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RyeEncoke
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9 years ago
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Deleted item from gallery, can I get it back

So I was deleting stuff from my library in the gallery, getting rid of old stuff.  Thing is I thought I was deleting my stuff and other stuff I had saved, but I accidentally deleted a couple of Maxis lots.  Is there any way to get them back?  Would a repair game bring them back?  What about an uninstall and reinstall?

  • EA_Mai's avatar
    EA_Mai
    9 years ago

    Hi @RyeEncoke,

    No, neither reinstalling nor repairing the game will bring them back, but do not worry, it's much more easier!

    1. Go to Documents \ Electronic Arts \ The Sims 4
    2. Move the file TrayDeletedItems to your desktop
    3. Open your game

    All the lots should be in your library again 😉  If so, and you are not missing anything, you can delete the file we moved to your desktop.

    Enjoy your game! 🙂

    Mai

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    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    Hi @RyeEncoke,

    No, neither reinstalling nor repairing the game will bring them back, but do not worry, it's much more easier!

    1. Go to Documents \ Electronic Arts \ The Sims 4
    2. Move the file TrayDeletedItems to your desktop
    3. Open your game

    All the lots should be in your library again 😉  If so, and you are not missing anything, you can delete the file we moved to your desktop.

    Enjoy your game! 🙂

    Mai

  • RyeEncoke's avatar
    RyeEncoke
    New Scout
    9 years ago

    wow!!!   that worked!!!   I had deleted two items, no idea what they were, wrote down the names of the lots I had and counted them up, did what you said and got the two lots back and confirmed by checking names of lots....

    ....thanks SO much, such a simple solution.

  • EA_Mai's avatar
    EA_Mai
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    9 years ago

    I'm glad I could help, @RyeEncoke. We both learned something new today 😉

    Enjoy the game!

    Mai

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Do you know how I can do this on a Macbook Pro?

  • BruhItsGingy's avatar
    BruhItsGingy
    7 years ago

    any idea of what i should do if i dont have the TrayDeletedItems folder?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Hi @BruhItsGingy 

    it's a single file not a folder.

    Should be here: documents\electronicarts\thesims4\

    You will only have that if you deleted Maxis households/lots from your library, not if you deleted your own.

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