@pinknails122 You definitely have a Sims 3 folder inside an Electronic Arts folder: if you didn't, the game would create one the next time you opened the launcher. But you may be looking in the wrong location, specifically the iCloud version of Documents rather than the one stored on your hard drive. To make sure you're in the right place, open a Finder window, click Macintosh HD (or whatever you've renamed your hard disk) in the left panel, then choose Users > your username > Documents etc.
If you don't see Macintosh HD, click Finder in the upper left corner of your screen, choose Preferences > Sidebar, and click the box next to hard disks.
So I was able to follow the steps up to "Documents", I have no folder named that. I have "Applications" which is empty, "Downloads" which doesn't have any EA files, "Google Drive", "Movies", "Music", "Pictures", and "Public" which are either empty or don't have the EA files.
@pinknails122 Please open Applications > Utilities, launch Terminal, copy and paste the command below, and enter:
find / -type d -name "Saves" 2>/dev/null
Post the results here. You can write [username] instead of the actual username, but please leave the rest of the file path(s) intact. And let me know if the username listed is not the same as the one in your current user account.
Please give me another way because I don't want to mess with the Terminal, I've have issues with it in the past. Thank you.
I have cloud saves turned on in Origin but when I follow their instructions on how to access cloud saves, I don't see step 4 "Cloud Saves" option:
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Want to restore your last save?
If you want to restore your last local save:
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@pinknails122 Cloud saving isn't supported for Sims 3: your saves aren't stored on EA servers no matter what settings you have.
I understand you're reluctant to use Terminal, but it's the fastest way to find the files you're looking for; Spotlight may not find them at all. The components of the command I wrote are as follows:
find : intructs Terminal to find
/ : search the entire hard drive
-type d : only look for entries that are "type directory," i.e. folders
-name "Saves" : find only entries named "Saves"
2>/dev/null : send all errors to the void—Terminal can't search certain protected locations, and this prevents it from listing an error for each one
I ran this command myself before posting, as I always do (it's the easiest way to check for errors in the syntax), and it reported on my main Saves folder and two other backups I have on my hard drive. I can post the results if you like. But really, I don't know of an efficient way to figure this out without Terminal, and I don't want to just tell you to start opening random folders and looking for saves.
