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10 months ago

Symlink used - "Unable to start. The Sims 4 is already running" Message

I've games via external usb for about 2 years now on a 128GB usb. I bought a new usb with 256GB and I recently moved my game data and game onto it. However I keep getting the "unable to start" messa...

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Bluebellflora

Hero+

10 months ago

Please read the opening post in the symlink thread and try the solutions for your error message. If you're still having issues post in that thread - 🛠️ Creating a symlink in macOS to store the Sims 4 folder on an external drive | EA Forums - 11034490

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