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Re: Sims 4 loading screen never stops loading

@lilyybranch No, it's probably cause there aren't any on a vanilla game.

Does it work on a new save (for testing purposes) ? Do you have endless loading on all families ?

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  • i tried this like i said. i deleted all of my saves and tried a new one but i still have this problem. i am usally pretty good at fixing these things and serching for answers but i have no idea why i have this problem ☹️

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago
    @lilyybranch I know you said you did but was that before or after you removed your mods/cc ?

    What I mean is, now that you are on vanilla, did you test a new save as well ? Endless loading has so many causes it's hard to tell what it could be in your case.

    If it's every single save, there could still be something active.

    have you renamed your user folder yet ?
  • yes i removed my mods and removed my saves and made a new save and i still have this problem. what do you mean by renamed my user folder? i have to rename it?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago

    It's a clean folder approach to make sure no old data is causing issues

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Repair the game
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • i tried this. did everything you said and it still just loads i dont get why i renamed the folder and repaired the whole game why is it still not working ☹️ i dont get it the game was fine like 2 months ago

  • I dont know what to do anymore i have tried so much but nothing is working. i just wanna build houses ☹️

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @lilyybranch  To be clear, the Sims 4 folder you've renamed or removed is the one in Users > your username > OneDrive > Documents?  If you're not sure, rename that folder again and see whether you can play.

    If that doesn't help, try moving the Documents directory out of OneDrive entirely.  Here's how:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Sims-4-saves-user-content-disappearing-PC/m-p/12475370#M249772

    Choose either "I don't want OneDrive to sync my files" or "I want to get rid of OneDrive entirely," whichever works for you.  With the former, you can still manually sync your files; it just won't happen automatically.

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