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lcinsightsie
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9 days ago
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Import Family or House Lot in WRONG Directory (4th Feb Patch) Sims 1 Legacy BUG

Hi there, I want to report this issue I believe others have had, but with more information. This is tested with The Sims 1 Legacy Collection with the 4th of February 2025 Patch "Executable version: ...
  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    9 hours ago

    Hi all,

    This issue was resolved in today's patch:

    • Importing Sims or Households was looking in the wrong path. Sims and households to be imported can now be placed in “C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games\Electronic Arts\The Sims 25\UserData\Import”

     

    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread so we can investigate into this further. 

    Thank you! 

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
9 days ago

lcinsightsie  I would suggest a couple of screenshots less for the report itself and more for the sake of other users who might be wondering about this.  Maybe one each of where and where not to put the files?  It's up to you, but I imagine that would head off some questions from people who aren't familiar with the file structures involved.

This doesn't appear to be the same as what you're reporting, but I'll link it for reference:

The Sims Import Folder | EA Forums - 11852495

  • lcinsightsie's avatar
    lcinsightsie
    Rising Scout
    8 days ago

    No, that isn't the same issue I'm having but my bet is their linked due to different levels of Windows authentication requirements between the User Folder / Saved Games and the C ProgramFiles Install Directory which is why this is a Bug that needs fixing. This is a half baked, poor design implementation. 

    See screenshots attached to illustrate the issue, and poor workaround. This should be fixed in a future update, as this is the intended design for Simmers to share families and lots. That is why you are seeing other posts on the forum discussing the "Randy" or "Luna" bug as they are downloading Save Games in other languages that are causing glitches. Until this is fixed and there's a reliable method of sharing Families and Lots between players, this will all persist.

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