Saved Games in folder, but not coming up in menu

when you renamed the game files you put whateversavename .sims3  the dot must be there  and made sure to remove the .sims3backup  if the second . is still there the game main menu won't read properly and make sure that somehow the save folder is not with in a save folder  go to your electronicarts/thesims3/saves open that if you see a save folder in there that could be your issue just move that to the desktop then back to your save folder open the one on the desktop then copy and paste your games to the one in the save folder

They are .sims3. I made a new game, saved it, it showed up again when i opened the application again. I can't for the life of me find the folders for it its not in my Electronic Arts folder and I can't find another, I don't think its acknowledging any of the information in that file.  But I can't find any replacement for it. Also there is no saved folder within any of the saved folders. ie: saves, savedsims.

try revemove  the second dot saves only need the first .   for example Sunset.sims3   i have an image on photobucket how the folders should look gimme a few and i'll get a image link for  you

Thanks, but there is no secound dot. I took a screen shot but I have no clue how to get it in the text box. But its in as townname.sims3

you'll need a photbucket or image shack account (they are free )  upload your pictures to one of those then copy then copy  link here to your post saved names don't usually matter as i have some named  mytown the only thing a save will not save with is special characters like  / ? < *  but it usually gives a warning

http://s758.photobucket.com/user/Divinslide/media/288002c6-af78-45ce-b99a-b94aab0ae7a0_zps04a55638.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

ty for the image 🙂   some of your saved game files that need to be in your save game folder are in your documentsi'm taking an image of my save game folder to show you how the save game inside the folder  should be  gimme 5 or so mins

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I'm sorry I am confused as to what you want me to change currently the games I want to acess are in Documents>Electronic Arts> The Sims 3>Saves. There are two games that are currently not even showing up in this folder but are the only games I am able to acess in the game, I made them after this problem started for testing purposes. 

in your image some of the files that should be in the saved game file are outside the saved game folder in my images (which posted  in reverse order for some reason )  my saved game is band.sims3 bottom image in the top image is the files that are in that saved game , so if you open your saved game  see if the files match up you should have the files in the saved game if for example your game file that is missing if the Meta.data file or the .nhd or both is not there your game won't play and you'll need to place that file back in there

I have moved a bunch of things around nothing worked.