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10 years ago

Re: Reset Sims2 Ultimate Collection?

@FriendlyBlueBird Hi, this should be possible, yes. The game's save data is kept on another file away from the install, so reinstalling the game won't really affect it. 


You should be able to go to My Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection and just delete the neighbourhoods, then start the game up and make a fresh one.

Thanks for the post, hopefully this helps to get things moving in the right direction. 

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  • I did this and now my neighborhoods are gone? Can someone help?

  • I dont have the starter neighborhoods now i think i did something wrong. Please help! :-)

  • sburke229's avatar
    sburke229
    7 years ago

    if the game is on Origin, go into your game library, right click and select repair.Good luck

  • sburke229's avatar
    sburke229
    7 years ago

    Okay I FINALLY figured it out! Double click on Document, EA Games, Sims 2 Ultimate collection, Neighborhoods. Keep that window open. Now go into program files, origin games, sims 4, sims 2 ultimate collection, double deluxe, base, tsdata, res, userdata, Neighborhoods. copy and paste into proper location. 

  • so do you mean copy the neighborhood files from program files to the other one on documents? or the opposite

  • Tremayne4260's avatar
    Tremayne4260
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @Fruity_girl , actually what you need to do is to move the Sims 2 file from Documents > EA Games > Sims 2 to either your Desktop or to the trash. Personally, I would move it to the Desktop. Do not copy this file or create a shortcut. Move it out. Next start up your game. Sims 2 will generate a new copy of this file. Please note that this will start a totally vanilla version of the game without your previous saves, CC or mods present in the game. 

    Please let me know if this solves your issue.

  • Tremayne4260's avatar
    Tremayne4260
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @rhianwilkins3 , the folder is called "EA Games". The folder called Electronic Arts only houses your Sims 3 & 4 data. Check your Documents folder one more time please.

  • Aliyasimmer's avatar
    Aliyasimmer
    6 years ago

    Thanks so much, i have sims 2 ultimate collection lately and I'm so confused i can't find any saved files like the sims 3 had.🙌

  • SeroTonin447's avatar
    SeroTonin447
    5 years ago

    @rhianwilkins3 wrote:
    @EA_DavidMy electronic arts folder only has the sims 4, my sims 2 super collection is not there

    I know you said this a while ago but in case you’re still trying to figure it out, or for future users, there’s 2 files which are similar. There’s the “Electronic Arts” file which contains The Sims 4 & The Sims 3. Then there’s another one just above it called “EA Games” where you should be able to find The Sims 2 🙂

  • Tremayne4260's avatar
    Tremayne4260
    Hero
    5 years ago

    To anyone else who wants to reset Sims 2 (disk version, Sims 2 Ultimate Collection) to a vanilla state (which means no saved games, CC or Mods present), here are instructions on how to do so. First locate your Sims 2 folder which is found Documents > EA Games > Sims 2. For some of you, you will see two folders. One will be "EA Games" the second one "Electronic Arts". The "Electronic Arts" folder houses similar folders, but is only used for the following games: Sims 3, Sims 4 and Sims Medieval. "EA Games" houses the Sims 2 folder. Move the Sims 2 folder to your Desktop for safe keeping. Do not copy and paste or create a shortcut, actually move the folder to your Desktop. If you have successfully played Sims 2 previously and are encountering problems recently, this is a good way to troubleshoot and reset your game without losing progress. Your saved games, CC and Mods will be safe on your Desktop. Next, start up the game to allow for a new Sims 2 folder to generate. Start up a new game and play for about an hour to make sure the game is running ok and you are not encountering the errors you may have previously seen. You can either save the game or simply quit. At this point, you can transfer back your CC, mods and saved games back into the new folder that the game just created. 

    For Aspyr's version of Sims 2 Super Collection (for the Mac OS), your location of the Sims 2 folder is in a different place. Make sure your header at the top is on Finder and locate the "Go" tab at the top. Press the Option key to show the hidden folder "Library" which is where your Sims 2 folder is. Scroll through the folders until you find "com.aspyr.sims2.appstore", open that up and open the Data folder. Under that file, open the Library folder and open the Application Support folder. In that folder, you will find one more folder named simply "Aspyr" and that is where the Sims 2 folder is located. Follow the steps above and move that folder to your Desktop and continue with the steps listed above. 

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