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Re: Sims 4 deleted mods keep reappearing

@imanis97_  There are a few different ways to delete the mods.  The simplest, if it works, is just to delete the files on your hard drive and then in OneDrive immediately after, so no syncing happens.  You know how to get into OneDrive's Documents folder already.  If you're having trouble finding the Mods folder on your hard drive, open a File Explorer window, click This PC, then C, then Users\[your username]\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4.

If you get a message about a folder being in use, it's probably because OneDrive is syncing in real time.  Copy the Sims 4 folder in the local version of Documents\Electronic Arts to your desktop, then disable OneDrive's auto syncing of Documents.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/choose-which-onedrive-folders-to-sync-to-your-computer-98b8b011-8b94-419b-aa95-a14ff2415e85?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

You should copy your Sims 4 folder to the desktop first because stopping the syncing may remove the contents of Documents from your hard drive and leave only a single copy in OneDrive.  So you'll need to put the copy you made back in Documents\Electronic Arts before using it.  If your original copy stays on your hard drive though, you can delete the copy.  Either way, delete the mods you don't want, and you should be fine.

4 Replies

  • imanis97_'s avatar
    imanis97_
    6 years ago

    I deleted the mods on my hard drive and I opened the mods folder on onedrive but the deleted mods were already gone. Should I delete them from onedrive first? Would that permanently delete them? 

  • imanis97_'s avatar
    imanis97_
    6 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict I deleted the mods from onedrive first and they were deleted from my hard drive as well, so far this was the only solution that worked. Thanks for your help
  • hcneyboba's avatar
    hcneyboba
    3 years ago

    I'm sorry but even after all the answers you've given I don't understand still? Like, idk the proper terms or anything but basically I deleted the mods but every now and then they just decide to reappear? It's rlly bad for me as well bc I don't have room left on my OneDrive

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @hcneyboba  The problem is OneDrive: it's redownloading the mods after you delete them.  Try accessing OneDrive directly and deleting the mods you don't want to use from there, then make sure they're deleted from your computer as well.

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