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Typhonis707
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5 years ago
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Electronic Arts folder vanished but game still says folder is there?

I recently downloaded some CC and wanted to put it in the my Sims 4 Mods folder, but when I went to documents, my Electronic Arts folder was nowhere to be found. I used Finder, but still got nothing....
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    Typhonis707
    5 years ago

    @Bluebellflora 

    So, I haven't gotten my computer fixed of all its issues yet, but I did manage to fix this.

    I uninstalled Sims 4, reinstalled it, and then used the command to show hidden files. After all that, I was finally able to find this folder again.

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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago

@Typhonis707 

The file path for saves should be:

Users > Username > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Saves.

Can you open Terminal (Applications > Utilities) and copy and paste the following then hit Return/Enter:

find ~ -type d -name "*Electronic Arts*" 2>/dev/null

This is searching in places a Spotlight search won't typically look. Please copy/paste the results here 🙂

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Typhonis707
New Traveler
5 years ago

@Bluebellflora 

I tried that, but it didn't work. What I got was the following:

-bash: /de: Permission denied

Quinns-MacBook:~ typhonisking$ 

I am the only user on this Mac so, I'm not sure why it says Permission denied. But that's what came up

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    Bluebellflora
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    5 years ago
    @Typhonis707

    Did you enter the whole line I put in code tags? And copy and paste it not type it?
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      Typhonis707
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      5 years ago

      @Bluebellflora 

      Ok I tried pasting it and this time I got:

      /Users/typhonisking/Library/Application Support/Electronic Arts

      Quinns-MacBook:~ typhonisking$ 

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        Bluebellflora
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        5 years ago

        @Typhonis707 

        That's all? How bizarre. Don't touch that folder, leave it well alone 🙂 Try this instead for the Sims 4 folder:

        find ~ -type d -name "*The Sims 4*" 2>/dev/null

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