Game Help:Game Problem-Isolating the Problem Folder
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Game Problem - Isolating the Problem Folder
If you removed your entire My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 folder, allowing the game to regenerate a new batch of default user files, and the problem went away, you likely have something wrong with one or more of your user files. It is now a matter of narrowing down which folder has the problem.
To do this, you are going to test each folder to see if it is your problem.
Put Back Original Files
Right now, your original user files are moved out of the game. We need to put them back before we can begin testing them.
Open your My Documents\EA Games\ folder. You should have two subfolders in it - The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 Backup. The Sims 2 was created when we renamed the original and just has the default files. We don't need this folder anymore, so right-click on it and choose Delete to send it to your computer's Recycle Bin.
Now you need to restore your original user data. Right-click on The Sims 2 Backup and choose rename. Rename that folder to The Sims 2 so it's back the way it was before. Make sure you spell it right, put the spaces in, and capitalize it correctly or the game won't recognize your files.
Remove Folder
Now that your original user files are back in place, we're going to remove each folder, one by one, to test whether taking it out
