So long story short, my one drive has been alomst full and I've been trying to fix this for days. Got some help and deleted the documents folder and now all my sim saves are gone. I would have thought saves also would be saved on my desktop?

"kiwi84;c-18322077" wrote:It's not possible to disable to documents folder only, I've tried. I think I must disable one drive completlyYou can disable the documents backup in One Drive settings by going into the Sync and Backup, selecting Manage Backups in the Back Up Important PC Folders section and then disabling the sync of the Documents folder. You can then select your account page and choose only specific folders to sync.I pause my OneDrive before starting Sims 4 and I have had no issues with the file systems for my various instances of the game.

I made this exact same mistake! Unfortunatley, unless you change the settings, one drive automatically syncs with your pc, so anything you delete from one, deletes from the other. Is there a recycle bin on your one drive? I can't remember how I got mine back, but I have a feeling I managed to get them from a recycle bin? Good luck!

@kiwi84 OneDrive does have a recycle bin. You have to go to the OneDrive website to access it, I believe: https://onedrive.live.comI'd also check the recycle bin on the desktop, just in case the files ended up there.

I got the sims to work on this computer with a recent install. Awhile ago I uninstalled one drive and when I got the sims 4 to work guess where the game put the saves. On one drive online so I had to download one drive and install it so I could tell it to store the saves in my computer. Which got my save deleted. Now I'm in panic mode uploading my sim to the galley when her skills increase because I lost my save with her skills at level 10.

I think I'm glad I avoid One Drive like the plague.

Why is sims 4 save files one one drive? Now all my saves are deleted :(

11 Replies

manicobsessive1
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I made this exact same mistake! Unfortunatley, unless you change the settings, one drive automatically syncs with your pc, so anything you delete from one, deletes from the other. Is there a recycle bin on your one drive? I can't remember how I got mine back, but I have a feeling I managed to get them from a recycle bin? Good luck!
snofnugg
New Ace
2 years ago
"manicobsessive;c-18320356" wrote:
I made this exact same mistake! Unfortunatley, unless you change the settings, one drive automatically syncs with your pc, so anything you delete from one, deletes from the other. Is there a recycle bin on your one drive? I can't remember how I got mine back, but I have a feeling I managed to get them from a recycle bin? Good luck!

Thank you, yes i think i do have a recycle bin, I will try and retrive it from there :)
MrPlumbob
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@kiwi84 OneDrive does have a recycle bin. You have to go to the OneDrive website to access it, I believe: https://onedrive.live.com

I'd also check the recycle bin on the desktop, just in case the files ended up there.
DragonAge_300905
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I got the sims to work on this computer with a recent install. Awhile ago I uninstalled one drive and when I got the sims 4 to work guess where the game put the saves. On one drive online so I had to download one drive and install it so I could tell it to store the saves in my computer. Which got my save deleted. Now I'm in panic mode uploading my sim to the galley when her skills increase because I lost my save with her skills at level 10.
GalacticGal
Legend
2 years ago
I think I'm glad I avoid One Drive like the plague.
WaytoomanyUIDs
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Basically by default onedrive which is built into win10 and 11 will try to mirror your whole My Documents folder. And the free space you get isnt big enough for your average folder. Always disable that setting.
NateWhiplash
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
No cloud storage for me; all of my data is on my computer
snofnugg
New Ace
2 years ago
"WaytoomanyUIDs;c-18322053" wrote:
Basically by default onedrive which is built into win10 and 11 will try to mirror your whole My Documents folder. And the free space you get isnt big enough for your average folder. Always disable that setting.

It's not possible to disable to documents folder only, I've tried. I think I must disable one drive completly
Caerfinon
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"kiwi84;c-18322077" wrote:
It's not possible to disable to documents folder only, I've tried. I think I must disable one drive completly

You can disable the documents backup in One Drive settings by going into the Sync and Backup, selecting Manage Backups in the Back Up Important PC Folders section and then disabling the sync of the Documents folder. You can then select your account page and choose only specific folders to sync.

I pause my OneDrive before starting Sims 4 and I have had no issues with the file systems for my various instances of the game.
snofnugg
New Ace
2 years ago
"Caerfinon;c-18322088" wrote:
"kiwi84;c-18322077" wrote:
It's not possible to disable to documents folder only, I've tried. I think I must disable one drive completly

You can disable the documents backup in One Drive settings by going into the Sync and Backup, selecting Manage Backups in the Back Up Important PC Folders section and then disabling the sync of the Documents folder. You can then select your account page and choose only specific folders to sync.

https://i.imgur.com/jHXdxeF.png

https://i.imgur.com/vD1fbAz.png

I pause my OneDrive before starting Sims 4 and I have had no issues with the file systems for my various instances of the game.

thank you so much for taking your time to show me :) I will try this