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==I have no Downloads folder==
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==No Downloads Folder==
  
'''Explanation'''
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===Problem===
  
For a reason nobody knows, the Sims 2 install doesn't create a Downloads folder.
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For a reason nobody knows, the Sims 2 install doesn't always create a Downloads folder.
  
This is actually a very commonly asked question, and yet it has the simplest of answers: create the folder.
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===Solution===
  
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This is actually a very commonly asked question, and yet it has the simplest of answers: create the folder.
  
 
* Click the Start Menu and My Documents, which is in the top right.
 
* Click the Start Menu and My Documents, which is in the top right.
 
Double EA Games and double click The Sims 2 which will take you here:
 
Double EA Games and double click The Sims 2 which will take you here:
 
  
 
[[Image:Nodlfolder01.png|center]]
 
[[Image:Nodlfolder01.png|center]]
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* Click on File then New and Folder:
 
* Click on File then New and Folder:
 
  
 
[[Image:Nodlfolder02.png|center]]
 
[[Image:Nodlfolder02.png|center]]
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* The folder should be highlighted ready to rename. Type in '''Downloads'''
 
* The folder should be highlighted ready to rename. Type in '''Downloads'''
If the folder isn't highlighted, click it, then click File.. Rename and type in '''Downloads'''
 
  
* The final path will be:
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* If the folder isn't highlighted, click it, then click File.. Rename and type in '''Downloads'''
My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
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* The final path will be: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
  
 
* Note the capital D and the plural s on the end.
 
* Note the capital D and the plural s on the end.
  
* All done.
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All done.
  
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==Contributor Credits==
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Thanks go to daysies for the original article.
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==Related Links==
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* [[Game Help:Installing Custom Content]]
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* [[Game Help:GCCTSU|Game Help:Getting Custom Content to Show Up]]
 
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[edit] No Downloads Folder

[edit] Problem

For a reason nobody knows, the Sims 2 install doesn't always create a Downloads folder.

[edit] Solution

This is actually a very commonly asked question, and yet it has the simplest of answers: create the folder.

  • Click the Start Menu and My Documents, which is in the top right.

Double EA Games and double click The Sims 2 which will take you here:

Nodlfolder01.png


  • Click on File then New and Folder:
Nodlfolder02.png


  • The folder should be highlighted ready to rename. Type in Downloads
  • If the folder isn't highlighted, click it, then click File.. Rename and type in Downloads
  • The final path will be: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
  • Note the capital D and the plural s on the end.

All done.


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[edit] Contributor Credits

Thanks go to daysies for the original article.

[edit] Related Links

Sims 2 Game Help Categories:

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