Saving in Sims Bin

Do you mean you can't install things you've downloaded from the Store/Exchange or you can't save houses/sims ingame that you made ?

I can't download from the exchange and I can't save houses that I build and sims that I create in the copy file or bin. (In the game).  Note took WA off, but then I reinstalled my games I have all the Expansion Packs.  Does not having WA installed have anything to do with this?

I took WA off because of the code 12 issue. I would appreciate any help that you can give.

Thanks

No, it doesn't matter if you have WA installed. You won't be able to use any savegames that were saved with WA but other than that, that has no influence.

When you save the sim/house to the bin, do you get a message that it's exported and does it show in the bin before you close the game ?

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Exchange issue: Does it not download or not install ?

When I download from the Exchange it does not seem to install at all.  The saved lots or sims in the bin looks like it is in there when I save the game but then when I go back into my game nothing is there.The only thing that is in the bin is what came with the game. I still have my lots, but nothing I put in the copy bin is there.

That's weird.

The files for the bin should be saved into a folder called documents\electronicarts\thesims3\library. Do you have that folder and does it have any files in there ? Also are you sure you're saving them to the bin and not exporting them (in which case they would be in the exports folder

Exchange: Are you using save file or add to game ?

Well I have checked that folder and it is there, but nothing is in there.  In fact I don't ever remember there ever being anytjhing in there and I never knew what it was for. Yes I don't know if I made myself clear but yes after I make a house or sim I always copy them and place them in that folder. So in case something should go wrong with my game at least they would still be in there after the first save.

Not sure if I understand what you mean about the exchange.

Well if the files don't get saved to the library folder (or savedSims folder for Sims) it seems to me that something is preventing the game from writing there.

Can you manually move a file into the library folder ? 

You could try if starting the game as administrator makes a difference.

If that folder can't be written to, then the exchange stuff has probably the same issue.

When you download from the exchange you have the option to add the stuff to your game (big button) or save the file (small link). Just wondering which option you are using.

I don't know how to start the game as an administator. How do you move a file into the library folder? What files are you referring to?   I just click on add to game when I download from the exchange. It always worked before.

What could be preventing me from saving my lots and sims to the bin?

Is it my computer maybe I have a viruis?

Try right clicking on the icon of the launcher and choose run as administrator

Forget the rest, let's try something else.

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1. Close the game and launcher
2. Rename the whole user folder thesims3 to thesims3_old (all your savegames and everything is safe if you just rename, so no worries).
3. Start the launcher/game (preferebly as admin as described above)
4. Start a game and build something really simple (like 4 walls)
5. Try to export/save to the bin

Report back if it works.

I tried to run as administrator but my computer won't let me.