Hello 👋Wondering if anyone fixed an issue with their oven not working? Sims will walk to fridge and do the T pose with their arms before the task closes out. They can cook anything on the stove but anything requiring them to use the oven will not work. There is nothing is the oven, nothing in the way of the stove/oven, and I have already tried repairing my game. Not expecting a miracle but I have a lot of CC (about 20k+) and I wanted to see if anyone else had this issue before I looked for the culprit the long way.Thanks in advance 💜

Hello, I'm having the same issue as well. I've tried everything. I've done all there has to be done and it still doesn't work. Hopefully you can find what happened because this is truly frustrating.Thanks!!

@shannettethomas@kad4610does this happen with different ovens?Which of the many ovens are you using?

@Gagea25 Yes, it happens with different stoves. I’ve even tried to remove any CC stoves and replace them with Sims stock stoves in-game.

@shannettethomas 🤞 I hope we do too! I just want to be able to make a birthday cake again so my sims can stop getting the “Forgotten Birthday” Sad moodlet.

@kad4610 @shannettethomas Please test with no mods or CC to see if that's your issue. Exit Sims 4 then drag your Mods folder to your desktop. Then delete the file called localthumbcache from Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4. If you think you might accidentally forget to exit without saving after testing, copy your Saves folder to your desktop too, to back it up. Now open Sims 4 and see if you still have the problem. If you don't, you can start the process of figuring out what from your Mods folder was causing it.

Sims 4 - Sims Can’t Use Oven to Cook

15 Replies

shannettethomas
2 years ago
Hello, I'm having the same issue as well. I've tried everything. I've done all there has to be done and it still doesn't work. Hopefully you can find what happened because this is truly frustrating.
Thanks!!
Gagea25
Hero
2 years ago
@shannettethomas
@kad4610
does this happen with different ovens?
Which of the many ovens are you using?
kad4610
Seasoned Newcomer
2 years ago
@Gagea25 Yes, it happens with different stoves. I’ve even tried to remove any CC stoves and replace them with Sims stock stoves in-game.
kad4610
Seasoned Newcomer
2 years ago
@shannettethomas 🤞 I hope we do too! I just want to be able to make a birthday cake again so my sims can stop getting the “Forgotten Birthday” Sad moodlet.
luthienrising
Hero+
2 years ago
@kad4610 @shannettethomas Please test with no mods or CC to see if that's your issue. Exit Sims 4 then drag your Mods folder to your desktop. Then delete the file called localthumbcache from Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4. If you think you might accidentally forget to exit without saving after testing, copy your Saves folder to your desktop too, to back it up. Now open Sims 4 and see if you still have the problem. If you don't, you can start the process of figuring out what from your Mods folder was causing it.
shannettethomas
2 years ago
I've done the samething, it still doesn't work.
shannettethomas
2 years ago
@Gagea25 Pretty much all my ovens. I can use the stove but cannot use the oven to bake deserts. All my mods are updated.
shannettethomas
2 years ago
@luthienrising I tried this many of times. I even repaired the game, uninstalled it, 50\50 method and it's still the same problem. All my mods are updated as well.
luthienrising
Hero+
2 years ago
@shannettethomas Can you not use ovens at all or only not bake? I'm assuming you have Get to Work? (Bake requires that pack.)

Updated mods can still have issues, hence the request to test with no mods or CC at all and deleting localthumbcache.
kad4610
Seasoned Newcomer
2 years ago
@luthienrising wrote:
@shannettethomas Can you not use ovens at all or only not bake? I'm assuming you have Get to Work? (Bake requires that pack.)
Updated mods can still have issues, hence the request to test with no mods or CC at all and deleting localthumbcache.
I have taken out the mods folder. I know for a fact it’s CC/Mod related bc it works without it removed from the game, I’m just too lazy to go through them and find out which one it is…especially since it hasn’t completely disabled me from playing. I was just hoping to find someone who had already gone through that part and has the heart to save me from going through it. Thanks for your suggestions though! 💜