Plugins + Scripts VAR Manager

Are you a .var hoarder? Does VAM take several seconds to load any menu because you have 4000 .vars? Well do I have the solution for you!
VAR Manager allows you to quickly backup files that you don't want/need at the moment, making VAM much snappier to navigate.

Built with .NET 7.0, You need the .NET 7.0 Desktop Runtime
You can grab it here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0
Direct link to 64-bit: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/...u/runtime-desktop-7.0.2-windows-x64-installer

This is open source, link to github repository: https://github.com/bill-prime/VAMvarmanager
I build free stuff for VAM Community, if feel like buying me a coffee here you go: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/billprime

SCREENSHOT

WHAT DOES THIS DO?

• Moves your .var files between active VAM Addonpackages folder and a specified backup location.
• Has various functions to move specific files including:
  • Move Old Versions of vars (Unreferenced)
    • Moves old versions of vars that are not needed, keeping only the latest version in the AddonPackages folder.
    • Moves these files to a new folder in the VAM root folder called _oldvars
  • Move All Unreferenced .vars
    • Scans files for dependencies, does not move any files that are referenced in any .var
  • Move All Unreferenced .vars of Specific Types
    • Same as above, with additional filter to only move .vars containing specific type(s) of content
  • Move All .vars of Specific Types
    • Same as above, but without check for dependencies
  • Restore Needed .vars
    • Restore .vars from backup location that are referenced in VAM dependencies
  • Restore Specific .vars
    • Restore all .vars containing content of the specified type(s)
  • Restore All .vars
• Filters available (default on) to EXCLUDE moving .vars from specified creators or folders within the AddonPackages folder.
• Configuration of folders/filters is saved automatically for re-use when re-opening the app.
• Takes a few seconds to do operations depending on how many .vars you have, though still faster than VAM loading up.
• Ability to save/restore var configurations to quickly move hundreds of vars
• Function to disable preloadMorphs on all packages.
• Skip Favorites to skip backing up any vars with Favorites set
• Date Filter to only backup older vars.
• Undo: Saves last config before each operation, quickly undo changes with Undo button.
• DOES NOT modify/extract .var files in any way.

USE CASES

• I want to create a new look but don't want VAM to be slow while I am navigating skins/textures/morphs.
  • Option 1: Backup all unreferenced .vars
  • Option 2: Backup all .vars containing scenes, restore all .vars containing Skins/Textures/Morphs/Plugins etc.
• I want to build some clothing presets but I don't want VAM to be slow.
  • Step 1: Backup Unreferenced .vars
  • Step 2: Restore all Clothing-type .vars
• I want to try out an amazing new scene from SlamT but I don't want VAM to be slow.
  • Backup all unreferenced .vars with exception of creator = SlamT
• I grabbed some new .vars from the HUB/wherever but now I have some reference errors.
  • Step 1: Restore All Referenced vars from backup location (to check if you already have them).
  • Step 2: Use VAM to download additional missing vars.
• I want to keep my current var config but want to temporarily restore all clothing!
  • Step 1: Save var Config file (which can be later restored).
  • Step 2: Restore all clothing.
• I have 23 copies of Eye Reflections (REN)!
  • Use Duplicate Item Resolver to hide the duplicates

DUPLICATE ITEM RESOLVER

• Function is to automatically hide all duplicate items (clothing/hair) in your VAM configuration, leaving only 1 "master" item active.
• Creates the .hide file in your AddonPackagesFilePrefs folder
• Writes a log of actions to a text file when completed
• DOES NOT modify/extract .var files in any way.

Morph Preset Maker

• Quickly create and save Morph Presets from one or more selected vars
• Lists all vars with morphs and shows the number of morphs in each var
• Filter to show only vars with default preload morphs on the package
• Filter to sort vars by number of morphs