2 x SIM 4 games on macbook pro - they can view/delete others content/items!?!
Help......
I've bought two games for my daughters and they can see and delete each others stuff. How do I stop/restrict this.
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Hi - No we have purchased two seperate games.
It is a shared Macbook Pro.
- @ISKC2009
What do you meant by share and delete each other's stuff? Do you mean games in Origin or their Sims 4 user data such as saves?
Have they each registered a copy of the game to their own Origin accounts? When they log into Origin in each Mac user account are they using their own Origin accounts? - EA_Darko
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Hey @ISKC2009 if they are sharing a Mac then it could be a case that they are logging into each other's accounts and playing the others save game.
What you could try yourself is to log into one of the accounts, load up the save and play around for a few minutes making some noticeable changes. Once done, exit out of the game, sign out of Origin and then log into the other account and launch the game to see if you are seeing the same world that you just were playing around in.
Darko
I am pretty certain they are logging in to the right games on their own accounts on Origin.. I will try this and let you know how I get on.
They have two seperate Origin log ins for their two seperate SIMs 4 games on the one Origin application on the MAC.
Should they have 2 x Origin Applications on the macbook? Can you even do this? Seems like overkill, and I'm not sure how I'd know who's is who's - I guess I can save the application in each of their names?
On speaking to my daughter she can see her sisters characters in her SIMs 4 save, even though my other duaghter has created these characters in her own game and sims 4 save, using her own Origin log in on her own SIMs game.
- @ISKC2009
That's really helpful 🙂 It seems like they are using the same Sims 4 folder where the saves and other user data are stored. This is located in Users > [User] > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sim 4. Do they share an iCloud account and have iCloud Drive enabled on both Mac user accounts? That would account for the same Sims 4 folder being used on both accounts. Do they share an iCloud account and have iCloud Drive enabled on both Mac user accounts? That would account for the same Sims 4 folder being used on both accounts.
I've definitely not set them up their own iCloud accounts as they're still only young. I don't even think I have one iCloud Drive on my Mac, unless it will be my one?? Where would I find this out, and how can I sort it out so they have their own SIMs 4 folders.
Sorry I can imagine you might be rolling your eyes right now 😂
