It hasn't deleted your saves or any user data. The game has simply recreated the Sims 4 folder. Your saves etc. are in the folder you dragged to your desktop. It's the first troubleshooting step you should try if your game won't open. If your game loads after moving the folder it means the issue is somewhere in your user data - corrupt save/incompatible CC or Mods etc.
I did everything you said and when i press sims it goes straight to orgin
How do I load the files? I would really like to get everything back.
Replace the newly created files in the Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 folder with the ones you moved out. Be careful though, if your game didn't work with the original files then the problem lies in the files/folders so move them in individually, checking to see if your game works after each batch.
Please can you provide more information about your Mac. Instructions on how to do so here - http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612396/highlight/true#M162
Can you uninstall the Sims 4, reset Origin then download and install the game again. Remove any Sims 4 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts too.
I went ahead and posted a screenshot.
Thank you so much for replying to me. I don't want to be annoying, seems like you are my last hope. 😕
I've run the game with all the game packs, stuff packs, and expansions on this device. Which leads me to believe it isn't my specs. I've restored my computer. I consider my self to be fairly well versed when it comes to most technology, but I'm bewildered. I've reinstalled, reset, repaired, and erased as much as I can. I have no docs in my icloud. AND NO CC OR MODS. It's crazy. EA doesn't seem too interested in finding a solution for me. They have offered to refund me for "Cats and Dogs" because after the November 2017 update I have not been able to play normally. I have no glitching or lagging while playing. It has altogether stopped opening/responding. Last night after I sent you a few messages (mention of your screen name on these forums) I got it to open. I've been doing the following but I have since had the same issues. I got my game to open (base only), I made a sim and saved a game (creating all the files that were missing from my new The Sims 4 folder), I closed the game and checked for the files (all was well), I tried to reopen and again nothing (icon bounces and the rainbow spinner cursor shows then as soon as I move the cursor it turns back into an arrow, finally I'm forced to "force stop" the sims program. I then downloaded everything back except Cats and Dogs, City Life, Get Together, and Get to Work. These are things I can play without. I want them in the game but I'll sacrifice just to play with more items and clothing. I reset origin. I shut down my computer and for the 100th time I repaired my drives (all that is available to me). The reason I did this order of things is because that is what helped me open the base game (to my knowledge, since I really can't be sure what the issue is) At this point I feel like becoming a professional troubleshooter is my calling, ha!
Thanks for your time and help.
A loyal Sims Player since 2001
P.S. I get the feeling this is all on Origin malfunctioning. This client has been a nightmare since the beginning in more ways than one.
I shouldn't think it is your Mac as there has been an increase in people not able to play since installing C&D or the patch.
Did you disable Origin to see if that helped?
Tried a second user account on your Mac?
Do you use any clean up apps that apparently get rid of unwanted files and speed up your computer, but in reality all they do is destabilise the OS and remove files they shouldn't?
Any antivirus?
Any apps running on start up on your Mac?
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Thanks I hate thinking it's my computer. I won't be getting a new one anytime soon.
I have disabled origin in game. No change.
I tried a new user. No change
I do have Avira but I don't think it's doing any thing to the game. I had it check for a virus recently. It's the free version of the program so I'm pretty sure it doesn't do much without my direction.
I have no clean up apps.
Apps that run on start up are Flux (an app that adjusts my laptops lighting based on time of day)
and Origin.
I'm downloading the game on an identical macbook pro. I'll tell you what happens on that one when it's done.
Thank you for your time.
I doubt Flux is affecting it but did you also run it on the new user account? And Avira? Have you fully disabled them both to see if it makes a difference?
So now I'm back to thinking it's my laptop. My boyfriend and I have the same MacBook with the same specs. I downloaded the game and the stuff pack, game packs, and a select few expansion packs onto his last night. His MacBook is working flawlessly. I just tried disabling the flux and Avira program. I'll have to try a few more times but once I clicked the option to disable real-time protection, the game opened. It was not responding to my knowledge and now it just opened while I was typing this. I'll let you know if anything changes. I was considering adding a few of the expansions back. Or all of them.
Okay so I was under the impression that my content wasn't fully downloaded but I guess at some point last night Origin began downloading the things I was trying to leave out. The game is open with everything on it. If anything changes I'll let you know.
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME!!
You are a simsaver!! 😍
P.S. I feel silly for not thinking about the anti-virus program being the issue. I always had flux disabled for The Sims 4. Oh well, I'm very happy to be able to play my game again!!
I did as you said and I then moved the folder from the desktop back into the Electronic arts folder thinking it'd make a change but it didn't. Instead, now it's empty completely and all my CC is gone from both the desktop folder and the folder that got remade. I'm losing my sh** right now. Please tell me how to fix this. I can't go through my downloads, it's very messy.
I've answered you in the thread you created here - https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/sims-4-gaming/m-p/6658445#M11441
I’ve tried everything you’ve said and did a clean boot restart, but nothing is working. It just continues to open origins. Do you have anything else I can do?
Every time I go to open the game it sends me to origins. It won’t let me play the game. I’ve been looking up different ways to make it work but nothing is working. At the moment I’m getting all my cc out of the mods folder. What else should I do?
So you're launching the game but then it is quitting again? Could you please disable Origin in-game then try again?
It was a buggy mod. Thank you for your help. I’m glad you got back to me so quickly. Keep doing what you do, and have a nice rest of your day/night.
