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LinksterOH
Seasoned Newcomer
14 days ago

Bug Fix-Malware- 11/7/24

Downloaded and installed the bug fix today. When completed I attempted to open and play game, but both Norton and MalwareBytes blocked the action. I have been unable to launch the game at all. I have...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    14 days ago

    LinksterOH  Just allow the program.

    However, please first uninstall Sims 4 and install it to somewhere that is NOT in OneDrive.  The default location the EA App uses is fine:

    C:\Program Files\EA Games

    So is any other location that doesn't have OneDrive or Documents in its name.  But having the game where it is right now is just asking for trouble.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
14 days ago

LinksterOH  Just allow the program.

However, please first uninstall Sims 4 and install it to somewhere that is NOT in OneDrive.  The default location the EA App uses is fine:

C:\Program Files\EA Games

So is any other location that doesn't have OneDrive or Documents in its name.  But having the game where it is right now is just asking for trouble.

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