...
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As it is, this thread & the basis for it... is My attempt, to give back to the community, that I have gained & benefitted from, for some time... to Me, this... is a labor of love.
With all sincerity... & warmest regards,
M. M.