Import Issues.... Help meee!

md40022 · 05-06-2026, 02:37 PM

DISREGARD THIS POST - I ended up figuring it out

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I'm attempting to import my sim from 25....

I came to find out that I can't import a 25 sim without first importing it to 26.

Per the Wiki page (thank you for creating that!) I was able to download version 26. Obviously I didn't have a license key for it since I never actually purchased it, but it still gave me an option to import.... So, I went ahead and imported my save from 25.

That seemed to be successful as it took me to my save's home screen and at a quick glance everything looked okay.

Problem being, in my installation files for 26 I do not have a "saved games" folder within the data folder..... So now I am booting up OOTP 27, which I did activate with my license key, but when I go to import from 26 there is no saved games folder and no backup folder within any of my OOTP26 files.

I'm guessing I don't have a backup folder or saved games folder in 26 because I haven't activated it yet with a license key..... but I don't have a license key as I never actually purchased it.

The wiki page doesn't really get in to any additional detail other than saying you have to DL a "trial version" of each OOTP version from the year of your saved sim through the year of the present version.... but being that I don't have a license key I am assuming that's why I am not seeing any saved_games folder within 26 ---- and this obviously creates a problem when trying to import to 27

Any help??

OutS|der · Yesterday, 02:25 PM

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05-06-2026, 02:37 PM	#1
md40022 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 753 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Import Issues.... Help meee! DISREGARD THIS POST - I ended up figuring it out ************************************************ ************** I'm attempting to import my sim from 25.... I came to find out that I can't import a 25 sim without first importing it to 26. Per the Wiki page (thank you for creating that!) I was able to download version 26. Obviously I didn't have a license key for it since I never actually purchased it, but it still gave me an option to import.... So, I went ahead and imported my save from 25. That seemed to be successful as it took me to my save's home screen and at a quick glance everything looked okay. Problem being, in my installation files for 26 I do not have a "saved games" folder within the data folder..... So now I am booting up OOTP 27, which I did activate with my license key, but when I go to import from 26 there is no saved games folder and no backup folder within any of my OOTP26 files. I'm guessing I don't have a backup folder or saved games folder in 26 because I haven't activated it yet with a license key..... but I don't have a license key as I never actually purchased it. The wiki page doesn't really get in to any additional detail other than saying you have to DL a "trial version" of each OOTP version from the year of your saved sim through the year of the present version.... but being that I don't have a license key I am assuming that's why I am not seeing any saved_games folder within 26 ---- and this obviously creates a problem when trying to import to 27 Any help?? Last edited by md40022; 05-06-2026 at 02:47 PM.

Yesterday, 02:25 PM	#2
OutS\|der Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: In A Van Down By The River Posts: 2,761 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Check My Documents and if not the under Program Files in C Drive.