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Alya2u's avatar
2 years ago

Recovering files and lost content (mods, CC and worlds)

I tried fixing my game by doing the following 

Do you have Mods or CC? If you do, it's possible one or more may have become broken by a patch and is now interfering with the game. Please try the following without skipping any steps, even if you have done some of these steps already:

Exit your game then exit Origin. Please drag the Mods folder from your 'The Sims 4' folder onto your desktop (for future reference) then delete the localthumbnailcache.package file in your 'The Sims 4' folder. Also delete any other folders in the 'Sims 4' folder with word cache in the name. (When you restart the game it will automatically create a new Mods folder.)
Next please run a game repair [ Open Origin, click 'Game Library' then right-click Sims 4 > Repair Game ]. Make sure to let it run until it has completed all repairs (it will do the base-game first, then run through each of your expansions/packs).
Do not re-add any or your Mods or CC at this time. Please then restart your game and do not enter your previous game-save but begin a new game. See if the issue is present in this new game-save.

If this fixes the issue you can re-add your Mods/CC one at a time to see if one was conflicting with the function/causing the glitch - but do not re-add the old config file from the old mods folder, as it is possible for it to have become corrupted also. exept i failed to copy my mod foldr. Now i lost all of my CC and mods, and now i wish to recover them and i lost all of my worlds. Is there a way to recover any of that? Please help

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  • @Alya2u When you say you “failed to copy the mods folder” do you mean that you deleted it rather than dragging it to your desktop? If so, try looking in the trash and see if the files are still recoverable.

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