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stephaniem1996
2 years ago
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Mods keep reappearing after deleting them

My mods in sims 4 keep reappearing after I delete them and making my game to lag and repeat itself. I don’t have it synched to one drive but they somehow come back, anyone know how to fix this ?
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    puzzlezaddict
    2 years ago

    @stephaniem1996  If you'd like help with the lag, please test a new save in a clean user folder.  This doesn't mean you need to abandon your existing saves, only that it's worth narrowing down the source of the issue.  Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop; if it copies instead of moving, or you get an error when trying to move it, stop here and let me know.

    Otherwise, when you launch the game, if it launches, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  (Your saves and other content will be intact in the folder you moved but temporarily not read by the game.)  Don't add anything to the new folder yet; just start a new save and let me know how it runs.

    Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

    https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago

@stephaniem1996  Just to make sure, are the mod files themselves returning to the folder from which you've deleted them, or are the files gone but your mods still load in-game?

If the mod files are still present, please right-click one and select Properties > General, then post the Location here.

Please also let me know what antivirus you use.

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stephaniem1996
2 years ago

they aren't in the mods folder which they were as i deleted all the mods i had but these just keep reappearing in the sims 4 folder, i have attached a picture of everything that comes up when i go onto the game and no mods are loaded in the game as i have deleted them all but these ones just keep reappearing in the folder and i think this is whats making my game lag and repeat itself.

My antivirus is McAfee 

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    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @stephaniem1996  The files in your screenshot aren't mods, they're other data that the game creates.  Please see this article for an explanation of the files in your user folder:

    https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/user-files-explained/

    Some files will regenerate every time you start the game; others will only be created under specific circumstances.  But their presence isn't a problem either way.

    • stephaniem1996's avatar
      stephaniem1996
      2 years ago

      Aw right I see. I wonder why my game is lagging and repeating itself, thank you anyway for your help 🙂 

      • puzzlezaddict's avatar
        puzzlezaddict
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        2 years ago

        @stephaniem1996  If you'd like help with the lag, please test a new save in a clean user folder.  This doesn't mean you need to abandon your existing saves, only that it's worth narrowing down the source of the issue.  Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop; if it copies instead of moving, or you get an error when trying to move it, stop here and let me know.

        Otherwise, when you launch the game, if it launches, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  (Your saves and other content will be intact in the folder you moved but temporarily not read by the game.)  Don't add anything to the new folder yet; just start a new save and let me know how it runs.

        Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

        https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

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