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olyviarose13
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10 months ago

Randomly Lost Progress In My Game

I opened the Sims today ready to get back to playing my legacy challenge - after it had only been literally 5 days since I last touched that file - just to see that a lotttt of my progress has been lost. The last time I opened the file was Feb 19th, but the game and the saves folder under my Sims 4 document both say that the last time I played was Feb 8th. I'm incredibly confused. I can't seem to find my last save or anything more recent at all for that specific game. Even weirder, all of my other files are perfectly fine without any strange faults. On Feb 20th, I made a new game, and I am wondering if this may have anything to do with that. However, ever since I started this challenge well over a year ago now, I've created and heavily played with three other games and have never had an issue like this. I'm just really hoping to get my progress back before I'm essentially forced to drop the legacy as a whole, which would be so, so devastating, lol.

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  • olyviarose13's avatar
    olyviarose13
    Seasoned Newcomer
    10 months ago

    i checked that - all i see related to this is a folder for electronic arts, but there isn't anything in it ...

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    10 months ago

    olyviarose13 

    Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities) and copy/paste the following command then hit enter/return:

    find ~ -type f -name "*Slot_*" 2>/dev/null

    This command searches for all files starting with Slot_ (save files). You will know when it has finished searching because the command prompt will reappear. Copy and paste the results here please.

  • olyviarose13's avatar
    olyviarose13
    Seasoned Newcomer
    10 months ago

    here!

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 7.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 6.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 3.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 2.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 9.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 5.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 4.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 8.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 7.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 6.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 3.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 2.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 9.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 5.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 4.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 8.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000007.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000006.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000004.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000B.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000C.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000005.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000000.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000D.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000002.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000003.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000E.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001112.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001113.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001111.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000008.cwd

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000c.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver2

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver4

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver3

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver1

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver0

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver0

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
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    10 months ago

    olyviarose13 Thanks! These are modded saves.  I'm ignoring those as there is a Mods forum for Mod specific issues you would need to post in here if you want them to load - The Sims 4 Mods & Custom Content | EA Forums :

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000007.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000006.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000004.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000B.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000C.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000005.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000000.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000D.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000002.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000003.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_0000000E.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001112.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001113.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00001111.cwd
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/WickedWhimsMod/complex_save_data/ComplexSaveData_Slot_00000008.cwd
    

    These are saves in the correct location and should load:

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000c.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save

    These are backups of those saves and will not load unless you remove the .verX from the file name:

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000b.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver2
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver4
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001113.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001111.save.ver3
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000004.save.ver1
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00001112.save.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_0000000e.save.ver0
    

    This is a duplicate backup save. You can tell because the OS has added "2" to the file name after .save because you cannot have two files with the same filename in the same location:

    /Users/olyviarose/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0

    These are all in OneDrive and will not load because a) they are not in the correct location for the game to load them and b) because again the OS has added numbers before .save. They look like some sort of backup of one Slot_00000002.save but you have multiple copies:

    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 7.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 6.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 3.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 2.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 9.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 5.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 4.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 8.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 7.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 6.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 3.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 2.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 9.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 5.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002.save 2.ver0
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 4.save
    /Users/olyviarose/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OneDriveSyncClientSuite/OneDrive.noindex/OneDrive/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves/Slot_00000002 8.save

    Your game will only load saves if they are directly in User > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > saves and only in the format Slot_XXXXXXXX.save (where X can be a letter or number). Anything outside of this and it is ignored. You'll have to figure out the modded saves files issue yourself.

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