Forgive me if this is in the wrong section, I looked through the listings and couldn't find anything that the question really fit in to. Thanks for being patient. I recently found myself in need of reformatting and reinstalling my OS. Not wanting to lose my current Sims 2 information, neighborhoods, and families, I looked through the net in an attempt to learn which folders to back up. I backed up the Downloads, Neighborhoods, and projects folders, however there was nothing in my saved sims folders so I didn't think anything of it.

Now that I have the OS up and running and my current games reloaded and reinstalled, the new install doesn't "see" the files. I know they are there because I can find all of my various files and screenshots for each neighborhood in each neighborhood section. I'm kind of at a loss, is there anyone who might be able to give a bit of guidance?

If this post needs to be moved, I apologize and thank you.

Windows XP
Sims 2 - All games and expansions except Mansions and Ikea

What is your game not seeing? Is it custom content or all of the backed up material?

I assume you put your backup in the correct place: mydocs>eagames>sims2 ?