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Bluebellflora
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11 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
@nyx699

It will be permissions 🙂 Maybe Origin/Sims 4 didn't have full permission in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy to access the relevant files and folders and disk access it needed. By setting up a new user account, and allowing all the access you were prompted for in that account, it's given Origin and the game everything it needs to properly run.
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westcoastbby33
Seasoned Newcomer
25 days ago

I spent two days trying different theories, this one fixed it immediately!!! For my Mac, I went to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders, and hit the arrow next to Sims 4. I owe u my life Bluebellflora

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