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Bluebellflora
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9 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
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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago
@Diniecita

Move your Sims 4 folder to the desktop and attempt to launch a brand new clean game. Does it load?
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Diniecita
5 years ago

Nope. Origin redowloaded all the packs I have (which took hours.) and still said I had a game running. 

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    Bluebellflora
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    5 years ago
    @Diniecita

    Moving the Sims 4 folder to the desktop has no bearing on your packs installing. The Sims 4 folder is in Documents > Electronic Arts.

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