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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

Bluebellflora

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4 years ago

@theIovecats

Merged into the main thread.

Is the drive properly mounting and showing in Finder?

Which macOS are you running?

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