@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.
So I got a bunch of "Permission denied", some "Operation not permitted" and 4 lines regarding Sims:
1. This was like ~150 lines from the bottom:
System/Volumes/Data/Users/USERNAME/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves
2.This was the 7th to last line:
/Users/USERNAME/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves
3.This was the 3rd to last line:
/System/Volumes/Data/Users/USERNAME/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves
4. This was the 2nd to last line:
/Users/USERNAME/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves
When I tried to find lines 2/4, there was no "documents" after clicking my username folder.
@pinknails122 Are the two usernames in the Terminal output both the same as the one you use? Terminal is only supposed to output one line for each entry it finds, so if it's reporting two separate Saves folders in what appears to be the exact same file path, something is definitely strange.
it's also strange that you wouldn't see a Documents folder, and I'm not sure why it wouldn't be present. Do you have iCloud enabled, and if so, is it set to move the contents of Documents to cloud storage? What about Google Drive: do you have it set to sync Documents or any other content?
