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Aimnyzryh
2 months ago
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Mods won't work after moving from Mac to Windows

Hi, I'm having issues launching my game. 

I  recently moved my whole sims 4 folder from Mac to new windows laptop. Everything went okay but every time I try to launch my game it shows error code and that a mod is corrupted with the name of a mod. When that mod is removed - and the hidden file for that mod too. It says a different mod is also corrupt. All of my mods worked fine on my mac, iIm struggling to understand why it won't work on the new windows laptop.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    2 months ago

    @Aimnyzryh  Right, but did you zip the whole Sims 4 folder, or the Mods subfolder, while it was still on your Mac?  By which I mean, did you right-click the folder and select Compress?  Not doing so risks damaging some of the files inside.

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    puzzlezaddict
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    2 months ago

    @Aimnyzryh  Try again to move the files, but zip the folder first.  This is a known issue when transferring files between macOS and Windows.

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    puzzlezaddict
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    2 months ago

    @Aimnyzryh  Did you transfer the folder fresh?  And did you take each mod out of the Mods folder you transferred and move it to the new Mods folder on the Windows PC?  If not, please do both of these at the same time; don't reuse the Mods folder from your Mac.

  • Aimnyzryh's avatar
    Aimnyzryh
    2 months ago
    @puzzlezaddict I transferred the whole sims 4 folder via usb. Moved the all the contents inside the old mods folder into the new mods folder, transferred the tray and save files. When I launch the game I’m still getting the same error message with a different mod each time.
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    2 months ago

    @Aimnyzryh  Right, but did you zip the whole Sims 4 folder, or the Mods subfolder, while it was still on your Mac?  By which I mean, did you right-click the folder and select Compress?  Not doing so risks damaging some of the files inside.

  • 17150781f5c03834's avatar
    17150781f5c03834
    New Rookie
    6 hours ago

    Hi I’m having the same issue. I saved my mods on a hardrive and compressed it but I’m unsure of the next steps. Can someone direct me. Thanks! 

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