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Anonymous
9 years ago

Recover save file

Hey.

I started playing a new game of the sims 4 yesterday. I ,for once, spended a long time building my family and house from scratch only to find later when I was trying to save the game I got error message 533:18217914019454249800:17477664322954852484. When I went to try and find a solution online the electricity in the entire neighborhood went out and therefore I never succeeded saving my game. When now starting the game I can't find any auto saves on that file whatsoever, and the family I made is non existing. Is there any possibility that the file might exists somewhere else, or that the save filed could be recovered somehow? 

Also might be a different topic but before making this new family in my last family, two of my family members where at work, the rest where at the gym. When coming home from the gym it said those two family members where still at work when they in fact were home. Next time when it was time to go to work, they didn't leave and no option existed so I could send them to work. I haven't tried much to solve the issue, but I'm mentioning it in case it had something to do with the error code I received.

I have Get to work, City living and Get together.

5 Replies

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    Check the content of \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves

    For the second issue travel somewhere with the affected Sims and then back.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yeah that map have saves files???!

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    Like the name says, all savegames are in there. *.ver* are also savegames. Just needs renaming before they can be loaded.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Well thank you for responding and your point could perhaps solve my problem. But it would be better if you, when you comments you actually try and explain what needs to be done instead of dropping hints about it.

    Like instead of saying "check content" you should tell me what I should fine there. I obviously don't know since then I wouldn't ask for help. I'm guessing you're trying to tell me that .sav files are files saved but I can't open them when I start up the game??

    Also in this second comment you again drop hints to the solution, that I need to change the name..... To what? And why? And what should I do after? and how would changing the name help me open the files?

    I appreciate your time but none of your comments so far have actually helped me do anything other then keep replying to you..

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    *.save files can be opened by choosing Load Game. *.ver* files need to be renamed to *.save before you can load them. They are earlier versions of the corresponding *.save file.

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