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0671689
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11 months ago
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Sims 4 Corrupted File

I've been playing the sims 4 on my MacBook for years, just this week I got a PC (Dell). I downloaded the sims on this new computer and when it finished loading I pressed play and the game opened and ...
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    puzzlezaddict
    11 months ago

    0671689​  Sometimes these files can get corrupted during transfer, which is why it helps to zip them first.  The fact that you transferred bundles of files rather than the entire Mods folder doesn't help here; my suggestion to that effect was for a different reason.

    You could always check your the trash on your Mac to see whether the files are present, but if they're not, you'll unfortunately need to download fresh copies of everything.  There's no way to fix a mod or cc file once it's been corrupted.

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puzzlezaddict
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11 months ago

0671689​  Try transferring your mods and custom content again, but this time, zip the Mods folder first.  On your Mac, right-click it and select Compress; once it's on the PC, right-click and select Extract.  And transfer over the mods files themselves, not the entire folder.

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    0671689
    Seasoned Novice
    11 months ago

    Unfortunately I already deleted my mods and cc from my Mac, but when I did transfer them over to the PC it was just the mods files themselves in batches and not the entire folder at once 

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