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beemeat
9 months ago
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Cannot launch Sims4, System cannot find file specified

Last night I was playing sims, just as normal and today when I went to launch the game, I was met with "Error, The system cannot find the file specified". A few days ago, I installed a few mods but t...
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imen19
Seasoned Novice
8 months ago

i've encountered an issue with The Sims 4 where every time I try to open the game, it says "System cannot find file specified". Here are the steps I've taken so far:

  1. Disabled my antivirus (Avast) and repaired the EA app - did not resolve the issue.
  2. Uninstalled my antivirus, deleted the EA app, and reinstalled it - did not resolve the issue.
  3. Updated Windows and all drivers - did not resolve the issue.

Additionally, I've verified that The Sims 4 folder is in its correct location, and I haven't installed any new mods the day the issue occurred. The game was working fine in the morning, but stopped opening in the afternoon.

Information: I'm a PC player (Lenovo), Windows 11, I installed The Sims 4 from Steam

Could you please help me resolve this issue? Has anyone else experienced the same problem and resolved it?

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    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    8 months ago

    @imen19 

    Repair the game in the EA App.

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