Forum Discussion

Hero+

8 months ago

Unable to start: The Sims 4 is already running - Mac only

If you're experiencing this error message it doesn't mean your game is already running, the actual message itself is incorrect. It means The Sims 4 cannot access the Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 fold...

external drive

launching

Pupalaikis

6 years ago

@Bluebellflora That seems to have fixed it. After following your instructions, restarting, double checking for updates and fixing problems, the game will now open. No more error code!

Thank you so much for the help. My daughter will finally get to play her game.

Bluebellflora

Hero+

6 years ago

@Pupalaikis

Great! 🙂

Featured Places

The Sims 4 Technical Issues - Mac

Do you have technical issues with The Sims 4 on Mac? Get help from the community here!Latest Activity: 13 hours ago

8,262 Posts

Community Highlights

[INSTRUCTIONS] How to troubleshoot and test a broken game
Bluebellflora
Hero+
11 months ago
Unable to start: The Sims 4 is already running - Mac only
Bluebellflora
Hero+
8 months ago
Game Data Incomplete, grey llamas, red and white sims, broken textures
tayphillips11
6 years ago

Recent Discussions

Game crashing or not loading especially after updating? Post here.
If your game is crashing or not launching after recently updating it please try the two most basic and fundamental steps to resolve it before posting: Repair the game in EA App Test a new clean...
Bluebellflora
13 hours ago
Bottom screen controls not appearing.
None of the controls at the bottom of the screen appear when I try to play a Sim; then when I try to exit and press the Manage Worlds button, the entire screen goes black. I tried repairing the game...
LEIPIG
13 hours ago
I have been having a crashing problem in my game
Hello My game has been crashing when I opened my save file that I am working on. Every 2 hours or so the game will crash and if I hit manage worlds from a lot without saving the game has a high chan...
Shnoognfire18
13 hours ago
MY GAME HAS DELETED
hi so i downloaded the sims4 on my mac book a months back, built such nice houses and families i really don't wanna lose as i spent weeks working on them ahaha. Anyways my mac started lagging a lot (...
LilyBea1
13 hours ago
The Sims 4 unusable on Mac since forced Origin → EA App migration
I am a macOS user and I previously played The Sims 4 without any issues on Origin. EA forced the migration from Origin to the EA App, and since that change I have not been able to play the game at a...
edko85
13 hours ago