can't transfer sims 2 files to new computer
Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me. My laptop crashed which had all my sims 2 files on it. I was able to extract the files from the hard drive of my old laptop (they are on a US...
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@KITKAT-AND-DJ , when you transfer game files, you need to transfer the contents of the files not the actual files themselves. The game does not recognize the transferred files when added to the Sims 2 file on your new computer.
Once you find your original saves, simply move the current Sims 2 file (found Documents > EA Games > Sims 2) to your Desktop, start up the game allowing for a new file to regenerate and play for about an hour to make sure the game is running. You can either save or leave. There are a coupe of files you can transfer directly from your original folder to your new Sims 2 folder. These are Downloads, Teleport (I think) and Thumbnails. You will not see folders with these names in your new Sims 2 folder.
@Tremayne4260 Thank you for your response.
Just to be sure, are you saying that I will need to play the game first then transfer only my downloads, teleport and thumbnails from my old sims 2 files.
Just to be sure, are you saying that I will need to play the game first then transfer only my downloads, teleport and thumbnails from my old sims 2 files.
@KITKAT-AND-DJ , yes. You will need to play the game for a new Sims 2 folder to regenerate before transferring the contents of your saved game files. Your saved games are saved by neighborhoods, so you'll need to open the Neighborhoods folder (from your original saved games), find the proper folder for the proper Neighborhood (N001 is Pleasantview, N002 is Strangerville, and N003 is Veronaville). I can only remember the names for the original game folders off the top of my head. 🙂 Open the corresponding folder in your new Sims 2 folder (which should be in your Documents > EA Games folder) and copy and transfer all the contents of the original folder into the new one. There are a LOT of files to copy and transfer.
- @Tremayne4260 Thank you so much! I only ever played in veronaville (N003) so do I just transfer those files over to the new sims 2 folder that has been generated? I also still cannot find my lots, thumbnails, or story telling files in my backup for N003 only my character folder.
@KITKAT-AND-DJ , if you can go back to your old computer and re-copy your Sims 2 folder, that would be the best thing. Then you would have a full version of your saved games including your lots, thumbnails and story telling files.
Then you can open up your new copy of N003 and copy over all the contents to your new folder.
