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noitskelly
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4 years ago
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can't find save files

I am trying to transfer my save files from one computer to another. I was able to locate my saves folder and I moved them to the new computer; however, when I booted up the game only one save showed ...
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  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    4 years ago
    @noitskelly

    The folder in the screenshot is irrelevant and Origin related, stored in your Library folder.

    Searching in Finder/Spotlight will not show you the Sims 4 folder if it is in the correct location, which it is (Document/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves), because it is hidden from a search for some unknown reason. That's why the Terminal search is more effective and the screenshot you posted shows it is in the correct location. How do you normally access your Documents folder?
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Bluebellflora
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4 years ago
@noitskelly

The game won't load anything in the Video Game Files folder. All saves have to be in Document/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves to load.
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noitskelly
Seasoned Novice
4 years ago

Okay, but my issue is that I can't find the Document/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves folder in order to transfer the saves to a new desktop. When I search for it, nothing comes up. When I tried to search for just "Electronic Arts," the only folder that came up was nearly empty (I attached a screen shot below). My game is playing the saves, so clearly they're somewhere on my computer, but I can't find where. 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
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    4 years ago
    @noitskelly

    The folder in the screenshot is irrelevant and Origin related, stored in your Library folder.

    Searching in Finder/Spotlight will not show you the Sims 4 folder if it is in the correct location, which it is (Document/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves), because it is hidden from a search for some unknown reason. That's why the Terminal search is more effective and the screenshot you posted shows it is in the correct location. How do you normally access your Documents folder?
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      noitskelly
      Seasoned Novice
      4 years ago

      Ohhhhhhh.... I just went to my documents folder and found it immediately... Thank you so much for your help!!

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