Restoring a backup (or transferring to another computer)

Restoring the backed-up files is really quite easy.

Warning: Please note that game files are not backward compatible with other expansion packs. If you made savegames with an expansion pack, they will NOT work without that expansion pack.

If you are restoring from a CD/ DVD:
Put the CD or DVD into the disc drive, and click on ‘My Computer’ and double click on the disc drive icon. When the contents of the disc are displayed, take note of whether you actually saved the Sims 2 folder, or if you just saved the contents of the folder (Downloads, config, saved sims etc). Click Edit> Select all, and then Edit> Copy.
Next, delete or move the contents of the My Documents\ EA Games\ The Sims 2 folder. Your backup will be replacing these files. If you saved the actual Sims 2 folder, you can delete the folder too. Otherwise, keep the Sims 2 folder and right click on it and select Paste.



If you backed up the Sims 2 folder, just right click on the white space and click paste.
When the files have finished copying across, you’ll need to do the same with the second (and third!) discs, if you have them. Once you have finished, you should have in your documents folder a folder called EA Games, and a folder called The Sims 2 within that. Your restore is now complete.


If you are restoring from a Zip or Rar Archive:
Copy and paste the Rar or Zip archive to My Documents\ EA Games.

For a Zip File, right click and select ‘Extract to Here’.



The files will be extracted, and you will end up with a folder called the Sims 2 within your EA Games folder. You can then right click and delete the Zip file.
This was done using WinZip, if you use a different extraction program the process will be similar and the principle the same.

For a Rar File, right click and select ‘Extract Here’.



The files will be extracted, and you will end up with a folder called the Sims 2 within your EA Games folder. You can then right click and delete the Rar file.
This was done using WinRar, if you use a different extraction program the process will be similar and the principle the same.