Sims 4 CC - Game no longer launches from corrupted files
I recently had been redoing all my CC for the sims 4 and was able to play just fine, but then realized I needed to extract the .rar files in order to access the items. (I heard I needed to do this for .zip files too, is that still true?)
So, I went through probably about 100 .rar files and extracted them all, then took all the extracted into the sims 4 mods folder. Only then was I starting to get issues not being able to launch the game, so I even went as far as opening each file after extracting and just dragging the package into the modded folder. But even after that everytime I launch the game it wont load due to a corrupted file, and it's a new file everytime. With how much CC I downloaded I lost track of what is exactly what, but I dont wanna launch and delete a file everytime I try to play until I am able to play again. I was literally playing yesterday and this morning before I started to extract the files for everything ending in .rar.
I left all .zip files in the mods folder as is for now, along with the rest of the items in there because I don't wanna risk messing things up further. I have 5,518 items in the sims 4 cc folder as of now, and pre-.rar extraction I probably had just over 4,075 items.
Is there any way to fix any corrupted files so I can play and keep the items? I don't wanna restart my folder/cc search, or redownload the CC (It'll take hours to find everything again). I'm kind of bummed because I had just finished finding all I wanted and now I can't even play anymore.
And to answer any questions:
- I verified sims 4 file integrity (I use steam)
- I extract files directly from the Files app on windows, I don't use WINRAR or whatever I've heard other people use (Should I have?)
- I haven't uninstalled the game (I worry about losing my CC finds, because I don't feel like moving the 5k+ files to another temporary file lol)
- pop up message I get when trying to launch the game is "Unable to start: Cannot start because the below file appears to be corrupted. If this file is a Mod please remove it and try again. If not, please repair or reinstall the game via Origin." - then it lists the mod.
