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2 years ago

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i cant launch my sims4 and saved games always disappearing

okay so.few hours ago i save and exited my game because i need to do something. but when i tried to open sims4 again it wont launch i looked up for answers here and people said to move Electronic Ar...

puzzlezaddict
2 years ago
@gyubrikcanon Your saves, mods, and anything else you've created in-game or added to your user folder are now in the Electronic Arts folder you moved to the desktop. The files are intact, but the game can't read them where they are. You can simply move them back to the proper location, but please first test your mods and cc to make sure they don't prevent the game from loading properly. You can test in batches, or use the 50/50 method if you have a lot of files to test.

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method

Once you've sorted through this content, you can move over the files from saves and Tray and pick up where you left off. The other files and folders generally don't need to be transferred, but here's a list in case you're curious:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/user-files-explained/

If you restore your saves but they're not showing up, make sure you've put them in the correct location. Here's how to find it:

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

I don't know how you renamed your saves, but if you want me to check your work, feel free to post a screenshot of the renamed saves.

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

2 years ago

@gyubrikcanon Your saves, mods, and anything else you've created in-game or added to your user folder are now in the Electronic Arts folder you moved to the desktop. The files are intact, but the game can't read them where they are. You can simply move them back to the proper location, but please first test your mods and cc to make sure they don't prevent the game from loading properly. You can test in batches, or use the 50/50 method if you have a lot of files to test.

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method

Once you've sorted through this content, you can move over the files from saves and Tray and pick up where you left off. The other files and folders generally don't need to be transferred, but here's a list in case you're curious:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/user-files-explained/

If you restore your saves but they're not showing up, make sure you've put them in the correct location. Here's how to find it:

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

I don't know how you renamed your saves, but if you want me to check your work, feel free to post a screenshot of the renamed saves.

gyubrikcanon
2 years ago
just tried the 5050 method and i found the problem. this one mods seems preventing the game to launch so i had to delete them. now i can enjoy my saved games again and the previous mods! thabk you!