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Bluebellflora
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3 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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3 years ago
@hotsaucesm

At some point you would have been prompted to allow the game access to the Documents folder and must have clicked deny instead of allow. Can you give the game Full Disk Access?
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hotsaucesm
3 years ago

Oh okay. Yes the game has full disk access but it still wouldn't launch. Instead of giving the error, it would load for around 30 secs and then close on its own (never fully opened). I tried reversing the symlink and doing it again but in terminal it keeps saying "file exists". 

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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @hotsaucesm

    Closing before fully opening is often a Mod issue.

    It will say file exists if there is a file with the same name in the location you’re moving or directing to.
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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @hotsaucesm

    If you revoke Full Disk Access what toggle options then show up in Files & Folders for the game?

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