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Goodywood
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8 years ago

Recovering Sim.files/Saves with Recuva...

So I deleted all my saves and sims a few months ago (don't ask why....long story), but I've recently regretted doing it. So I found a program that recovers deleted files. I was able to recover some of my Sim.files that I wanted and a few saves that I wanted. I also recovered most (if not all) of my screenshots.

All the files I recovered were in "excellent" state (not overwritten). The program says it was recovered fully, but when I place certain Saves and Sim.files into my TS3 folder they don't work or don't show in game. I know that one Sim.file can corrupt all the Sim.files so I started using one at a time and I only got 3 files to show in game. And with the Saves, it won't load, I get the error message during the loading screen.


Anyone ever do this with a recovering program? I was wonder if there was a way I could open the files in my Saves and get the Sims out (which is all I want). Though I honestly have no clue which file has the households/sims in them.

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    Goodywood
    Seasoned Scout
    @JoannaSimmer


    Recuva can recover deleted files. When you delete a file (even in the recycle bin) your computer doesn't delete it instantly, but it is still stored somewhere on your hard drive.




    Did you recently delete some files?
  • I format my pc :/ and i forget to pass to pen drive but i made a backup and i put in my desktop but it's no their because i format my pc ..
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    Goodywood
    Seasoned Scout
    @JoannaSimmer Okay well go on and use Recuva.

    Here is the link: https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva/download/standard

    It is not 100% guaranteed that you will get the files you want back, but there is a good chance.

    Here is a video on how to use Recuva: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeEICG0zWqY


    I'm still here to help you, so let me know how everything is going and feel free to ask me anything. I'll try to help the best I can.