These are the steps I take once I've exported a world after the first time to check it in game.
1. I uninstall the previous version through the launcher first. If it's saying it is still installed, it should be in your installed content.
2. Open up Windows Explorer, go to:
Documents/
Electronic Arts/
Sims 3/
WorldCaches...............delete anything with your world name, then go to:
Installed Worlds.............Do the same as above, go to:
DCBackup....................Delete everything. You should do this once in awhile anyway, this file just keeps collecting stuff and grows to a huge size.
I've just exported, I open up windows explorer, go to:
Documents/
Electronic Arts/
Sims 3/
Exports
Your Worlds .sims3pack should be sitting right there. I double click on it, and it should install. You may have to manually drop it into your downloads folder and do it through the Launcher. Since Ambitions came out I've had to manually drop all my .sims3packs into the downloads folder.
1. I uninstall the previous version through the launcher first. If it's saying it is still installed, it should be in your installed content.
2. Open up Windows Explorer, go to:
Documents/
Electronic Arts/
Sims 3/
WorldCaches...............delete anything with your world name, then go to:
Installed Worlds.............Do the same as above, go to:
DCBackup....................Delete everything. You should do this once in awhile anyway, this file just keeps collecting stuff and grows to a huge size.
I've just exported, I open up windows explorer, go to:
Documents/
Electronic Arts/
Sims 3/
Exports
Your Worlds .sims3pack should be sitting right there. I double click on it, and it should install. You may have to manually drop it into your downloads folder and do it through the Launcher. Since Ambitions came out I've had to manually drop all my .sims3packs into the downloads folder.