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Re: Sims 4 keeps crashing when accessing the Gallery

I’m having the same issue. If I am in game, and open the library it crashes. The only work-around I found was if I open the gallery before I go into game mode - from the main menu. I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro - running Catalina.

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Bluebellflora
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Hey 🙂 Can you try the suggestion here about deleting a specific file then repairing the game - https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/Sims-4-keeps-crashing-when-accessing-the-Gallery/m-p/8235812#M20513

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