Organizing your game saves!
So, I was recently looking through my saves folder and attempting to sort through which saves are what in the folder (I have a 10+ saves atm). Since I'm attempting to share a game save I want to do th...
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One thing I do know is that you can check which save is which by going to 'Load Game' on the main menu screen. This will show the active family for each save and name of the game if you gave it one. Next to the pic is a little folder icon which will show you the 'slot' name of that file (just hover mouse over it) that you can then find in your Sims 4 folder.
https://i.gyazo.com/6cb78bd57760a15ec8c7848953568a49.png
This is how I originally sorted my games into my current system.
Personally, I use copies of the entire Sims 4 folder under Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 and store a clean copy as backup. Then each 'version' of my game is then stored with a name at the end of the folder name since the game launch will only use the one called 'The Sims 4' meaning mine looks like this :
https://i.gyazo.com/86a6aed1f4fd9703757b05e1bc086a44.png
This way, anytime I want to use one of the other saves, I simply rename the current one with the appropriate name tagged on and rename the save I want to move into as 'The Sims 4'. In the pic, my 'The Sims 4' folder is my Supersim game that I'm currently playing, so if I move on to another it will become 'The Sims 4 - Supersim' until I need it again.
I then store my mods sorted into folders in a Master folder so i can pull out the ones i want for an individual game save and copy them over. I don't use all my mods in all my games. Most of my CC is used in my Supersim and Berry legacy games, Regrowth challenge has only the victorian-esque etc CC required to recreate the time periods and the others just keep basic 'fix' mods like MCCC and a mod that stops vampire pestering. This way I don't end up with tons of mods i don't want cluttering up every single game, just the ones they're needed in.
This system has the benefit of allowing me to store aging settings and other settings that are needed for certain challenges without having to change them all each time I swap games (or forget to change them - oops). I find this so much easier than hopping between settings, and remembering all the settings I need for each one. It also automatically means all snapshots related to one game are store in a folder inside that game rather than all smooshed together in a giant folder.
https://i.gyazo.com/6cb78bd57760a15ec8c7848953568a49.png
This is how I originally sorted my games into my current system.
Personally, I use copies of the entire Sims 4 folder under Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 and store a clean copy as backup. Then each 'version' of my game is then stored with a name at the end of the folder name since the game launch will only use the one called 'The Sims 4' meaning mine looks like this :
https://i.gyazo.com/86a6aed1f4fd9703757b05e1bc086a44.png
This way, anytime I want to use one of the other saves, I simply rename the current one with the appropriate name tagged on and rename the save I want to move into as 'The Sims 4'. In the pic, my 'The Sims 4' folder is my Supersim game that I'm currently playing, so if I move on to another it will become 'The Sims 4 - Supersim' until I need it again.
I then store my mods sorted into folders in a Master folder so i can pull out the ones i want for an individual game save and copy them over. I don't use all my mods in all my games. Most of my CC is used in my Supersim and Berry legacy games, Regrowth challenge has only the victorian-esque etc CC required to recreate the time periods and the others just keep basic 'fix' mods like MCCC and a mod that stops vampire pestering. This way I don't end up with tons of mods i don't want cluttering up every single game, just the ones they're needed in.
This system has the benefit of allowing me to store aging settings and other settings that are needed for certain challenges without having to change them all each time I swap games (or forget to change them - oops). I find this so much easier than hopping between settings, and remembering all the settings I need for each one. It also automatically means all snapshots related to one game are store in a folder inside that game rather than all smooshed together in a giant folder.
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