How do I move my Sims 3 saves?

How do I move my Sims 3 saves?

Navigate to your saves on the first computer – in Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves. Copy the required save onto your USB device. Plug USB into second computer and copy save file into Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Saves.

How do I change my Sims save location?

Click the Home tab on the Ribbon. In the Open section, click Properties. In the Folder Properties window, click the Location tab. Click Move.

How do I move Sims 3 to another drive?

Open your Origin library, right-click on The Sims 3 tile and select Move Game. Then you can pick the new location. As for your saves, they shouldn’t be affected, but it never hurts to have a backup.

Where are Sims 3 saves located?

In The Sims 3, your saved game data is always located in the C:\Users\\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder (This folder is C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 in Windows XP).

Can I play my Sims 3 on a different computer?

You can both use the same disk to install the game, BUT each computer will need its own serial number. In fact, you don’t even need a disk anymore, only a serial number to feed into the Origin desktop app.

Can you save Sims 3 on a USB?

You could just put it on the desktop, somewhere in Documents, anywhere you like, but I recommend placing it somewhere other than your hard drive. Either an external hard disk, USB flash drive or even burn it to a CD or DVD.

How do you change a save file?

To set the default Save file format

1. Click Tools > Settings.
2. In the Settings dialog box, click the Files icon.
3. In the Files Settings dialog box, click the Document tab.
4. Choose a file format from the “Default save file format” list box.
5. Click OK.

How do I move my Sims to D drive?

Re: Moving Sims 4 From C Drive to D Drive Create a new folder on D, name it whatever you want, and move all the files inside D:\Documents to that new folder. Then repeat the steps to redirect Documents to D. Once Documents has moved, you can sort through the other files and folders.

Can you move Sims to an external hard drive?

Re: transfer sims 4 to hard drive, tips? @cosmoblivion Yes, you can install Sims 4 on the external hard drive just as you described. You may also be able to simply instruct Origin to move the game files to the external: right-click on the Sims 4 icon, select Move Game, and pick the folder you want to use.

Where are my origin save files?

Go to your Game Library in Origin. Right-click on your game. Click Game Properties. Click Cloud Saves.

How do you uninstall Sims 3 but keep saved games?

Delete the /Users/”User”/Library/Preferences/The Sims 3 Preferences folder. Delete the /Users/”User”/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 folder only if you are uninstalling the base game. Note: This file can be saved as a backup to retain save games. Just rename it and you’re good to go.

Where do I put Sims 3 game saves?

IMPORTANT: $USER$ and G:\\Sims3 Game Saves is a Windows username placeholder and suggested drive letter\\folder used to demonstrate. Replace with the actual Windows username assigned to the Documents folder, and the drive and folder location you moved your Sims 3 folder and content before running the command.

Where is the default location for game data in Sims 3?

The default location for game data in The Sims 3 is Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3. Because of some online backup service I am using, I need to minimize the size of my “Documents” folder. Of course The Sims uses way too much space.

How do I move The Sims 3 folder to another drive?

First move the entire The Sims 3 folder to where you want. For example in D:\\Sims3. Do not leave a The Sims 3 folder behind, if it is there the next step will fail. Next open a command console with admin rights (UAC): 1.

How do I switch from Sims 3 to Sims 4?

To create a junction for Sims 4, simply change 3 to 4 in the command prompt as seen in the screenshot below. If you have lots of custom content loaded into Sims 3 as I do, you will notice that game performance will still degrade – even after having moved the entire saved games folder to a new drive.