Re: can't transfer sims 2 files to new computer

@mate54Thank you for your response.

Unfortunately I cannot locate my lot folder on my backed up USB files. I only ever played in N003 but this folder only contains characters and other files, but the folders 'lots, thumbnails, and story telling' is not there. (N002 and N001 all have the lot folders but I never played these)I do not know why they are not on n003.

Therefore, when I copy the files from my USB to my computer and play veronaville (N003) it loads with no lots or any of my preexisting sims or households. My sim bin does not have my sims, however, in my house bin I still have my self made lots etc.

Is there any way I can find my n003 lots as I'm guessing that is why i have none of my lots or families?

Thank you 🙂

@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. 

@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. 

@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.