bad file, returning to the game and saving will fix the problem. * If no backup exists, I found that just deleting the. A bad file extension is related to the The Sims 3 computer game and used for its failed saved games. Sariah’s Game.sims3 or Sariah’s ) and paste them into a backup folder (maybe create a folder to paste them in called “Sims 3 save backups” on your desktop) (these are the active save games that the game loads and their backups) Cut the folders that have your game’s name at the beginning and end with.bad AND has your save game’s name at the beginning of it (e.g. Delete any folder that has a name ending in.Browse to where save games are, well, saved (If you don’t know where these are look at the bottom of this post).You find it here: Windows 7 and Vista: C:Users'Username'DocumentsElectronic ArtsThe Sims 3. Everything that didnt come with the game when you bought it basically. It contains your saved games, screenshots, downloads and more. Open a Windows Explorer or Finder window (essentially just go to your Documents folder). Everything you need to back up is in the Sims 3 folder in your Documents folder.Switch out of the game (DO NOT CLOSE IT, just switch windows using Alt + Tab on a PC, or Command + ~ on a Mac).Just so you know, this has nothing to do with the state of your actual save game file, it actually has something to do with the world file your save game is based on! Actually, it has nothing to do with that either, more so, it has something to do with the copy of the world file that is stored within your save game file (which is actually a folder, but the game sees it as a file), which might have been corrupted or deleted or something which makes it unreadable by the game (renaming, deletion, corruption, etc.).īy now you may be thinking “Oh great so my save game is permanently damaged”, guess what, YOU’RE WRONG! The Sims 3 is so smart that when it loads the save game, it loads EVERY SINGLE FILE inside of the save game folder, so not all hope is lost, however, we have to manually trigger the restore mechanism, and I’ll show you how to do that now. If you play The Sims 3, like I do, you might have come across Error Code 12 when saving your game.

Sims 3 save file location