File extension SCS
| File type | SimCity Societies Saved Game Format |
| Developer | Electronic Arts |
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What is a SCS file?
File with a SCS extension contains a game save file – a city along with its community, created during a game of SimCity Societies or SimCity Societies Destinations. Default game save files storing directory is My Documents/Simcity Societies/User Data/[player_name]/Save Games.
The above mentioned games, which share the type of save file, enable simulation of creation of a city and development of a community. SCS files, along with the related TGA files containing minimaps, are used to save state of a developing city and to share it with friends.
Program(s) that can open the .SCS file
Windows
How to open SCS files
If you cannot open the SCS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports SCS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the SCS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SCS format files
The inability to open and operate the SCS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the SimCity Societies Saved Game Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SCS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SCS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SCS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SCS format
- The SCS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SCS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SCS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the SCS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SCS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SCS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 04/10/2023
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SCS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SCS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the SCS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. SCS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.