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mkunzy13
5 years ago

Missing Load Game and New Game buttons and can't locate saves folders

I have had sims 4 since I first downloaded it back in 2014 and stoped playing in 2016, but as of recently I reinstalled it on my iMac and noticed that my Origin account is still the same and when I w...
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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago

@mkunzy13 

Please open Terminal (Applications > Utilities) and copy and paste the following command then hit Enter:

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

This searches for Sims 4 folders on your Mac. It may take a moment. When finished please copy and paste the results here.

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mkunzy13
5 years ago

Sorry for the delay!

 

Appreciate any help!

 

/Users/(myusername)/Applications/The Sims 4 Packs

/Users/(myusername)/Applications/The Sims 4.app

/Users/(myusername)/Applications/The Sims 4.app/Contents/Resources/The Sims 4.app

/Users/(myusername)/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4

 

I hid my username because its my name, hope that doesnt mess with what you needed to see!

 

thanks!

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    Bluebellflora
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    5 years ago
    @mkunzy13

    Nope, I don't need to know your username 🙂

    That all looks normal and your save should be in your Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 folder. Are they not there?

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