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The Sims 3 error code 16

Elio -  
 SiiimsLover! -
Hello,

In The Sims 3, I've had a game for a long time and now when I try to save it, it says:
"Error code 16, please read the readme file"

I would like to know if anyone has a solution?

Thank you in advance.

7 answers

  1. Sniff
     
    Hey everyone!! I don’t know about you, but I’m really into The Sims 3 and I played all day today, and a couple of hours ago it struck me like it did for you, Elio, so I kept looking for a solution and I finally found it. Actually, you need to go to "Save As" (no need to change the name of the game) and it should save normally. If you want to quit, go to "Quit" (XD obviously), but don’t save because that won’t work either. Just click on quit and there you go!! I hope I was able to help you a bit. If it doesn’t work for you, I’m really sorry for giving you false hope T_T because when you’ve played for a long time and can’t save, having to start over is enough to drive you crazy!! Thanks for reading the long story I just wrote (I didn’t think it would be so long XS) Ciao and good luck for what’s next!!
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    1. Nono1996
       
      oh damn, it worked three times and then it came back. well, it's true that we don't have the same versions anymore...
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    2. simsbloqués18
       
      it doesn't work, it always says code 16!!
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    3. olga74
       
      Yeah, but what’s the readme file and where can we find it?
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    4. sims
       
      me too! but not long ago, I found a technique: you shouldn’t take videos, be at speed 1, make sure your sim does nothing, has nothing to do, thinks about nothing, that you are in front of him or her, and that you cross your fingers! XD but now, it doesn't work anymore ..... DX
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    5. sims
       
      And where do we find the file "lisezmoi" ??
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  2. Elio
     
    Hi.

    They released an update for this bug!
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  3. Tyoufu Posted messages 7 Status Member 9
     
    Hello, I have the error codes as follows: 01: No backup file information.
    02: No active world.
    03: The backup path is empty.
    04: Unable to save the directory.
    05: Unable to find the required file.
    06: Invalid backup file length
    07: Invalid file name
    08: File path length too long.
    09: Failed to create header record.
    10: Failed to write header record.
    11: Pre-backup callback failed.
    12: Failed to back up the world file.
    13: Post-backup callback failed.
    14: No loading/saving handler found.
    15: Open failed
    16: Failed to copy isolated files
    17: Other error.
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    1. olga74
       
      cool for the tube
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    2. sims
       
      Failure to copy isolated files ????? And what should be done ????
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  4. Mali'
     
    Hi :D
    I had the same problem, that is, the error message "error code 16 please read the readme file" just 2 minutes ago,
    but I simply tried again and it worked like that, I no longer had the error message and it saved. How that happened, I don't know, mystery xD

    For Cortze, you might want to save your backups elsewhere on your PC, then uninstall the game, then reinstall it and put your backups back in. I don't know if that will work but I sincerely hope it does.

    Hugs to everyone
    And happy gaming =)
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  6. anthodu01 Posted messages 1562 Status Contributor 209
     
    To recover your game (if you're using Windows 7 because I'm not sure if it works with older versions), go to the folder where The Sims 3 saves are stored (usually: C:\Users\User( or your name)\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves). Right-click on your save (which appears twice, with the .sims3 and .sims3.backup extensions), follow the steps I'm going to describe with both files, right-click on the file, properties, previous versions, wait a bit and click on the first file. At the bottom, you can now click on "copy..." and select the Sims 3 save folder. Then restart your game and you should find your game at the second to last save.

    Feel free to ask if you need help.
    Have fun playing. ;)
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    1. SiiimsLover!
       
      Hello!
      If I'm not mistaken, this is for the error code 12...^^
      And that means:
      SaveName.sims3.backup
      SaveName.sims3
      SaveName.bad

      You need to delete the ".Sims3" and the ".bad," and rename the ".sims3.backup" to ".sims3."
      Otherwise, everything else is fine. ;)

      If it's another technique...Well, I didn't understand anything..^^"
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  7. cortze446 Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    Hi, I had the same! Error 16, except that a little while after me it cut off and sent me back to the desktop... nothing serious you might say... except that when I restart the game and get to the loading level, my save is like dotted if I can put it that way, I click on it and it loads... and and and... nothing, if it’s an error message 16 during loading, restart the application... and still nothing, it doesn’t work... no way to access my save... can anyone help me???
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  8. cortze446 Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    exactly it tells me
    " a serious error occurred while loading we strongly recommend that you restart the application "
    here you go please help me please I don't want to start everything again from 3 months ago....
    thank you...
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