Author Topic: New computer! Will I lose my game?  (Read 7186 times)

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
New computer! Will I lose my game?
« on: March 30, 2014, 03:59:36 PM »
Ok I have been playing the sims 3 on a laptop and my games are through origin. I have registered my games online. I just purchase an iMac and I want to move my sims to that computer without loosing everything I have already saved. Is that possible?? Thank you!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline Saltypaws

  • Global Moderator
  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 4359
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2014, 04:42:07 PM »
Your saves are not saved on Origin, but you can get a thumb drive and move the saves you want from your old computer to the thumb drive and when you get your games installed on the new one, just put them into your sims 3 folder on your new computer from the thumb drive.  I have had to do this more times than I care to mention. :) Good luck. 
Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?



Registered members do not see ads on this Forum. Register here.

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2014, 05:48:02 PM »
Awesome advice! Thank you!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2014, 06:03:22 PM »
Will a CD work instead of a thumb drive?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline simfulicious

  • Immortal
  • *****
  • Posts: 993
  • Origin ID: petunia302007
    • Stories By Simfulicious
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2014, 06:04:51 PM »
Yes, it should work too.

Offline Saltypaws

  • Global Moderator
  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 4359
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2014, 06:28:57 PM »
Sorry to say, a CD will not work for saved games on the sims games.  I believe it has to do with different coding for piracy reasons, so I don't think I would try it.  Thumb drive is your best bet, but it needs to be over 8 gigs, as some of your larger saves are going to be quite large.
Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2014, 07:52:58 PM »
OVER 8G? I bought a 8g one...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk



Registered members do not see ads on this Forum. Register here.

Offline KRae

  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 2284
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2014, 07:55:20 PM »
My 8G works fine. If you have a huge save file, transfer it separately.

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2014, 08:38:21 PM »
Well my dreams are shattered.. I wanted to upgrade the memory in this Mac and I have to find something online. Nothing best   but had worked for my computer. Here is a pic of the serial number if anyone can help me find something that would be awesome!!!



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline Angélique

  • Townie
  • ***
  • Posts: 190
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2014, 06:35:01 PM »
Sorry to say, a CD will not work for saved games on the sims games.  I believe it has to do with different coding for piracy reasons, so I don't think I would try it.

Saltypaws, have you tried to copy your saved games to a CD and it didn't work? I ask that because I have done that several times, using both CD-R and CD-RW, without encountering any problems whatsoever. If it is possible to copy something to a thumb drive or external hard drive, I don't see why it would be any different with recordable CD or DVD discs. Also, I don't think EA is all that worried if people copy and spread their saved game files to the world, because they don't have any commercial value at all, and cannot be accessed or used without the game itself installed. 

Offline LivvieLove

  • Queen of Mush
  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 2165
  • "Sh! Be quiet! The nutters are out to get me."
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2014, 01:36:38 PM »
Well my dreams are shattered.. I wanted to upgrade the memory in this Mac and I have to find something online. Nothing best   but had worked for my computer. Here is a pic of the serial number if anyone can help me find something that would be awesome!!!



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Question, do you mean memory as in RAM or memory as in something else?

Offline Saltypaws

  • Global Moderator
  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 4359
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2014, 06:18:49 PM »
As a matter of fact, I have tried copying a saved game to a CD and putting it into another computer and it did not work.  Not sure how you did it, but it did not work for me.  Thumb drives are much more dependable to copy to, but that is my opinion.

I know that EA is not really worried about saved games being copied, but if saved games can be copied, so can the file and I do know that you cannot do that either.
Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2014, 06:52:57 PM »
As in RAM.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Offline LivvieLove

  • Queen of Mush
  • Watcher
  • ******
  • Posts: 2165
  • "Sh! Be quiet! The nutters are out to get me."
Re: New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2014, 10:46:04 PM »
Well, in order for me to really help I need to know a few things:
What kind of Mac computer did you get?
Is it an old Mac or a new Mac (if the specs on your Serial code are accurate then it's a 20" model which hasn't been actually made in several years now, which is important to knowing what type of RAM you need to buy)?
How much RAM do you have now (I'm taking a stab in the dark and saying 4 or 8)?

Honestly, if you're computer is an older model of Mac, you won't be able to purchase RAM for your computer. Older Macs run on DDR2 RAM, and right now they're about to discontinue DDR3 RAM (meaning DDR2 is way out of date). The only way you'll be able to upgrade that is by taking it into an Apple Store and specifying what you want done. Especially since you can't take apart your computer yourself to upgrade it.
If your computer IS new and you can buy RAM for it, you'll need to buy 2 sets of 8GBs of Ram. There are 2 slots for macs to put Ram in, in most cases it's 4Gb and 4Gb. The trick is both sides have to be even otherwise you're hindering your computer rather than helping it.

Macs are complicated. I'm not overly versed in them, but my boyfriend has been studying up on them for a little while now and that's where I've sought this information out. Once I have the answers to those questions can I help you determine your RAM capabilities.
My boyfriend speculated that you had an older Model of Mac due to the 20" bit on the bottom, as they haven't made a screen that size in a while.

Either way, I recommend Corsair for memory, as it's efficient and they sell RAM for Macs specifically, but it likely won't be too cheap. I fear that cutting corners with RAM for the Mac could be problematic, so I would definitely recommend getting it from a big-namer like Corsair if you do end up getting extra RAM, but let's just see what your computer is before we go off buying RAM.

If you're really unsure, I highly recommend taking it to an Apple store and just asking there about it.

Offline JodySuzanne1305

  • Occult
  • ****
  • Posts: 371
New computer! Will I lose my game?
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2014, 12:49:11 PM »
It's supposedly a 2008. Is that too old? Currently it has 2G of RAM. I would like to upgrade to 4G.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk