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You can rename them to see if that helps the game recognize the saves again.
If you still have your saved games in your Sims 4\saves folder - [C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves]
It may be the game isn't reading the save files correctly. To rename your save, remove the version number. - .ver0 or .ver1 by deleting the .ver1 on the end.
For example:
Slot_00000002.save.ver1
Rename it to:
Slot_00000002.save
You may want to give it a different number if you already have a save 2 in your folder. The game should then recognize the save file again.
-- If you have an old auto save file (Slot_00000001.save) it's safe to delete as the game doesn't use it anymore.
If the above doesn't help, Crinrict has some very useful tips on saved games disappearing:
Save Games disappearing
https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/save-games-disappearing/
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When I've come across the problem of having a lot of saves in my folder and need to rename them is to move the saves folder to the desktop, and copy back only a few or so, maybe 10 at most at a time, and rename them in a 02.save, 03.save, 04.save, etc. up to 10.save
For example:
Slot_00000002.save
Slot_00000003.save
Slot_00000004.save
Load the game, select a save from the Load Game Menu, click the tiny folder under the name of the saved game. Use this information to keep track of the saved games.
- 7 years ago
Thank you for your answer! It seemed to work, just deleting one of the 'saves' folders.
But this is very useful, I will keep it in mind if this should happen again :-)
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