I'm pretty deep into the game already and don't want to restart everything all over again. I'm scared to play it now in case I delete EVERYTHING and have no way of getting my original world back.
My saved game is gone and I don't have any slots under Doc/Electronic Arts/The Sims4/saved
@Windowmemer Please check the recycle bin, just in case the saves were moved there.
Do you have OneDrive set to automatically sync the contents of Documents? It could have been reenabled with a Windows update, so please check your OneDrive folder for any saves. If this is the problem, you can prevent OneDrive from auto syncing:
If this isn't the issue, open a File Explorer window, click This PC in the left panel, then search for Slot. If there are any saves on your computer, the search should find them.
If you happen to have a Mac, let me know, and I'll move this post to the Mac section instead.
Hello puzzle, they're not in my computer recycling b in if that's what you're first asking. And I'm not really sure what OneDrive is as I'm using a Macbook.
A problem might be that I un/reinstalled the game? But before I did that I dragged the 'The Sims 4' folder to my desktop before uninstalling. Would that pose as a problem?
@Windowmemer I moved your thread to the Mac section. And no, you wouldn't have OneDrive (unless you manually installed it), but macOS has the equivalent iCloud, which is happy to upload both the contents of Documents and anything on your desktop. Check your settings:
https://bluebellflora.com/2017/02/06/sims-3-and-sims-4-not-loading-save-games/
If your saves are in iCloud, then disable automatic syncing, copy the saves (and the contents of Tray, if you want to keep saved households and builds) to the correct folder within Documents\Electronic Arts, and load the game to see whether they show up.
You can also check iCloud's archive for old Sims 4 folders. Open a Finder window, click Macintosh HD (or whatever you've named your hard disk) in the left panel, then Users > your username, and you may see folders labeled iCloud Drive (Archive). If you don't see Macintosh HD in the Finder window, click Finder in the upper left corner of your screen, then Preferences, then Sidebar, and check the box next to hard disks.
