Re: Cannot start because game data is missing or damaged. If you have Mods installed
ok here are the screenshots
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- @kh2w80setqk7
Thanks. That all looks fine. The modified time on your saves folder is 3 minutes before you took the screenshot. Do you have a save that successfully saved at that time?
I looked up the CC to test on my Mac with the symlink but it's from TSR, a site I refuse to use. Do you have a piece of CC to test that isn't from there or any paywalled sites that I can also download and test? unfortunately i don't have any saves because my game keeps refreshing to factory reset every time i launch the game. even if i do create a save it erases and all the other options like enable cc goes back unchecked every time too
here is a link to a dress i use:https://www.patreon.com/posts/knit-mini-dress-85832509 its a patreon but its a free download hope that helps if not here is another link https://www.simsfinds.com/downloads/330315/roxie-tank-top-sims4
i've tried deleting the options.ini file and resetting the settings but it doesn't work it just keeps resetting
it only does that since i did the symlink because when my documents folder is on my computer without the symlink everything works perfectly
Your Documents folder is still on your computer, unless you've used a symlink to move it to an external drive? I definitely would not recommend doing that.
If the symlink for the Electronic Arts or Sims 4 folder is successfully created this shouldn't be happening. Do you have iCloud Drive enabled? Could you post a screenshot of the contents of your saves folder?
Please open Terminal and copy and paste the following search command then hit Enter/Return:
find / -type d -name "*The Sims 4*" 2>/dev/null
After a little while it will return the results of the search. It may seem to take a long time, this is normal. Please copy and paste the results in a post here.
/Library/Application Support/Origin/LocalContent/The Sims 4
/Users/typokie/Applications/The Sims 4 Packs
/Users/typokie/Applications/The Sims 4.app
/Volumes/drive/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4
typokies-Air:~ typokie$
typokies-Air:~ typokie$
that was the results
i don't have icloud enabled
- @kh2w80setqk7
Thanks. Terminal output looks fine and as expected.
The scratch folder in your saves folder shouldn't be there. It is a folder created when you load up the game and automatically deleted when you quit. If it is there it is because the game froze/crashed and you couldn't successfully save. Delete it and then load your game, create a new save and see what happens. It may be an idea to play the game in a small window whilst keeping that saves folder open so you can see the new save file generated and then see what happens when you save and quit. so i deleted the saves folder and let the game load again, created a sim and put him on a lot and saved and quit the game
the screenshot is what my saves folder looks like after i did that
reloaded the game and everything was erased as provided in the screenshot
i also get this weird code in my sims delivery
when i close the game my saves looks the same but the scratch folder created again and is there
- @kh2w80setqk7
So those 3 files are now no longer in the saves folder?
Have you tried a game repair to fix the SDX issue?
What access does the game have in System Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Folders?
What access does Origin have in System Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Folders? well the saves folder remains the same it regenerated that scratch folder again despite me deleting it
i tried to repair the game but that didn't work
i don't really see an option when it comes to system settings. sims 4 nor origin shows anything in my preferences with security and privacy
i just now wiped the game again by renaming the sims 4 folder and letting the game regenerate the folder but it still has these issues it won't save anything ☹️
should i try to reverse the symlink and see if my game runs properly again?
ah, and just like that when i reversed the symlink and renamed the sims 4 folder so the game can regenerate a new folder everything works perfectly fine even my mods shows up
my options settings stays the same and everything
thats cool and all but i bought this usb and went through all this trouble for it to work on my drive ☹️
maybe i did something wrong with the symlink but i don't know what i followed everything perfectly
tried the symlink again perfectly and once again the same issues ☹️
game doesn't save my settings it reloads a fresh game every time i start up the game
i notice the sims delivery has an error message when this happens also
- @kh2w80setqk7
Hmm. Very strange but thanks for all the info, really helpful. It's interesting that there is an SDX error. SDXs also write to the Sims 4 folder into the Content folder. If the game is having a problem accessing the Sims 4 folder, which yours seems to, it would generate an error, which it is.
Which version of macOS are you running? It seems like a fairly old one going by the screenshot from System Preferences.
Are there any restrictions on your Mac user account, is it a Standard account or administrator? System Preferences > Users & Groups.
What is the external drive you are using, do you have a link to it online I can look up? IM SO HAPPY
i wanted to write to you because i was able to figure out what was wrong (hopefully it stays working for good)
but i guess APFS wasn't the right format for my drive and i changed it to extended (journaled) and just like magic everything worked!
i feel like crying tears of joy who knew it was such a simple fix?
thank you so much for being patient with me and working with me because i was about to give up
hopefully this may help someone in the future who was having problems like this
hopefully there won't be any further problems lol
10.13.6
- @kh2w80setqk7
Out of interest, which specific model Mac do you have? Is it an iMac or Mac mini with a Fusion Drive? These were hybrid HDD/SSD drives that Apple used in desktop machines.
