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3 years ago
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Household disappearing

When I go to ''load game'' and go to play my previously played game, I don't see it. This is not the first time it has happened, so I made sure to save every now and then and made sure to save when exiting the game. How can I get my household back? I've spent quite some time on it and I'm tired of this happening.

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    brobrogugu
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Actually, never mind that; I fixed it by renaming the most recent saved ''version'' to ''slot_(number).save. I appreciate your help, though; it was a great help leading me to solve the problem!

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  • @brobrogugu  Are you sure that none of the listed saves is the one you're looking for?  As an example, if you'd been building on a different lot than the one you normally use, you might see a different household listed with the save name, but it would still be the same save.

    If this isn't the case, let me know whether you play in Windows or macOS, and whether all your saves are disappearing or just some of them.

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    brobrogugu
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Yes I'm sure, sadly that's not the case. My missing households simply aren't an option to play, like they've disappeared.

    I play in Windows, only some households have disappeared, but at least 3 of them have.

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    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @brobrogugu  Please look in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > saves for any save files with a timestamp that matches when you played one of these missing saves.  If you don't see any, please also look in OneDrive, that is if it's running at all.  Even if you've never used it yourself, it could still be interfering.

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    brobrogugu
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Alright, I've done that. I've found several saves with timestamps I've played that household. What should I do next?

  • brobrogugu's avatar
    brobrogugu
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Actually, never mind that; I fixed it by renaming the most recent saved ''version'' to ''slot_(number).save. I appreciate your help, though; it was a great help leading me to solve the problem!

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