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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...

Seasoned Rookie

7 months ago

You can try clearing your cache.

https://help.ea.com/en/articles/technical-issues/clear-cache

tbee28

Seasoned Newcomer

7 months ago

Unfortunately this also doesn't work.

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

The Sims 4 Technical Issues - PC

High School lot causes lag when during an active school day

The Sims 4 - Frequent crash on desktop

Crashing game

CC still not working after 23/3/26 update + saves file is empty???

Black Screen Instead of Main Menu