Sims 4 crash after latest patch

@Bellababy128

Please move the Sims 4 folder from Documents > Electronic Arts onto your desktop then launch the game. A brand new game will be created without any of your existing saves etc. Does is still crash?

Please can you also 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

I'm afraid I don't have enough space (22GB is needed) for that. Sims 4 is currently on my hard drive.

I'm currently running macOS Sierra 10.12.6

My macbook is a pro retina 13 inch, early 2015

processor: 2,7 GHz Intel Core i5

memory: 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3

graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

antivirus: bitdefender

I have tried repairing multiple times, as well as updating. I don't have any CC or mods.

I'm currently working on a Safari related issue with Apple Support, I don't know if that's got anything to do with this sims 4 issue.

@Bellababy128

22Gb is needed for what? Are you saying that your Sims 4 folder in the Electronic Arts folder is 22Gb?

How much free space is left on your hard drive?

@Bluebellflora

My sims 4 folder in the Electronic arts folder is currently 22GB. I only have 10 GB of space left on my flash drive, storage is somehow taking up 50GB. My external harddrive has 800+ GB left (It's 1TB) which is why sims 4 is on there.

@Bellababy128

A 22Gb Sims 4 user data folder is not going to perform well, that's crazy high. Do you have a ton of CC/Mods? If so then maybe one or more is not compatible with the latest version of the game. You need to try a clean game. You can move the folder to your external drive to keep it safe and not lose any of your saves etc. If you don't want to move the whole folder then just move the Mods folder over to see if it is CC causing the issue. Just don't save the game if it loads because none of your CC will be loaded.

@Bluebellflora

No, I don't have any mods or CC installed. I never have before. My sims 4 folder is already on the external hard drive, because there isn't simply any space for sims 4 if it's 22 GB. How do I try a clean game?

@Bellababy128

I think you're muddling up the Sims 4 folder 🙂

The Documents > Electronic Arts > Sims 4 folder is your user data where your saves etc. are stored. This is the folder I am asking you to move temporarily to see if a new game will launch correctly.

The game is installed in your Applications folder and has the Sims 4 icon. Is that what you are saying is 22Gb?

@Bluebellflora

I have moved the folder  you asked me to move. Do I need to delete the original if I'm keeping the folder in my external harddrive? It's 570MB. The game is not installed in my applications folder, it's in my external hard drive. Over there it's called Sims4 and 22,14 GB.  Included is the screen shot where it says it's 22GB

@Bellababy128

Leave the game alone on your external drive (the one in your screenshot), we don't need to do anything to that yet.

After copying the Sims 4 folder from Documents > Electronic Arts over to your external drive you can delete the original as you have it safely stored on the drive. Now try launching your game.

@Bluebellflora I moved the game to the external hard drive, and it launched without a problem! I created a family, moved some furniture and played a little all the while it didn't crash. Thank you for helping! Is there any way I can get my old game back without it crashing?