In The Sims 2, your saved game data is always located in the C:\Users\\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 folder (This folder is C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 in Windows XP). Right click on all of the selected folders, go to "Send To.", and then "Compressed (zipped) folder".Ī ZIP file will be created in that directory. Zip them in a ZIP file Need help with ZIP files? See Archive file formats. Go into that folder and right-click anywhere inside of it, then select "Paste". You can also choose to back up to a portable flash drive or a cloud storage service, such as Google Drive. Now create a folder somewhere on your computer where you would like to store your backed up files in (We recommend being organized here!). Right click on all of the selected folders and click "Copy". (If you do not have the checkboxes on your computer, Ctrl-click on the folders to select them.) Select your Downloads folder and any UserData folders you have. There are two different methods you can use to back up these folders. If you don't have any custom content in your game, you do not need to worry about this folder. Downloads: This folder contains your custom content.The numbers correspond to the neighborhood number you see in-game ( UserData is Neighborhood 1, UserData2 is Neighborhood 2, etc.). UserData3) these are the additional neighborhoods that ship with your game. If you have any expansion packs, you will also see folders that have UserData in them followed by a number (e.g. If you are playing the base game, there will only be one UserData folder. UserData: This folder contains your neighborhood, along with any lots and Sims you have in it.The two folders you probably want to back up are: Most of the folders you see here do not contain your saved game data, but the core game files. In the image below, the game was saved in a non-default location. If you are using a 64-bit computer, this directory will be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxis\The Sims. Chances are you're only interested in backing up your saved games and your custom content, since all of the core game files are replaced when you reinstall the game.Īssuming you saved the game in the default location, this will be located in C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims. In The Sims, your saved game data is located in the same directory as all of the core game files. If you backed up using the traditional method If you backed up your entire "The Sims 2" folder If you backed up by zipping them in a ZIP file If you backed up by copying files to another folder
Backing up using Windows/File Explorer (traditional method)
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