Error code 16 after new windows 11 update.
I recently started having issues with my sims 3 games after installing the latest windows 11 update. Save files not saving and getting error 16 along with the save files getting straight up deleted o...
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Yes I use mods! Since you asked I did try taking out the mods folder entirely and run the game without it, (caches cleared also) but I was still having the same error!
Also I did look into the security settings to see if anything had recently been blocked, as said above and that setting for me is off completely.
I don't know if this might be helpful, so feel free to ignore it if it isn't, but when I did try to run the game on a new admin profile, It seemed to run and save fine before I updated the game to recognize my graphics card. I only tested for about 20 mins though so I can't be sure.
This whole think is super confusing, why does pausing onedrive and changing security work for some but not all? stupid 22h2
@Sabillad It really does look like there are multiple distinct causes of this error, which is part of why troubleshooting it has been so frustrating. But both OneDrive and a security setting can block access to the Sims 3 user folder, so this does make sense. And perhaps the new build of Windows handles these conflicts differently than before, like maybe it tilts in favor of whatever's doing the blocking instead of favoring the program trying to write to Documents. But that's just speculation, and the real answer could be any number of things.
