Can't talk to other sims since 7/23/2024 update

Thank you~ That worked wonders! It's crazy we have to do things like this, but I'm glad you knew and was willing to help!

Went completely gone after Mondays update. No new friends or acquaintances appear there. I can only see sims my sim has some sort of romantic relationship with. 

@oolongteadrinker and @GothiccMuva  Please try the clean user folder described in post 2.

I need help with my sims' relationships. Unless theres romantic relationships involved, I cant see any of my sims' relationships such as friends, enemies and family members. When I interact with said sims, its still normal but doesn't pop up in the relationship bar. Please let me know if anyone can help me out!

@allygg1244  I've merged your post with another thread about the same issue.  Please try the suggestion in post 2.

after it works then what how am i supposed to get the game working like normal with my saves and cc? the game no longer opens it just stops responding everytime i open it

@Ambyykitty  If the game works as normal with none of your user content (saves, cc, etc.), but does not work once you've added those files back in, then the problem is those files.  Start with your mods and custom content; here's a list of known broken mods after this patch:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/Broken-Obsolete-and-Updated-Sims-4-Mods-1-108-July-23-2024-Game/td-p/13891143

Anything not on the list, you'll need to test yourself.  Use the 50/50 method if you have a lot of files to go through.

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method

Once you've done that, you can transfer the contents of saves, Tray (saved households and builds), Screenshots and Recorded Videos if you care about those, plus the UserSetting.ini file for the login rewards.  The rest can be discarded.

Wait sorry I am a little confused with the tut, so even if the new file works, how is it gaurenteed that it'll work once i put the existing folder back? Also, where do I put my saved folder after remving it from documents?

@allygg1244  You're not putting any existing folder back.  You're transferring some files from the old Sims 4 folder to the new one.

The order of operations is this, from the beginning:

• Move the existing Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop
• Launch the game, which creates a new Sims 4 folder
• Test in the new save
• IF the new save is fine, test your mods and custom content, and only those files (and only some at a time), in the new folder
• Update or discard any mods or cc that cause problems
• Copy the contents—just the files, not the folders they're in—of saves, Tray, etc. from the old Sims 4 folder to the new one

If you're still confused, please start the process and see where you get, then describe the step that's a problem and why.