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shorty1984327
8 years ago
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I need to uninstall sims 4, will i lose my expansion packs and CC?

HI! I have recently downloaded items of CC and my game was still working but I downloaded loads more of CC and now when I try and load up sims 4 I get a notifications saying I need to delete my CC an...
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  • 172e3cda0034987's avatar
    172e3cda0034987
    8 years ago

    You won't loose game progress, game saves or your custom content. Before you uninstall/reinstall, just back up your Sims 4 folder to the desktop and all your Sims 4 files should be fine.

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@starwarrior1645  Your expansion packs are also owned by your account, not your computer.  So they'll be available when you reinstall, provided you sign into the same EA account you're using now.

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BunnyHopp1990
3 years ago

when i uninstall it a pop up on my computer says “ All add-ons and bonuses in the game installation directory will be removed. Are you sure you wnat to uninstall The Sims 4?” what does this mean???

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    puzzlezaddict
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    3 years ago

    @BunnyHopp1990  That means the content will be uninstalled, not that it'll be removed from your account.  Everything you've ever bought will be available to install again whenever you want: your account owns it, not your computer.

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