Thanks for replying. When I opened the game with the original EA folder on my desktop, the only option I had to play a game was to start a new one. I made a quick random sim and when I went to put it into a neighborhood, all my neighborhoods were in the original condition. All my data was not there (figured the saves from myn0d EA f0der needed to be moved back in. you suggested I move one save at a time back into the game, but there are tons! I've had 4 active neighborhoods, with 8-10 families in them. A lot of time put into all of them.
OK, after moving a few saves in batches and checking the gameplay, what I decided to do was to go into Time Machine and restore the Saves folder from the day before the crash, before the whole issue started. My game is back to normal-all my neighborhoods and families intact. The only thing I wound up losing was yesterday's progress. No biggie compared to losing all my data. The game opens normally. I have saved and exited several times and everything is alright. Phew! Thank you for your help!
