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0jew8p1xq4gw's avatar
2 years ago

How do I get back into the world I created?

I'm new to Sims! I have created a number of families and houses for them, saving most of them into the same game, but not all of them are saved into that game yet, so they have their own worlds (because they do when you first make a family).

I had been accessing that game by any of the families that were saved to it, but when I went onto Sims today and went onto 'Load Game' none of those households are available to chose now.

How can I get back into that world I created?

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

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3 Replies

  • @0jew8p1xq4gw  Are you missing all or most of your saves, or just this one?  Does your computer run Windows or macOS, and have you looked in OneDrive or iCloud Drive, respectively, to see whether any Sims 4 files are there?

  • 0jew8p1xq4gw's avatar
    0jew8p1xq4gw
    2 years ago

    Thanks Puzzlezaddict! 

    I'm using a Windows PC. I've found what I think might be the files saved on my drive (householdbinary and blueprint files, and other things in 'saves') but how do I access them in Sims?

    Would be so grateful if you could help. This is all new to me 🙂

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @0jew8p1xq4gw  Find the user folder Sims 4 is reading:

    https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

    And place the files you found into the correct subfolders within that Sims 4 folder.  Saves go into the saves folder, of course; the householdbinary and blueprint files go in Tray.  Make sure you grab all of these files—each Tray item generates three or more corresponding files, and the item won't load correctly in-game unless all the files are present.

    Long-term, OneDrive might be a recurring problem here.  If you'd like to address it more permanentyl, let me know.  And in that case, please also list the default location of Documents on your computer.  In Windows search, look for Commannd Prompt, launch it, and enter this command:

    reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"

    Then post the result.