To revert the most time and progress within this save, choose the file with.save.ver4. Mac student apps. Make the file you choose become the new primary save point. Right-click the file and choose Rename. Delete the part of the file name after.save. Example: Slot000000012.save.ver4 should now be Slot000000012.save; Launch The Sims 4 and choose. Hello, i just transfered my sims 4 game (base and new get to work expansion ) to my pc and when i change the game options and save them it says i need to restart the game and when i restart all the settings are back to where they were before.the settings won't change/save.
Problem
- All my advance is gone after starting the game. It's like I never played
- I don't have a new/load button although I've played before and should have an existing save.
Cause
- The most common cause for this issue is that the game reads a different folder than the one in documents, like for example one in a cloud like oneDrive. Another reason could be that the folder in documents was moved by accident.
- Patch 1.27 changed the main menu and there seem to be some issues with it. I was able to reproduce it but only if I start a new game, create a Sim and then quit the game before moving him into a lot. After reloading, both buttons are gone. They are probably other causes though.
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Suggestions
About 1
Cloud saving has the advantage that you can use your save game from different computers but the disadvantage that you won't find your save if you're not online. The decision to use it is yours but make sure you know WHERE they are. If the game newly started to use the folder on your oneDrive and you want to keep that, you can simply move the files from your local documents folder to the cloud one and they should start to show up again the next time you start your game.
If you don't want to use the cloud, you need to tell the game to not use the cloud. Unfortunately for oneDrive, it's only possible to do it for the whole documents folder. Steps to turn off oneDrive can be found here: Turn off or uninstall OneDrive
If you don't use a cloud and your saves are gone anyways, try searching your computer for Sims 4 to see if there's any other documents folder. If there is, just copy the files back to documentselectronicartsthe Sims 4saves and the game will recognized them again.
Also make sure that the saves aren't located in further sub folders as the game won't recognize those. The saves need to be named like this: Slot_xxxxxxxx.save bzw. Slot_xxxxxxxx.save.verY. x is a hexadecimal number (0-9 and a-f) and Y a number between 0-4 (5 Backups).
Tips to find out which folder the game is using can be found here: How to find your user folder. When is sims 4 coming out for mac. Microsoft office standard mac.
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For Mac users find instructions here: Sims 3 and Sims 4 not loading save games.
About 2
Follow these steps to get your old saves and the load/new buttons back:
- Close the game
- Go to this folder: documentsElectronic ArtsThe Sims 4saves and make sure that your old saves are still there. If not, follow the steps above.
- Make a copy of the folder to a safe place (flash drive, external hard drive, a different place on your hard drive, …)
- Start the game
- Click on the big Play button
- If you're taken to CAS, create a random Sim and place him into a house
- If you're taken to the map, place the Sim into a house
- Close the game (it's not important if you save or not but make sure you don't overwrite your old saves if you do save)
- Start the game. The buttons should be back
- Klick on Load and a list of your all your saves should appear. Load the one you want to play. You can delete the new one.
- After that you should be good to go and all should be back to normal.
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Now I have a problem with saving my Sims2 games.
Also when saving AOL mail I also some time get a message that I do not have permissions to write to the location where I am trying to save the mail. Even though it is a folder on the desktop where I am trying to save it. I do not get any kind of message with the Sim situation, they just don't save.
When I installed the Leopard 10.5.1 I had installed it over the Tiger. I did not have problems saving my Sims 2 games though until I installed the Leopard 10.5.2.
I did have the problem with the AOL not wanting to save though before when I had the 10.5.1 running. Should I do an archive install or clean install. And is one better than the other? Please see below letter to Aspyr and let me know what yo advise.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
LK
Dearest Aspyr,
I am so sad :0(
I upgraded my Leopard to the 10.5.2 operating system and the game runs great except it will no longer save, so everything that I do at a sims house gets lost when I go back to the neighborhood view. UGH!
Around the time that I upgraded my Leopard I had downloaded some custom sims and skins, so I trashed those, removing the EA foldr in my Home Userfolder and pulled off my external hard drive back up older games that had no problems, but those too will not save now. What should I do? Re-install from scratch my sim software? If so how should I uninstall the old EA stuff to make sure that I uninstall everything?
Or is there some permission issue with my computer which is not letting me save the game? sometimes with the saving of e-mails, and AOL is working to correct it making their program so that it is compatible with 0SX Leopard.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Saving and permission problems
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