Error Code 12 + Missing World
As of two days ago, I've been completely unable to save my game. I haven't done anything differently--no mods, no weird downloads. So, I tried deleting the corrupt files(the "bad" saves), leaving eve...
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Family and world still aren't there. HELP!!
Okay...I figured out the Barnacle Bay problem, so that's no longer an issue. But I'm still concerned about my saving issue. I definitely meet all of the system requirements. Also, why has my Moonlight Falls family file completely disappeared? The backup file is stil in the Saves folder. Is there any hope of restoring it?
How big is your savegame ?
even on a 64bit system you can run out of RAM. The game is a 32 bit application so even on a 64 bit system, it can only use 4 GB of the 8 you have.
Try monitoring the RAM use of your game with the task manager.
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Do you have a file called .bad in your saves folder ?
The backup file as a whole is 2.34 GB. There are no other folders but the backup file, so no, no .bad files. I did not delete the "Saves" folder...it seems to have deleted itself, and it's not in my trashcan. WEIRD. Is there any way to retreive the family?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by monitoring the RAM usage. How might I do that, and how would that change my game play? Would doing so keep my game from crashing?
Does your backup file have the ending .backup ? Then you need to remove that ending, otherwise the game won't recognize it.
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While you play you can use the task manager to see how much RAM the game uses. Use the 'process' tab in the taks manager (windows program) and there it should have a colum for the RAM. If get to around 3.5 MB, you'll get error 12. It will just help you determine if the size of your savegame really is the problem for Error 12. It's more of a diagnosis tool than a solution.
2.5 GB is a lot. You probably have a lot of junk data accumulated in that save file so it errors out. Options you have is to use external third party mods to weed out some of the unused stuff, especially the memories but I can't really talk about that here (how that is done) or just pack-up your family to a new game (once you're able to see the savegame again).
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