You may be able to recover the save. here is a link to how the saves work - TS4 save games
Hopefully one of the previous saves is still there and you can recover that.
The *.save.verx files are backup copies so you can go back by renaming the newest of these to *.save. However it is no longer needed to do this manually as the load menu now has a Recover game option.
Yeah, I deleted the whole save(s) through the "Load Save" menu though -- therefore, I don't think there's anything to recover. 😢
Edit: I basically mean that I deleted the primary save AND all of the versions of that save in one fell swoop through the "Load Save" menu -- it was an accident as obviously I didn't understand how the game saves work. Totally heartbroken.
It sounds as though this has already been resolved?
- Just in case someone runs across the same issue, I wanted to leave a note about being able to rename the backup files so that the save can be recovered.
If you don't have a main saved game, for example Slot_00000007.save in the Load Game Menu, you won't be able to see it's backup files. Due to the main save being deleted.
However, if you still have any backups of that main saved game, for example Slot_00000007.save.ver1. It can be renamed to replace your main save.
Go to your Saves folder [C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves] and rename it to Slot_00000002.save so the game can recognize it and use it.
If all you have is a backup: Slot_00000002.save.ver1
Rename it to: Slot_00000002.save
Launch the game, at the Main Menu, click the Load Game button to find your recovered game.
Please Note: If you delete both the main save and all it's backup files without copying them to another folder or another drive. They may not be easily recovered.
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