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4 months ago

[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Initialization Error

Overview This error is almost always related to permissions: the game cannot access or create the Sims 4 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts. This, in turn, is typically due to an overprote...

2 years ago

My game won't load since I updated it today. It gives an initializing error. I uninstalled and reinstalled plus took out all the mods. When I restart the game will start and then crash again. Can someone please help.

crinrict
Hero+
2 years ago
@Shronda31 What's the exact error you're getting ? Can you post a screenshot ?

Are you on Windows or Mac ?
- Shronda31
  2 years ago
  Hi, thanks for responding. I am using Windows 10
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  - puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @Shronda31 Please try the steps in the first post of this thread:
    
    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Sims-4-already-running/m-p/13276380
    
    While the error is a bit different, the causes are largely the same.