Custom content just won't work?
Hello all, I'm trying to install custom content / mods on my iMac (if that makes a difference), and I have tried *everything* I can think of: - Unchecked and reselected 'Custom Content/Scripts' in ...
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Okay, so I fixed it - even though I don't fully understand how/why it started working again:
My Documents folder on my Mac was synced to iCloud. I renamed the EA folder to EA.nosync, and waited for the file to be removed from iCloud. I then relaunched the game and enabled script/content mods. This created an entirely new folder structure which synced to iCloud but as if it were a new install.
I then copied over my mods to the new mods folder in the new structure. Once that was done, I deleted the EA.nosync folder. I lost all my saved households, however, all the content does now work - which was what I wanted!
@IAmADKnight
The game will only read the Sims 4 folder locally on your Mac in Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ YourUserAccount ▸ Documents ▸ Electronic Arts ▸ The Sims 4
The game will only read the Sims 4 folder locally on your Mac in Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ YourUserAccount ▸ Documents ▸ Electronic Arts ▸ The Sims 4
In doing what I did it now works and everything just syncs via the iCloud Drive. Not entirely sure how what I did fixed it, but it has.
- @ADKnight81
Hmm, interesting. So your iCloud Drive is set up to store your Documents folder in the cloud and all your saves and other game settings are loading fine?Yup.
Just by doing what I said: changing the original EA folder to .nosync, then loading up the game which created a new files structure in the Documents folder (synced to iCloud). I then deleted the original EA folder.
Obviously in doing so I lost all of my original saves, but that was fine by me because I'd only played once before wanting to mod and I hadn't got very far anyway. Now everything is synced to the iCloud Drive and everything is working fine...
...but I'll be damned if I can tell you why!
