tarnjapaige3 Your saves were in the folder you moved, and they should still be intact. It sounds like you may have put the folder back in the wrong location though, for example maybe you put the old Electronic Arts folder inside a new Electronic Arts folder. Point is, look for your saves in the folder you restored. Then make sure they're in the folder the game is reading:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
The file paths must match exactly up to "The Sims 4."
Separately, it sounds like one of your saves may be corrupted, and that's why you couldn't load the game. For any save that won't load, try using Load Game rather than Resume and choosing a different household to play with. Let me know how it goes.