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aprilwv
8 years ago
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all of my save files are gone?

Hello. A few minutes ago, I opened The Sims 4 - once it had loaded, everything had reset. Not only had all my settings been changed to the default (Custom content off, Fullscreen mode on, etc.), but...
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  • CMeki's avatar
    CMeki
    8 years ago

    @aprilwv
    If the game or computer would remove or delete the save files, your mods would be gone too, so this does not really make sense.

    Could you search the computer for a folder called 'Saves' and see if you can find another one somewhere? Also, check your trash can.

    You cal also search your computer for "slot_", and see if any files show up. those could be your missing save-files.

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CMeki
Hero (Retired)
8 years ago

@aprilwv
If the game or computer would remove or delete the save files, your mods would be gone too, so this does not really make sense.

Could you search the computer for a folder called 'Saves' and see if you can find another one somewhere? Also, check your trash can.

You cal also search your computer for "slot_", and see if any files show up. those could be your missing save-files.

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iamthelaurs
7 years ago

I've just had a graphics card error and although that pop up has stopped all my saves were gone and the usual routes for saves were empty files. Thank you for letting us know what the save files start with! I've just found all of them in Documents\My Games\Electronic Arts\ The Sims 4\saves

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