This is mainly to see if I'm the only one. I have confirmed that "auto save" is writing over my saved games. I took a picture of my Saves folder, loaded my game... waited for autosave. Exited out. And compared the 2 pictures. A saved game was missing! I don't play TS4 much, I think that is why I am noticing this and not many others. I only have a few saves and the families and houses I have made during those saves are completely gone. Their houses, the Sims themselves, and they are not in my bin either! This is an unfortunate series of events... I wanted to play TS4 tonight, but I see now i should have just left TS2 on! Plum!
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The auto save has its own file .
It is the file with the name slot_00000001.save .
I will post a link to your other thread, so that other simmers who read this thread will know about your issues
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/899310/you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me-plum-all-my-sims-are-gone
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153907956017666.1073741858.618547665&type=1&l=70898d1ff3
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
What is happening is what is meant to happen. The game is auto saving back up versions of the autosave file. This doesn't affect your other file. The game is just creating more back up versuons of the autosave file.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
So then what happened to the save dated 9/5 - I took a pic to show you that folder. Then I was going over the stuff you suggested, I think at that time I removed the mods folder... either way I exited back out and went back and that save was gone. Where did it go ? I didn't delete it. I didn't save before exiting. . . I'm just dumbfounded. When was this "auto save" feature enacted?
This link explains about the autosave file
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/803383/auto-save-and-how-it-works#latest
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
But wouldn't the dates still change? I don't leave the game on. I play maybe once every 3-6 months. Honestly I should have about double the saves than what is showing. Idk what happened to them all. But off the top of my head I know I had at least 6 rotational families. July sounds like legit last time I played.. and prior to that would have been March or April..where are those saves?
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Ohhhh!! Welll. That makes sense then as to why there are only a few saves. But. Then what happened to the other families on the save.. and their houses and even my gallery .. they are all just gone I got the game, the same day it came out 2 years ago. If I was overwriting my own saves so to speak, then all the families I made should be there. Along with the latest family I made back in like July. I think my save is corrupted. And I think they are gone. Lost to the SimsUniverse for all eternity... -cries- I was in the middle of a Disney legacy! ...and I had a Neil Caffry Sim! He was maxed out on writing, art, painting.. (does TS4 have a criminal career? Can't remember) but he was maxed out on everything.. and it took me ages to make Alex, Sarah, and Kate -cries some more- And my Sim self! Hubby and I had 5 kids! It took us 5 boys before we finally had a girl! -cries more- And the house! It took me ages to build that house... although I did just find the blueprints I drew prior to making it. -sigh-
You may need to start a new save game.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Second as for saves, 4 versions is normal. If you want to save a specific game at a specific point, choose SAVE AS in the in game menu, then you can easily find that save and load it as well as make a backup copy.
I will just post the link to your other thread here again , so that if other simmers have the same issues as you experienced , it may help them to do the suggestions in the other thread . It will also help simmers to know what you have done to help your situation. The other thread also has your computer details.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/899310/you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me-plum-all-my-sims-are-gone
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I never know when there is an update. LOL. I basically only play TS4 when I am pressed for time and can't load up TS3 because of it. I click to open it and it doesn't load right away, and then I go and look and its updating... Even if I did back it up, it wouldn't really help me since Origin won't let me play without updating, so then I would have a saved copy of my un-updated game that I wouldn't be able to play with. -sigh-
Thanks for your insight! I did try checking the "cc box" but it shows nothing. With or without cc the only thing in my gallery is EA creations. None of my lots or Sims are there. I was able to play fine with no issues prior to the latest update, and then after loading the update, all my custom made Sims and houses were just gone. Save for the last family I played with. -sigh- I only have 2 saves in my folder. Which I guess is normal for me, since I really just save each family and leave the game, they don't get their own name usually, unless I am planning on playing with them again..as in the case with the missing Sims, who all had custom save names based on their last name.. smh
It would be good to make a backup copy of your sims 4 folder. Then if issues occur, you will still have copies of your save game files in your saves folder and will have the files of your sims /builds that are in your library in your tray folder. You can then replace them back in to the sims 4 folder if issues occur.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Hmm, I think if you open to Origin, and click on Origin > Application Settings and scroll down to untick Update: Automatically keep games up to date. I have mine turned on so I can't really say this is what this option does but I think it should be the correct one. LOL. That way when your Origin opens, you would only get like a star beside your TS4 box art and that's when you know there's an update. Then you can backup your folders.
If you want to play the game without updating, you will have to unplug your internet cable completely. And log into Origin (Offline).
http://simsvip.com
Also crinrict's helpful blog site also posts information when there is a patch update
http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/category/patch/
There is a section on the forum threads also where the latest patch notes are posted on the day that the patch is released.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/latest-patch-notes
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
After updating your game, if you found that the game had deleted your save game files and/or the sims/builds that were in your library, you could remove the saves and tray folders that are in documents-electronic arts-sims 4 folder and copy back from your " back up" the old save and tray folders and place them in the sims 4 folder instead of the other ones. Then you would have your original save games and sims/builds back in the game.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I guess. I would just worry they would be deleted again though, like I am now. I had some families that I spent a long time designing the Sims of.. and I can't seem to get them right, now. And I am worried they will be deleted again. I am now making sure to upload all my Sims to the community however, in the event that this ever happens again! Currently, I am working on the characters from the hit USA Network TV show, White Collar. They seem to be coming along nicely. Although I wish the Criminal trait wasn't so evil. And I wish there was more they could do, like pick pocket and break into houses.. -sigh- Even forging paintings and trying to sell them to the gallery- just things the main character does on the show. I've found I enjoy CAS more than I enjoy playing the game!