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2 years ago
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CC in my mods folder, but not showing up in game?

I just downloaded some mods/cc into my mods folder, I have the allow custom content and script mods checked, but none of my mods are showing up. I don't get the pop-up screen at the beginning, they don't show up when you click to view custom content where you check the boxes, and nothing shows up in the game. Would anyone be able to help me figure this out? I only just started downloading mods, so I'm not really sure what to do to figure out what's wrong. I appreciate any advice/help you guys can give me, this is so annoying lol.

  • @shoov2001 

    Your game might search for mods in a different location than where your mods are actually stored. Don't worry, that happens quite often.

    Please check the folder, where the game is looking for your files.

    1. Launch your game to the main menu
    2. Select "Load Game" from the navigation bar on the right
    3. Click on your most recent save. You will see a small icon that looks like two overlapping squares next to the save game's thumbnail.
    4. Hover with your mouse over the that Icon . A pop up will show you the path where your Sims 4 user folder can be found

    Note that with that method you'll get the path to your saves. Default value is \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves

    Your mods should be in a different subdirectory. Default value is \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods

    Compare the path with the path you're currently using for your mods. If you use another folder, copy your mods to the mods folder, where the game can find them.

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  • @shoov2001 

    Your game might search for mods in a different location than where your mods are actually stored. Don't worry, that happens quite often.

    Please check the folder, where the game is looking for your files.

    1. Launch your game to the main menu
    2. Select "Load Game" from the navigation bar on the right
    3. Click on your most recent save. You will see a small icon that looks like two overlapping squares next to the save game's thumbnail.
    4. Hover with your mouse over the that Icon . A pop up will show you the path where your Sims 4 user folder can be found

    Note that with that method you'll get the path to your saves. Default value is \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves

    Your mods should be in a different subdirectory. Default value is \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods

    Compare the path with the path you're currently using for your mods. If you use another folder, copy your mods to the mods folder, where the game can find them.

  • shoov2001's avatar
    shoov2001
    2 years ago

    This was my problem! I must've moved my mods folder out of electronic arts and forgot to put it back, as soon as I did everything showed up. Thank you for your help!

  • If that doesn't work, your game might have duplicated your EA files(did this for me), so check your documents file even if you moved your original file to another place like desktop!!! Then if you want to add cc/mods often pin that new version of mods to your quick access (if using file explorer on windows, Idk about other OS). Mine duplicated and the mods file I put mine in after a game corruption was the duplicate version that wasn't connected to my EA app.

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