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Bluebellflora
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5 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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Margyb9
Rising Rookie
3 years ago

OK, after moving a few saves in batches and checking the gameplay, what I decided to do was to go into Time Machine and restore the Saves folder from the day before the crash, before the whole issue started. My game is back to normal-all my neighborhoods and families intact. The only thing I wound up losing was yesterday's progress. No biggie compared to losing all my data. The game opens normally. I have saved and exited several times and everything is alright. Phew! Thank you for your help! 

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Bluebellflora
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3 years ago
@Margyb9

Oh great! Seems like a save must have corrupted. Very interesting that it caused this error, thanks for posting and glad you fixed it 🙂

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