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Bluebellflora
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4 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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ganymede7271
Rising Newcomer
5 months ago

Hi, im trying to run sims 4 for the 1st time since they switched from Origin to EA and it's not going well! I've downloaded EA on my MacBook, updated sims, and tried running the game but it says it's already running. I've restarted my laptop, reset it, deleted and redownloaded EA AND sims 4 but nothing is working! I've also checked my task manger but nothing there suggests sims is running on this device. I'd really appreciate some advice!

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ganymede7271
Rising Newcomer
5 months ago

This is the error message:

 

Unable to start:

The Sims™ 4 is already running.

[ed35e0ea:29f00e76:00000000:18a1dd51]

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