I startet a new game (PC - no mods).
My Packs: EP: 01-16 // GP: 01-08,10,12 // SP: 01-03,05-09,11,13-18,26,29,35,38,46,48,49
Edit: Also Photos on the wall getting black after restarting game.
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I ran a test and found similar results, but my test was focused around deleting screenshots. Did you do any tidying of your screenshots while testing? (Because I only noticed issues when I either deleted screenshots OR used Save And Exit.)
Note: all my testing was done by light "playing" (only taking photos, nothing else but making a sim and buying cameras), pressing save once, then exiting separately.
I found that deleting overexposed/mostly white screenshots was USUALLY safe (except for with the Crystal Clear camera - which seems to work oppositely from the rest, oddly enough).
When I deleted normal-looking screenshots, these cameras' in-game equivalent pictures were safe: cell phone, Barely Better Digital Camera, the Cozy Gamer kit's Insta Simsta camera - that's it! The Appreciably Average and all the high-end cameras I have installed were NOT safe (including the long green one and Moschino's camera).
I have no other cameras installed, so I cannot test them.
My test was ran on a NEW save game in a CLEAN/new Sims 4 folder. I haven't yet tested in my ongoing save from way before this month's patch (the one with a partial fix). That testing might be much worse, to my later dismay. We'll see.
I tested my ongoing save game without my screenshots folder (or mods).
Surprisingly, all my photos - including ones with gnomes - from the Crystal Clear camera were still there. It might have only been deleting the blurry ones, so it DOES seem this camera should be safe for most players*. (I don't know who keeps blurry pics. BTW, am I the only one who collects gnome-bombed pictures?)
Things went as hoped with the Barely Better and cell phone cameras - safe --- and almost as expected with the green camera - SOME lost (although, TBH, I don't know WHEN they were lost! *UPDATE* they were already gone!!). I actually don't have photos yet with the Insta Simsta cam.
Note: this might not work so well for unpatched games. Almost a year ago, I lost some photos (well, they showed up in the wrong households!!) after deleting screenshots taken with the Barely Better and cell phone cameras. It must be fixed now for old saves that were patched (according to my test) since I can wipe EVERYTHING without those households' data getting messed up.
It seems Maxis fixed more than they revealed, because this test went better than expected. In fact, better than my "fresh" testing session. It makes me wonder if WHEN we delete screenshots matters, even though that makes no sense. (Since I was only missed 3 photos from 1 camera - that doesn't track with my fresh test save with new deletions vs. an empty screenshots folder, curious!!)
*Due to the above revelations, the Crystal Clear camera might be relatively safe, after all.
I'll be back soon with a hand-by-hand screenshot deletion test of my actual save!
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