"puzzlezaddict;c-17894787" wrote:
If you want to test, try starting a new save with your current setup. If it doesn't work, then the issue is likely that your user folder is on the external, or perhaps something about the way you set things up. If it does work, and loading times are good enough for you, then you can leave the files where they are and troubleshoot the save itself.
By the way, I'd never store my game or my user files on an HDD, just because of the load times. And I'm not sure you need to keep your saves on the external anyway. Error 12 doesn't have anything to do with storage, so unless you wanted to offload data for other reasons, moving the user folder was unnecessary. If you do want to free up some storage on your internal drive, you can always transfer your backup saves and other data like screenshots.
I actually retried to play the save that gave me the error right after making my previous post, and it ended up loading through. I'm not sure if my Surface just needed to rest overnight or whatever, but I'm glad at least I can still play. It
is quite slow, though. And considering your explanation, I guess it makes sense.
The whole reason I transferred my game over to the external hard drive was indeed to free up storage. I still don't regret that decision, because TS3 and other games I had on here were taking up a LOT of space. I'm pretty sure it was like, 13GB for both TS3 and TS4. Which is crazy when you only have 118GB. Anyway, I'd totally be okay with transferring it all back to the internal drive, however I know it's just going to go back to taking up a lot of storage. I can't have that, especially since the main thing I use the Surface for is schoolwork and art.
The strangest part about all of this is that the original save that gave me the error hadn't even gotten past the first sim week. I have saves where it's generations deep, and like I said before this has never happened to me. Perhaps it was just the icing on the cake for my RAM? Or is it more likely that it actually got corrupted? If so, how can I prevent that in the future?
Thanks so much for your speedy input!! :)
