If you do get your game back, just move your Mods (if you use any), Tray (stuff you saved from the gallery) and Screenshots (if you take any) folders from your old Sims 4 folder to your new Sims 4 folder and you're done.

If you do and it's the wrong save, you could try using the slightly older files to see if one of them contains what you wanted. If you still have no load game button at this point, I don't know what else you could try. If there's still nothing, close the game, copy Slot_00000001 4.save and rename it to Slot_0000001.save (or Slot_, I'm a bit confused by the file endings in your folder). If no, close the game, rename the file you've just copied to Slot_ and try again. Start the game to see if you have a load game button.

Moving the folder away forced the game to do so.Ĭlose the game again (no need to save) and open the saves folder of the new Sims 4 folder.Ĭopy the topmost file (Slot_0000000002.save) of your old save folder into the new save folder. This might take a few seconds more than usual, because should be generating a new Sims 4 folder in Documents. If anything goes wrong (or even more wrong), just move the folder back to Documents and you've restored your current state. If you're feeling unsure, also make a copy somewhere else. Move your complete Sims 4 folder from Documents to Desktop. The files in your screenshot don't seem to follow the file name pattern from the article, so I have no idea what went wrong for you. TL DR - Basically, I'm looking for someone who can tell me specifically what files to delete and/or rename.Īny help is appreciated. I tried using this method but found it kind of confusing and was worried I ruined my saves folder before restoring my computer back to an earlier time. (The ones boxed in red are from the period I was playing the family I want to get back):

('Test' is the name of a sim I made just to get into the neighborhood and see if my family was still there). Problem is, while the save is in the 'saves' folder on my computer, it's not showing up in the game. As you can probably imagine, I'd rather try to retrieve that save than start my family all over. For some reason when I returned to the game, there was no 'load game' option. I was playing Sims 4 for a few hours yesterday made a new family, refurbished a home, and started building up skills. Hi Simmers! Long time player, first time on the reddit, but I'm really hoping someone can help me out.

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