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Bluebellflora
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3 years ago

Re: game updated, packs redownloading

@pfuxl9zxadqk 

Please open Terminal and copy and paste the following command then hit Enter/Return:

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

After a little while it will return the results of the search. Please copy and paste the results in a post here.

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  • pfuxl9zxadqk's avatar
    pfuxl9zxadqk
    3 years ago

    /Users/katiekeane/Applications/The Sims 4 Packs

    /Users/katiekeane/Applications/The Sims 4.app

    /Users/katiekeane/Applications/The Sims 4.app/Contents/Resources/The Sims 4.app

    /Users/katiekeane/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4

    katiekeane@Katies-Air ~ % 

    is this what you mean ?

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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @pfuxl9zxadqk

    Yes and that all looks like it should. I was checking the Sims 4 Packs folder was in the right location. It must be in the same location as the base game, which it is, but probably because you've re-downloaded everything. Make sure not to touch that folder as it contains all your downloaded packs. If you move it to another location or delete anything out of it Origin will want to re-download the affected pack.
  • pfuxl9zxadqk's avatar
    pfuxl9zxadqk
    3 years ago

    okay, and any idea why I've got to redownload all packs?

    usually it doesn't make me do it when I update the game, only this time

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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @pfuxl9zxadqk

    Maybe you moved the folder without realising it? Can be so easily done. Have you changed the game library location in Origin? Were they actually all re-downloading or verifying?
  • pfuxl9zxadqk's avatar
    pfuxl9zxadqk
    3 years ago

    so I just went into the game and then exited again to restart it and I couldn't open the game because it was updating and so I waited and then it straight away start re downloading all the packs. 

  • pfuxl9zxadqk's avatar
    pfuxl9zxadqk
    3 years ago

    an then I saw a different post of someone moving them and so I moved them to the sims 4 folder and moved them back but the packs had already been redownloading...

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @pfuxl9zxadqk

    The Packs folder never goes into the Sims 4 folder, it MUST be in the same location as the base game. Leave it there and all should be good now.

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