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Sarisenjensen17's avatar
Sarisenjensen17
6 years ago

Can you switch computer but still have the same origin account?

Last time I played the Sims 4 was a couple of months ago. I wanted to add some new things to the game by downloading a couple of cc. Nothing special and I’ve seen it a thousand times on YouTube and done it a couple of times before. I picked thesimsresource cause it seemed the safest. I already downloaded a couple of cc but at the last one, my computer screen started to blink and I taught it had caught a virus so I turned of the computer and have left it like that ever since. Now I really miss playing the Sims and I don’t care about any cc anymore, I don’t need them. But I wonder if it’s possible to order a new computer and login to my origins account without all the cc’s in the old sims file following along?

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @Sarisenjensen17 Are you sure your computer is broken ? Have you tried turning it back on ?

    The games are on your Origin account and you can download them another computer of yours with no issues (even at the same time) but getting a new computer because of a potential issue seems a bit drastic.

    Even if it's something hardware related, it can potentially be repaired. If it's just software level like a virus, there are ways to get rid of it.

    I would turn it back on and see what it does.
  • Sarisenjensen17's avatar
    Sarisenjensen17
    6 years ago

    Thank you for your answer. I’m just worried that the virus will reach our home WiFi and then spread to all devices linked to it. But I’ll probably try to turn it back on. Do you have any tips on how to easy get downloads as cc and mods out of your sims file without bothering the game too much? I just want the original game back

  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
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    6 years ago

    Thanks for tagging @crinrict 

    @Sarisenjensen17 

    You can easily make sure that the other devices in your network are not in danger, even if you catched a virus.

    (And that you did is not certain at all)

    There are several ways to do that: (I assume you are on a Windows computer.)

    1. You could boot into the Bios of you Computer and disable the WIFI network adapter.
    2. You could use a other computer in your network to log on to your Router and to disable the WIFI for a short time.
      Then you could start your computer normally and disable the WIFI inside Windows.
      (The safest method)

    Both ways would make sure that nothing can be transmitted to other devices in your network.

    After the WIFI is disable you can use the Virus scanner of you Computer to search for viruses.
    If you want to make absolutely sure, just format the hard drives of the Computer, no computer virus will survive that.

    But as said, it is not certain at all that you catched a virus. 

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @Sarisenjensen17 wrote:

    Do you have any tips on how to easy get downloads as cc and mods out of your sims file without bothering the game too much? I just want the original game back

    To answer that part of your question, just move the mods folder to your desktop and delete the documents\electronic arts\the sims 4\localthumbcache.package file.

    That should get rid of all mods/cc you put in.

    There are mods that also put files in for example your saves folder so if you downloaded a certain adult mod, go to your saves folder and remove everything that doesn't start with Slot_

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