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2 years ago

[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Game Data Missing or Damaged

Overview jump to: Workarounds Unable to start: Cannot start because game data is missing or damaged. If you have Mods installed please remove them and try again. If not, please repair or reinst...

1 year ago

Did you ever fix this issue im having the same problem

puzzlezaddict

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1 year ago

@Mahaganeyy I've merged your post with the master thread for this error. Please see the first post on page one.

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[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Game Data Missing or Damaged

The Sims 4 Technical Issues - PC

Hotkeys won't work

[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Already Running

Can't click on Sims inventory or other interface

Sims 4 will not launch

Multiple Issues