Backup the folder called Sunset Valley.sims3 to a safe location. If you can’t or don’t want to follow this method, please skip to the next one.)Įnter your Sims 3 Saves folder ( (My) DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe sims 3Saves). (This file isn’t always created, and if it is, will date back to when you installed World Adventures. This method uses the legacy file created when World Adventures was installed. Use the legacy file (only if you have World Adventures) If it is less than 3 MB, the game is irreversibly corruptedĢ. If it still doesn’t work after restarting, check the file size. If it doesn’t load restart your computer. backup part) Now try loading your save game. Then rename Sunset Valley.sims.3.backup to Sunset Valley.sims3 (remove the. First move the Sunset Valley.sims3 file to a safe location. You should see two files called Sunset Valley.sims3 and Sunset. This is located at (My) DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe sims 3Saves. How old this file is depends on how often you save the game, but it is not usually older than a couple of days.įirst enter your Sims 3 Saves folder. The first thing you can do is use the backup file that the game periodically creates. At the end I also include a trick to prevent your town from being corrupted again. Throughout this guide, it is assumed that your sim lives in Sunset Valley. If you have the World Adventures expansion pack installed, use methods 2 or 3.
Here are three methods of recovering a corrupt town on The Sims 3.
