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Re: Mac: my game is lagging

@krissypooh924

That's a really great drive, I use SanDisk and they haven't let me down yet.

Is it lagging the same, worse, or less? Can you try a clean Sims 4 folder? https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612394#M163 Make sure to follow the instructions for a symlink Sims 4 folder.

Also updating your OS may help with overall performance. Current version is 12.6.

Which model Mac do you have?

krissypooh924
3 years ago
Thank You,
My Mac book is a MacBook Air apple M1 (2020), 8gb of memory version 12.5.1.
Bluebellflora
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3 years ago
@krissypooh924

Thanks. I have the same Mac and my game is really smooth. Please try the new Sims 4 folder as it is most probably something in the user data causing it, now you have a good fast drive.
krissypooh924
3 years ago
ok thank you i will definitely try
krissypooh924
3 years ago
So i did what you asked me to do and its much better, it lags, but not as bad. But of course i just realized that the other app i use while playing sims 4 was not running. And that's stream elements. I think that when i play my sims and have stream elements open it makes my game lag . Is there a way to stream my game with out streaming apps making my game lag? and I've used twitch, obs, stream labs, and stream elements. and i believe there's one more but i can not remember it
Bluebellflora
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3 years ago
@krissypooh924

Ah, that would account for the lag. I've no idea about streaming apps but if running at the same time as the game I should imagine you need a Mac with more power to ensure as smooth a process as possible. You'd be better off asking in forums dedicated to streaming, if such things exist 🙂

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