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mlskvkl
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6 months ago

My sims 4 saved games are gone

Hey everyone, so i formatted my computer and as a result the sims was deleted. I reinstalled it and when I opened the game all my families were gone. Is there a way to bring them back please someone help me.

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  • Hi. The Sims 4 saves are stored locally in the Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4>saves folder. If you had copied the entire Documents folder before you formatted (to an external HD or USB stick), just retrieve it and copy the save files back to the new saves folder (which has recreated itself in the same location).

    If, on the other hand, you had not backed up the Documents folder, then sorry but you cannot recover them.

  • mlskvkl​  If you ever had OneDrive running on your computer, it may have synced your data automatically.  You can check onedrive.com, in both My Files and the Recycle Bin; maybe you'll get lucky.

    Other than that, there's nowhere else to look, unfortunately.