Broken files.
Hello First of all, I would like to say english is not my first language, so excuse me for any grammar error. Since practically today I've been having big problems with my Sims 4 game, and I've bee...
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@giqnos7asp3p Unfortunately, I'm not sure there's anything you can do here. I've seen numerous examples of players using a data recovery program but failing to recover usable saves. I don't know exactly why this is other than that Sims 4 may not be able to read even a slightly damaged save. But I've seen enough examples to know this is a common problem.
One thing you can try, if you want, is recovering all the backup copies of your saves. Maybe you'll get lucky and find one that's intact enough for the game to read. Use the manual method here:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/recover-backup-save-game/
Hello
Sadly the solution you gave didn't work for me.
However, do you think that I could fix this with a file repair program?
And if so, are you able to recommend one?
@giqnos7asp3p No, I don't think a file repair program would have any effect. Where data is missing, the program would probably just guess or provide a reasonable substitute, which is simple enough for a commonly-used file type. (Imagine a spreadsheet with a few now-blank entries but that is otherwise intact.) But I doubt any program could guess or caluclate what the missing data should be for a Sims 4 save file.
Unfortunately, there's nothing else you can do here. I know it doesn't help you now, but this is why it's always critical to make frequent backups of your essential files. You never know when something will happen to your computer, and having a recent backup means you're never in danger of losing everything.
