Save issue: my Family.meta file is empty

The case is quite rare, but it can happen when there's a save issue that the Family.meta file is empty.

You can find a workaround to try below (example with a family named Dotemu) :

1- Click on the windows key + R then paste the following line

%Appdata%/../LocalLow/Triskell Interactive/Pharaoh

2- You will see a long string of numbers (your ID) to click on

3- Inside this folder, click on "Family"

4- Selects the impacted family ("Dotemu" in the example)

5- You will then have to backup the "saves" folder (by putting it on the desktop for example)

6- After that you can delete the family linked to the folder you just saved (folder from step 4)

7- Start the game

8- Create a new family with the same name (the icon does not matter)

9- Close the game

10-Open the new family you created (steps from 1 to 4) and paste the folder you backed up

11-Now, you can open the game and select your family. The problem should be fixed !