Error Code 16, corrupted saves
Just reinstalled Sims 3 with two new packs (70s/80s/90s & World Adventure), and got Error Code 16 problems about 2 hours into playing. It has now corrupted three save files, and the files will not de...
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This problem started back in November and originally I thought it was just because I didn’t have a lot of space left on my computer. However I recently cleared out a bunch of old junk files and now have just over 40gb of free space. No matter what I do very save gives me an error 16. This is on a brand new sims 3 game, not even a full sim day has gone by. I can do save as but cannot save on that file again. When I go into saves to look at the file it seems to only save to the backup file. When I try to reopen the saved game it does not show up on the load game section. If I rename the back up save to appear as the main save and delete the empty save file I can load the game but I still can’t save it. I am at my wits end, I have no idea how else to fix this and can’t find any answers online that work.
I’ve tried the following suggestions that I’ve seen on various places online as possible solutions:
-rename backup file as new file
-stop one drive syncing files
-restart game
-creat whole new game
none of these things have worked.
I’d really appreciate if anyone had any other ideas on how to fix this. I’m not very good with technology so if any replies could be dumbed down to the most layman terms I’d really appreciate it. Thank you.
Also, in case it is relevant, my computer is a Surface Book 2 that is running windows 10 and I do not have any mods or custom content.
diamonlova You say you stopped OneDrive syncing, but is your computer's Documents directory still inside the OneDrive folder? Sims 3 uses this location if it can, and if it's still in the OneDrive folder, that would explain the continued Error 16.
You can right-click the Sims 3 folder itself and select Properties > General to see its Location. If it's still in OneDrive, confirm that the Documents directory is also there by running this command in Command Prompt (search for it in Windows):
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"
This returns the location of the Documents directory. If it's not where you want it, here's how to move it:
If Documents is NOT in OneDrive, let me know where it is and whether you'd like to move it from there.
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