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Re: Sims 3 unknown, really odd sound glitch

@ashleena123  I read your posts on the Sims forums, and I'm stumped too; I've never heard of a sound glitch that persisted in a clean folder.  I have the same questions igazor does though—are you sure you don't have a second game folder somewhere?  The easiest way to find out is to type "deviceconfig" (without quotes) into the search bar in a File Explorer window.  Each game folder will have exactly one, and the modified date (right-click and select Properties) will match the last time the game folder was used.  So you can easily figure out which one TS3 is reading.

If you find multiple folders, rename them all before launching the game again.  Something simple, like game folder 1, game folder 2, etc. will work.  The game won't be able to use a renamed folder, so it will create a new one.  You'll know it's a new folder because none of your saves will be present, and when you load a new town, you'l be in the tutorial again, with limited options for what you can do.  (It's easy to exit the tutorial: just go to Edit Town.)

If the trash compactor issue persists even in a completely clean folder, one that you're sure has no trace of your earlier data, then the only option might be to not use that compactor.  I'll ask around if there's another solution, but I can't think of anything else.

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