Custom Content not showing up in The Sims 4

Are you sure you have them in the correct folder ?

Could you post a screenshot of the content of your mods folder ?

I own the sims 4, and I have custom content, about 700 items in the mods folder. I also have the resource.cpg file. I went into the game and I enabled cc and scrip mods, but all of the cc is gone, and I don't know what to do because I love my custom content.

Todays patch means a lot of broken Mods and CC. Check for updates.

Someone please tell me what the heck i am doing wrong? I do not remember it being this difficult on earlier versions of the Sims.

Yes, my game is updated to the newest version. I download CC from thesimsresource and I moved it to my mods folder.

It is not showing up on my game. 

What am I doing wrong? I posted the screenshot so hopefully someone can help me.

This is so frustrating.

To add: yes I have CC turned on under game options

@alyciacolleen

I see one of the files was a .zip? They need to be package files, so please unzip everything first. Also, the old resource.cfg does not permit sub-folders, you can try deleting that and starting your game again.

Most important, this is the PC forum, you'll get better help in the Mac one. https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/bd-p/The-Sims-Mac
But I can try.

First. Make sure they're installed correctly: https://bluebellflora.com/itsaprilxds-how-to-install-mods-on-a-mac-guide-the-sim-4/

Still not working? Open your game, go to Game Options and then Screen Capture. Make sure that the place where the files are saved in the same as the one where the screenshots are saved.
For example, if your cc are in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods, your screenshots should be in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\screenshots.

If they are somewhere else, like your Cloud, go here: https://bluebellflora.com/2017/02/06/sims-3-and-sims-4-not-loading-save-games/

Please check this thread for more tips on issues with mods/cc on Mac 🙂

https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612394#M166

Also! If you download like people or houses, there are some files that should go in the Tray folder instead. Please check the creators page (where you downloaded it) for instructions. (and below)

Spoiler

These kinds of files go into your mods folder. cc ends with .package. Some other mods ends with .ts4script, .py, .cfg and maybe some others.But cc, .package




These are the files that go in your Tray. as you see their names are usually many number end such. Other endings are .blueprint, .bpi, .room, .rmi.
These should not be in sub folder, I believe, and will turn up in your library)

@alyciacolleen

The one file I can see is a *.zip file which means that you have not unpacked it. This is necessary.

From the folder names it appears that some of them may be houses which go into the Tray folder not Mods. 

Some appears to be Sims which also go in the Tray folder.

You can not use folders inside the Tray folder but you can in the Mods folder.

Also if the folders contains zip files or another packed format such as rar these must be unpacked.

You should always read the installation instructions when you download something.

I also had this problem, but I figured out what was wrong 🙂 

if you are using a macbook (in my case the macbook 12" from 2015) it doesn't show you that's it's a .rar or .7zip when you download it. For me it had .package behind the zipped files, so I simply put them in my folder. It couldn't identify the zipped files, and that was my problem. 

What I did was I downloaded The Unarchiver (here's a link for it in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12 )

Once you have it downloaded, go back into your mods folder and sort it by type. The app should show you all of the zipped files and then you simply unzip them by pressing two fingers on the mousepad (right clicking) and press Open With: the unarchiver.

Hope this helps 🙂

@emmaskatte

This is the PC-forum, I think your tip might work better on the Mac forum, but they also have really good instructions on how to install cc over there 🙂
https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/bd-p/The-Sims-Mac

i am new and i don't know what people mean by folders and desktop etc.So my custom contend button [on game options<other]and it is ticked,but when i look at my custom content[game options<other]it says i have no custom content.please help i have no idea what to do and i have tons of custom content and i cant delete it.PLEASE HELP I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!