can't find my sims

by Guest Thu 18 Jul 2013, 03:29

Hi :newfag:
first of all thank you for your hard work, you guys are amazing
before i installed island paradise, i packed my family with the house they were living in (so now i have them as a .sims3pack as a lot), anyway, i accidentally deleted my save files, so i installed the family again via the launcher (and it succeed) but i can't find them, not as a lot

not as a pre-made sims

and not in the 'move a family' at the beginning of the game, any idea how i can solve this?!!

Help

by Guest Thu 18 Jul 2013, 10:39

So your household appears in the Launcher?
And what does it say there?

by Guest Thu 18 Jul 2013, 12:55

the type is a lot and in the status column nothing is there until i install it and then it says installed (not sure if this is what you are really asking for)

if i closed the launcher and then opened it, it disappears from the installed content list, and when i install it again, it doesn't tell me that it's already installed

by **The_gh0stm4n** Fri 19 Jul 2013, 05:39

Napoly wrote:the type is a lot and in the status column nothing is there until i install it and then it says installed (not sure if this is what you are really asking for)

if i closed the launcher and then opened it, it disappears from the installed content list, and when i install it again, it doesn't tell me that it's already installed

Hello,

Go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 and delete the following stuff:

-CASPartCache.package
-compositorCache.package
-scriptCache.package
-simCompositorCache.package
-socialCache.package
-plus the contents of the folders "WorldCaches" & "Thumbnails"

After that, try re-installing that ".sims3pack".

If this doesn't help, go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves. If you're lucky, you will see a folder with the name:
(Name of your savegame).sims3.backup. If there is really such a folder, just remove the ".backup" ending in the folder name; so that it looks like this in the end: (Name of your savegame).sims3. This should bring back your old save.

by **J.T.** Fri 19 Jul 2013, 07:46

Hello,

Can you tell us how you packed the lots and sims into a sims3pack? It seems to me that you've done something wrong during packing.

by Guest Fri 19 Jul 2013, 10:39

Carlos G. wrote:
Napoly wrote:the type is a lot and in the status column nothing is there until i install it and then it says installed (not sure if this is what you are really asking for)

if i closed the launcher and then opened it, it disappears from the installed content list, and when i install it again, it doesn't tell me that it's already installed

Hello,

Go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 and delete the following stuff:

-CASPartCache.package
-compositorCache.package
-scriptCache.package
-simCompositorCache.package
-socialCache.package
-plus the contents of the folders "WorldCaches" & "Thumbnails"

After that, try re-installing that ".sims3pack".

If this doesn't help, go to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves. If you're lucky, you will see a folder with the name:
(Name of your savegame).sims3.backup. If there is really such a folder, just remove the ".backup" ending in the folder name; so that it looks like this in the end: (Name of your savegame).sims3. This should bring back your old save.

the first one didn't work can't find my sims Icon_sad

and i am not lucky can't find my sims Kopfschuettel

//EDIT

cat2006house wrote:Hello,

Can you tell us how you packed the lots and sims into a sims3pack? It seems to me that you've done something wrong during packing.

Hi
in edit town, i choose my household and pressed 'share' then i selected household + house

by Guest Fri 19 Jul 2013, 11:07

Did you see the animation then? it should "move" to the bottom tray...

by Guest Fri 19 Jul 2013, 12:16

Shamrock wrote:Did you see the animation then? it should "move" to the bottom tray...

i am not sure i understand what you mean, but if you are saying that after installing it it should show up under the installed content in the launcher then yes it does, other than that i am afraid i don't get it Shocked

by Guest Fri 19 Jul 2013, 12:52

Like this:
can't find my sims 1

When you press the fourth button, it should "disappear" into the bottom tray, and appear there...

by **The_gh0stm4n** Fri 19 Jul 2013, 15:51

Napoly wrote:the first one didn't work and i am not lucky

For the future, you should only use the save option "Save". This means you should ignore "Save as..." and "Save and quit".

If you use the option "Save", it will create a ".backup" copy of your savefile, whereas if you use the other save options, nothing will be created. And after that, just quit the game. You will get a prompt asking "if you want to save". Just click on "quit" again - and that's it.

More generally, try to back up your savefiles regularly (depending on how often you play The Sims 3). Back them up to safe place like an external hard-drive.

by Guest Sat 20 Jul 2013, 03:17

Shamrock wrote:Like this:

When you press the fourth button, it should "disappear" into the bottom tray, and appear there...

i did press the fourth button and the fifth and it did appear in the bottom tray, but after that i formatted my laptop and i moved some folders including the one containing my family as a .sims3pack, the save files got deleted while i was trying to stop the crashing after island paradise, so my main problem now is that after i install it, it uninstall itself Crying or Very sad

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