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8 years ago

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Custom content doesn't work

I have gone through dozens of forums and I am unable to find a solution to my problem.

My Sims 4 works absolutely fine, it starts up properly and all. I have a resource.cfg file in my mods folder (that I have replaced numerous times for testing purposes, however I am still using the right one), and all my CC is also in the mods folder. Whenever I open the game and go to options> view custom content, nothing shows up. It isn't listed or anything, and of course none of it shows up in CAS or on townies.

I have tried moving my mods folder onto the desktop and starting the game up, but it doesn't generate a new one; same goes with the resource.cfg file. I also tried moving the Sims 4 folder out of electronic arts and the game was apparently supposed to regenerate a new one, it didn't.

I uninstalled TS4 completely and reinstalled, and did all the same things, I can't find a solution.

I've also added mods in 1 at a time, made sure I have no sims 3 mods, I have mods/script mods enabled in game, everything. I have everything set up correctly yet it still isn't fixed. My game isn't corrupted either, its up to date and freshly reinstalled. There seems to be no one else having the same problem as me and I can't fix it, so I've resulted to posting on forums 🤔 I can also add any screenshots if it aids in finding a solution.

crinrict
8 years ago
Since the game doesn't recreate the mods folder or the resource.cfg, that's a sign that it's using a different folder.

Have you tried searching your hard drive if there's another one ? Maybe a folder within the folder ?

If you move the saves folder to the desktop, are all your saves gone or still in the game ?

12 Replies

crinrict
Hero+
8 years ago
Hi @Pepperloneli

sounds like the game is using a different folder than the one on your hard drive.

Are you using oneDrive or any other cloud services ? If so, check there.
Pepperloneli
8 years ago
I'm not using oneDrive or anything like that, the Sims 4 and Electronic Arts folders are in my pc user Documents folder.
crinrict
Hero+
8 years ago
Since the game doesn't recreate the mods folder or the resource.cfg, that's a sign that it's using a different folder.

Have you tried searching your hard drive if there's another one ? Maybe a folder within the folder ?

If you move the saves folder to the desktop, are all your saves gone or still in the game ?
Pepperloneli
8 years ago
Oh dang, sorry! You were right about the game using a different folder. I found it and the mods work! Thank you so much, I would've never thought there would be multiple copies of the game files.
crinrict
Hero+
8 years ago
Glad to hear that it's working now :D
Anonymous
8 years ago
Approved
having same problem. what folder is working in?
crinrict
Hero+
8 years ago
Hi @gxnnalxnn

have you searched your computer for a folder called mods to see if you have multiple of those ? Are you using OneDrive ?
Anonymous
8 years ago
Approved
What was the folder that I dont want my custom content in? should I delete the other one?
crinrict
Hero+
8 years ago
Hi @snufflykitty7

I'm sorry but I don't understand your question.

You only need the mods in the folder the game is using. That can be either the local one in documents or on OneDrive if you're using that.
emmalinemay
8 years ago
I tried searching for a different mods folder but couldn't find it. I'm not using of those third party mod folders, and have tried everything, this has been going on for two months now, and I don't know what else to do.