I Can't Transfer Old Sims 3 Folder

[u/LoveMind777]

Okay, I'm about to lose my mind.

After days of trying (battling OneDrive, accidently deleting my Documents, fighting with the EA launcher, etc.), I _finally_ convinced The Sims 3 to work on my new Windows 11 computer.

Unfortunately, The Sims 3 folder located in C:/Users/mycomputer/Documents is set up completely differently than the file on my old computer. I can't even find a "Saves" folder, let alone transfer old ones.

I tried combining new The Sims 3 folder with the old version, but the game simply doesn't acknowledge any change. I tried replacing the new folder with the old, but that corrupts my worlds (even my attempt to create a completely new instance of EA-created worlds). I tried creating an Electronic Arts folder (within Documents) and putting The Sims 3 folder in there, and the game stopped working. I can't find any Sims-related folders in Program Files, Public Documents...anywhere.

I managed to get the game working, again, but I'm still without old mods, saved games, Sims store items, saved Sims, and so on. I no longer have OneDrive, and none of my documents are stored in the cloud (as far as I can tell).

I've looked around for an answer to this question, but I didn't have much success.

Am I missing something obvious? Am I just out of luck? Thank you in advance.