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Dalilahdd
6 years ago
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Custom content items removed?

Haven't played the sims 4 in a while, as in 3 months. The last time I played it ran smoothly-- no technical issues. This origin account has been the only one in use on this computer, and sometimes my...
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    burin077
    6 years ago

    Afternoon @Dalilahdd ,

    Whenever the game installs a new patch, Sims 4 automatically disables the Mods/Scripts folder to give you an opportunity to change out any mods that might conflict with the new patch.

    Go to the following location in Sims 4:

    From the Main Menu:

    - Select the Options menu (The '...' symbol) in the upper-right.

    - Select Game Options.

    - Select Other.

    - Make sure Enable Custom Content and Mods is checked.

    - Make sure Script Mods Allowed is checked.

    - Select Apply Changes.

    (If either of the previous options were disabled for whatever reason, you will need to close/open the game again. After you do so, see if you still get the error; it should now instead list for you the Mods that have been placed in the Mods folder.)

    If that doesn't work, make sure that all your Mods are not in too deep of a subfolder within the Mods folder. You can usually get away with one or two subfolders, but getting too far might have the game miss where your Mods are located.

    (Note: As good practice, whenever Sims 4 releases a new patch, or you get an update for the game via Origin, you'll likely get the "Mods Disabled" message when you start the game thereafter; just follow the steps I provided above, and your mods should be back in working order.)

    (If you need more info, let me know.)

    - B

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burin077
6 years ago

Afternoon @Dalilahdd ,

Whenever the game installs a new patch, Sims 4 automatically disables the Mods/Scripts folder to give you an opportunity to change out any mods that might conflict with the new patch.

Go to the following location in Sims 4:

From the Main Menu:

- Select the Options menu (The '...' symbol) in the upper-right.

- Select Game Options.

- Select Other.

- Make sure Enable Custom Content and Mods is checked.

- Make sure Script Mods Allowed is checked.

- Select Apply Changes.

(If either of the previous options were disabled for whatever reason, you will need to close/open the game again. After you do so, see if you still get the error; it should now instead list for you the Mods that have been placed in the Mods folder.)

If that doesn't work, make sure that all your Mods are not in too deep of a subfolder within the Mods folder. You can usually get away with one or two subfolders, but getting too far might have the game miss where your Mods are located.

(Note: As good practice, whenever Sims 4 releases a new patch, or you get an update for the game via Origin, you'll likely get the "Mods Disabled" message when you start the game thereafter; just follow the steps I provided above, and your mods should be back in working order.)

(If you need more info, let me know.)

- B

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swkitkat
6 years ago

Hi, I play on PC (it's a dell running windows 10) through Origin and just got the newest patch update. When I opened my game to play I received this error as well (it said 18 items removed). I exited the game without saving then re-downloaded my mod (I only have 1, red shelf), moved it back into the mod folder, enabled custom content, restarted the game, and my items were still gone. So I repaired the game, items were still gone, so I enabled Script mods, restarted, and I'm still missing my items. I still have save "slots" in my save folder under Sims 4, is there a way I can boot my last save to get my items back? Thank you in advance.

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