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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
djkittyk's avatar
djkittyk
2 years ago

I'm experiencing the same message. I uninstalled from Origin, reinstalled, tried clearing Origin's Cache...still getting the error

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    djkittyk
    2 years ago
    @Bluebellflora wrote:
    @djkittyk

    See the solution on page 1 for further help.

    In existing user account, go into System Preferences > Privacy & Security > Files & Folders and make sure the game has access to the Documents folder.

    This helped! Thanks!

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