sim 3 save crashing while loading

@htank66  This particular save may be corrupt, but there are a couple of steps you can take to try to recover it.  First, delete the five cache files in your game folder in Documents.  These should be deleted regularly even in the absence of game issues, but while you're troubleshooting, make sure to trash them every time you quit.  For reference, they are:

CASPartCache.package

compositorCache.package

scriptCache.package

simCompositorCache.package

socialCache.package

If that alone doesn't help, move your entire TS3 game folder (not just parts, the whole thing) out of Documents and onto your desktop.  Launch the game again to spawn a clean folder; you don't have to go farther than the Main Menu.  Then copy your Saves folder from the old game folder to the new one.  (Delete your caches.)  Try to load the save now.  If you're playing in a store or custom world, make sure to install that world first, or of course your save won't load, but you don't have to worry about other cc items.  The game will find replacements, and anyway, you're not trying to save, just confirm that you can load it.

If the save works, you can transfer your other content into your new game folder from your old one.  Here's a comprehensive list of everything you'll find in there, including what to keep and what's expendable:

https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2011/01/faq-user-files.html

If the save won't load in a clean folder, you can try to use the backup instead.  Inside Saves, you'll see a folder labeled with your save name plus a .backup extension.  So if the folder for your borked save is SunsetValley.sims3, the backup will be SunsetValley.sims3.backup.  Delete the .backup extension and rename the save (i.e. SunsetValley1.sims3), and you'll be able to select it at the Main Menu.  It's probably best to try this in another clean folder.