see this blog here that will tell you how to hopefully find your missing saves/sims http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2011/09/error-saves-are-gone-options-are-reset.html depending on which world you were playing in just start a new game in the+new game if it was say sunset valley then the goths CyCL0nE madison van watson, gobias koffiee , the bunch family et all will be loaded up http://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2013/12/family-cant-be-selected.html
that's all i have and do hope it helps you
None of the town sims even show up on the map to choose from in any of the worlds... :c There isn't a "Choose Household" button either.
I'm attempting to fix the things that she suggested, and then I shall delete the cache files.
This is so complicated >.<
ikr been there done most of it so totally understand the frustration/upset etc ohh do you have mods too , they may be outdated ? move that folder out to the desktop
My game has been messing up SO much lately. I've been working on all the bugs in it for a week. :/ Worse things keep happening after I fix anything.
I have zero mods.
i feel for you had a couple of "those" games too the sims when directed to go home went off in a taxi in opposite directions ended up with different names to the ones they had , me face palm this game is corrupting somehow then UI went missing after several hours of starting the game switching households the UI was there switching back no UI switched back and forth exit game restart game i was finally able to save the family via edit town had to start a new game and delete the other one but i had my family back... the only thing is your save game might be corrupted
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Savegame-Corruption/m-p/968290#U968290
