How to do I save my progress on the Sims 4 if I am wiping my computer

Hello there,

This is how you could  "SAVE YOU GAME!"

The important thing for you is to save you previous game and all the stuff you already put in your Mods and Tray folders. For this you should go to your Documents folder > Electonic Arts > Sims 4, which for Windows is position here: C:\Users\*Your User Name"\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4

The folders and files you will need after reinstalling your game are these:

• Custom Music (only if you already put some music of your own here)
• Mods
• Saves
• Tray
• Options.ini (This is not a folder. It is a file, which is named Options)

So you have to copy these folders and the Option.ini file to another place like another drive/External HDD, whatever is working for you there. After you copy them you need to go that place and open the Saves folder. Inside that folder there is another one named "scratch". You do not need that subfolder.

Now you can reinstall the operation system and install a new copy of the game. After that you should start the game. When you go to the open screen of the game where there is an option to start your new home and family, just exit the game. Copy the previous saved files to the same folder they were before (C:\Users\*Your User Name"\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4). The next time you start the game, you will be able to play from the point you were before the uninstalling.

If you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them.

Happy Simming and Marry Christmas.