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Hi, When my daughter tries to start the SIMS 4 we get a message saying it's already running. What to do? /Mike
@makerholm and @ket5991 If your computer runs Windows, the issue might be Windows Defender's Controlled Folder Access settings. You can set exceptions for Origin.exe, TS4.exe, and TS4_x64.exe. Here's how to do it:
https://crinrict.com/blog/2019/03/windows-10-defender-controlled-folder-access.html
If that doesn't help, here are a couple other suggestions to try:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2015/08/game-already-running/
If you're on a Mac that runs Catalina, you may need to allow Sims 4 in the Security & Privacy settings. This post has an explanation of the problem, and instructions for changing the settings at the bottom:
