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frita_do_Attic
Seasoned Newcomer
1 day ago

Sims 4 does not launch, just go back to EA App

I have an issue where The Sims 4 will not launch on my Mac.

When I click Play in the EA App, the preparing game message appears, then after 1-2 minutes the app reopens and the game never starts. No error message.

This started today. The game worked fine yesterday.

I do not use mods and tested with a clean Sims 4 folder. The issue still happens.

MacBook, macOS Tahoe 26, latest EA App. I tried reinstalling, clearing cache, repair the app, and give all the permissions, but nothing worked. I even did the thing of starting with a clean The Sims 4 folder (saving in another location the old one with my households) and it created. But still not launching.

This seems like a broader issue, possibly from a recent update.

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  • frita_do_Attic's avatar
    frita_do_Attic
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 day ago

    PugLov3r55​  Are you experiencing it now or it’a just recurring thing? The one time I got problems I just duplicated the folder and transfer my saves. Worked fine. This time I tried everything and nothing.

    Maybe there was a sims update or something. I also saw that in case of Mac could be because iCloud Drive was doing syncs in the documents folder, where the sims 4 is… if anyone knows something about it, please feel free to share.

  • PugLov3r55's avatar
    PugLov3r55
    Rising Newcomer
    1 day ago

    I've also had the same issue on Microsoft, so it's likely from their end.

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