go to the documents folder look for ea folder open that the next folder is thesims 3 open that then the files should be as follows
content patch
currentgame.sims3
custommusic
dcbackup
dccache
downloads
exports
iga cache
installed worlds
libary
recorded videos
saves <------------------this is the one you want to find open that
screenshots plus a few more
(if you have a save folder witin a save folder the game does not know what to look for )
go to your portable back up find the saves folder open it for example if one of your save game is called SSV1.sims3 copy that and paste it into the other open save folder IF on the other hand if your save game just has SSV1.backup then you will need to rename to SSV1.sims3 and place that in the open save folder once that is done close all the folders
and if you do not have all your EP installed when the save game launches to play you may get a message missing objects-replaced that just means the game can't find the missing ep item and replaces them with base game items the same with any clothing or hair from other ep's so if asim had hair from late night but it's not reninstalled it will give the sim hair from what you do have installed
I tried to do what you instructed and the program does not acknowledge the older game. In fact, I started a new game last night called "Sunset Valley 2" and there is no record of that game in the "Save" folder either. It's like this particular folder is not relevant to the installation, the program is going somewhere else to save and withdraw saved games. Our Electronic Arts folder, btw, is in the Program Files (x86) folder. Is there another folder the game would install in?
that is a possiabilty check the documents folder ?
Yes, that's where it is! I found a Sims3/Saves folder in "Documents" and it had the newest game I started - Sunset Valley2, including a back up! So, should I add to this folder my old Sunset Valley file from my portable drive? What I see in the Documents Library, though, are two files that have the same type of name as the folder names under "Saves" -- Sunset Valley2.sims3 and Sunset Valley2.sims3.backup. These are files, though, not folders that contain files, as is the case with the Saves folder. Anyway, I tried copying the folder into that Documents/Saves folder and it did not pull up my older game as an option to run. Any help at this point would be appreciated.
