Re: new sims 4 cc wont show up on mac
Hi there. So I’m in a similar situation where I’ve installed a lot of custom content, placed them in the wrong mods folder and as a result none of my mods were showing up. Before I realised they were...
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Thanks.
The first result shows that you have a Sims 4 folder containing the Mods folder in the correct location in Documents > Electronic Arts.
The second result shows you have another Electronic Arts folder in your Home folder. Is that where you have put the CC that isn’t showing up? To find it click on Macintosh HD in a Finder window, then Users, then your User account.
So the first folder I believe is my iCloud folder. That’s where I originally put my mods. It was iCloud Drive > documents > electronic arts > sims 4 > mods. When I put them in that folder it wasn’t showing up.
however the second folder I believe is the local one. On the actual iMac and I believe that’s where it’s supposed to be as many people made the seams mistake I did and put mods in the iCloud folder. However the problem is that the second folder which is believed to be the correct one lacks a documents folder and I think that’s why my mkds aren’t showing. Instead of it being Makintosh HD > USERS > magne (my name) > documents > electronic arts > sims 4 > mods … it instead goes Makintosh HD > users > magne then straight to electronic arts. There’s no documents folder.
Nope sorry, that’s not correct. The first folder is not in iCloud, it is locally stored on your Mac. This is where the game reads data from to load your save, mods etc.
The game will not read any data from the second folder. Move the Mods from the second Mods folder into the first one.
Ohh alright.
but I cannot find the first folder anywhere. That’s the annoying thing. The only documents I can see is the one in iCloud that’s why I thought it was iCloud.
- @Magnecent
Ah yes I see. Ok, click on iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar maybe it is there?
How much storage is available on your Mac? Apple > About This Mac > Storage It is actually on iCloud Drive because I copy and pasted the first folder and it took me to my iCloud documents. It’s my iCloud.
My available storage space is 200GB. This is a brand new iMac that I bought 2 days ago solely just to play the sims and I made sure I had lots of storage.
however, I find that documents has this logo besides it. What does it means and how can I download it into my iCloud.
it’s attached. Thank you so much by the way.
- @Magnecent
It means you’re pushing the Desktop and Documents folders to the cloud. You need to disable it https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/READ-FIRST-Saves-CC-Mods-or-Library-items-disappeared/m-p/10242133#M45493 Wowww this is amazing. We’re definitely going in the right direction because before my mods wouldn’t even come up at the start up when playing the game and now it’s showing up under “scripted mods”. So the technique you showed me is working.
however, when I actually play the game the mods do not show up during gameplay. Could this be because I need to unzip the folders in my kids folder ?
photos are attached !
- @Magnecent
Have you checked how to install the Mods correctly from the creator? Reputable creators provide clear instructions on how and where to install their Mods. Most need unzipping. Hi,
so I mainly get my mods from YouTube from content creators as they tend to leave a link under their videos. They have packages of up to 2,000 custom content and I thought this was the best way to download as it saves time rather than downloading individually
also, what is the best way to unzip folders for iMac computer and how so I go about doing this please?
- @Magnecent
You still need to check specific instructions for the file structure of the Mods, for example can they only be placed directly in the Mods folder or can you add them to other folders within the Mods folder.
Your Mac can happily unzip files using the built in software but it struggles with a couple like WinRaR and 7-zip. I would recommend The Unarchiver, available on the Mac App Store.
If you have further Mod questions please post in the mods forum where you will receive better help https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-and-Mod-CC-Issues/bd-p/the-sims-4-game-issues-mods-en This Mac forum is for Mac specific Tech issues which we have now resolved for you 🙂 What is the built in software and once I download the unarchiver do I add it to my mods folder ?
- @Magnecent
It’s an archive utility built into the operating system. Just double click on the zipped file.
The Unarchiver is an app to decompress files, it is nothing to do with the Sims. Please look it up on the App Store on your Mac.
Apple have a lot of help pages on their website, it may help you to have a look through them to better familiarise yourself with your Mac and how it works. Google is also very good for looking up stuff. Hi again,
so I’ve taken your advice and spent an hour solely familiarising myself with the imac and realised that there was no need for me to install the unarchiver as I already have something similar by default.
ive managed to open all the zip folders in my mods folder but before I continue and transition over to the mods forum I had one last question as it is still technically technical related. After unzipping the mods downloaded folders, do I then need to delete the zipped Folders? and so the only thing that should be in the mods folder is the mods that have been extracted ?
Attached here shows the zipped mod (with a zip on it) and the blue folder is what comes as a result of you unzipping a mod.
which do I keep and delete ?
Hi. I apologise for not making my question clear.
it’s all already unzipped but I’m asking if I should delete the zipped folders as it could be the reason why mods are still not showing up in the game. In the electronic arts mod folder, all zipped mods are unzipped and I’m asking if I should then delete the zipped ones after unzipping them?
im not sure if that’s clear.
- @Magnecent
Yes, I understand the question 🙂 I’m asking you to double click on a zipped file again and see what happens, it will help with your understanding of what zipped files are and why you can delete them. When I double click the zipped file all it does is it keeps on extracting. You can’t actually open the zipped file anymore.
is it ok to delete ? I feel like keeping the zipped files after already expanding them is what’s causing my mods to still not load onto the game. Do you agree ?
- @Magnecent
Yep, that’s what zipped files do. They extract the contents into a folder. You can keep clicking on a zip file and it will keep extracting its contents into a newly created folder each time.
If the Mod creator has stated that the files need to be extracted then yes, go ahead and extract them and delete the zip file. I’ve extracted all the zip files and deleted them right after and I’ve tried to load the game and the mods don’t even show up at the start up anymore. So this isn’t working for me for some reason
- @Magnecent
But you added a screenshot showing the Mods at startup? What changed?
How many Mods folders do you have and where are they?
Please copy and paste the file name of one of the Mods that isn’t showing up in your game. so it did show up at the start up in the beginning but after I unzipped all the mods and deleted the zipped ones, it wasn’t loading at the start up anymore. I managed to retrieve the zipped folders I deleted and put them back into the mods folder and it loaded up again. So now I know to keep the zipped ones there.
however attached is what happens after I unzip a folder. Blue folders start appearing and I’m wondering how to do I unpack the folder as i don’t think you can unzip the blue folder.
here are my links for my mods. They’re directly from YouTube.
[CM Edit: Links removed]
- @Magnecent
The blue folders are just folders. You cannot unzip them, they are the contents of the zipped file.
You REALLY need to follow the creator’s instructions on how to install their specific Mods, maybe they shouldn’t be unzipped?
I can’t help you further. Your Mods are in the correct place as they are showing at the start up screen. You now need to follow the creator’s instructions. Thanks for your help. I really and truly appreciate it.
