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5 years ago
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Game keeps crashing (without mods or cc)

Hi, as the title says, my game keeps crashing even though I do not have mods or cc in my folder. I have updated to the recent game update involving skintones. Aside from getting rid of my mods and cc, I also got rid of my saves and tray files, repaired the game multiple times and its still crashing. I wonder why this is? I have also included a DxDiag Report just in case its needed. Thank you, pls help me ☹️

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    yohanafk
    5 years ago

    Hi, thanks for responding! After repairing the game a few times, I ended up uninstalling The Sims 4 and reinstalling and it works! 😳

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  • @yohanafk  On the off chance it helps, please clear Origin's cache and repair the game again.  Sometimes Origin doesn't do a thorough job of repairing, especially when it's cached files related to the game.

    https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

    Given the errors in your dxdiag, it's a good idea to run a couple of basic checks of your Windows system files:

    • Hit Windows key-X
    • Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator),” whichever option is offered
    • Inside the window that appears, copy and paste “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes into the window, and enter
    • The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here
    • After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key-X again
    • Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator)”
    • Inside the window, copy and paste “sfc /scannow” without quotes into the window, and enter
    • Post the message you receive here
    • Restart your computer before trying to play

    Please also move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop.  When you launch the game, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  Don't add anything to it yet; just start a(nother) new save and see whether it crashes.

    If none of this makes a difference, please try playing in a clean boot.

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clean-boot-windows-10

    Once you've rebooted, you'll also need to go through the Task Manager's background processes list and shut down anything that doesn't absolutely need to be running.  A lot of programs, anything from MSI Afterburner to RGB software, don't get disabled during a clean boot anymore, so it's necessary to quit them manually.

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    yohanafk
    5 years ago

    Hi, thanks for responding! After repairing the game a few times, I ended up uninstalling The Sims 4 and reinstalling and it works! 😳

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