Once you've finished making the sim, click the three dots next to its picture in the bottom of the window.

It doesn't have to be anything special - just any old sim.

To find out if this is the cause of your problems, we're going to make a new sim and save it to the bin. Sometimes, Sims 3 does strange things to the SavedSims folder, which stops the game seeing the folder. If you still can't find your sims, read on. If you've found your sims but they're showing up strangely, or they have black skin, read Game Help:Downloaded Sims Have Black Skin. Then check each age and gender section for your downloaded sims. To avoid this problem, click the CC star icon in the top corner of the sim bin, to show only custom or downloaded sims. It's also easy to not notice a custom sim in amongst all the EA sims. Click the Sim Bin button:Ĭreators don't always make it clear whether a sim is, for example, an adult or a young adult, so it can be very easy to not notice a sim you have installed. Remember that downloaded sims don't show up in the family bin, in Edit Town! To get to your downloaded sims, go into Create-A-Sim. sim files is looking in the wrong part of the sim bin, or the wrong part of the game altogether. Your sims should now work!Īnother common cause of problems with. If the folder is named incorrectly, right-click it and choose Rename. If the folder is named savedsims, SavedSim, savedsim, SaveSims, or anything else, it won't work! Also make sure that you see all of these other files and folders, in the same place as the SavedSims folder: Make sure that your SavedSims folder is named exactly that: SavedSims. Go up one folder, to the main The Sims 3 folder. If the address bar says anything different, including if it says this. The Documents part is particularly important! Make sure that the address box, at the top of the window, looks exactly like this: You need to re-read Game Help:TS3 CC Basics!Ĭheck that your SavedSims folder is in the right place, and is named correctly. The most common cause of custom content not showing up is its being installed incorrectly.

1.2.6.1 Game-generated SavedSims Folder.

Sims 3 save file location