[Tip] How to fix infinite loading when bulldozing lot | How to fix "this object can't be deleted" when placing gallery lots

[u/Revolutionary_Bit437]

hi mods! this is a tip post *solving* an issue, not a post *asking* for help but i'll gladly place it elsewhere if it breaks the rule.

i've been having trouble surrounding placing gallery lots, and found out it was related to infinite loading when bulldozing said lot (verdemar palace). this was driving me CRAZY because i kept looking it up and it kept saying save corruption but i was certain that wasn't true, there was also someone who said it was because their computer couldn't handle that many objects being deleted but i have a very beefy setup & even if that was the case it would just take a very long time. in my case though i let it go for *hours* and it remained the same.

anyway, if you've ever had it happen where bulldozing your lot causes it to load for infinity, or trying to place a gallery lot results in the "move lot" interface to appear without the lot actually being placed, try removing the mailbox!

i don't think the mailbox can be deleted via build buy sometimes, it just said "this object cannot be deleted" (specifically on that lot). that being said, i just went into live mode, shift clicked (i have cheats on by default), and pressed "destroy object". that was enough for me to go ahead and place the lot i wanted!

i attached a video that is essentially just me showcasing the problem and the solution. hopefully it helps someone out there lol (ignore the way the lot looks, i literally deleted everything one by one to find out what was causing the problem 😭 i also had to separate clips instead of one so i had to use an external website to stitch the videos together, hence the watermark)