Re: [CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Game Data Missing or Damaged

@WhimsyEmma   Is E drive a usb external drive?

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@roberta591 wrote:

@WhimsyEmma   Is E drive a usb external drive?

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No. I would never use external drive for games. It’s the same as C, it’s an SSD drive My C and E drive is SSD and my D is an HDD. My D is for videos and pictures only, My C is the Microsoft OS, programs for the fans in the computer, streaming programs and all programs like Origin, Steam, Epic. I don’t have this problem with the games from Epic and Steam. 

@WhimsyEmma  Please try the troubleshooting steps listed here:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/crin-error/required-game-data-missing-damaged-de4ee14f29f00e76000000004b0d852b/

Origin shouldn't need to be on the same drive as your games.  But if you'd like to test anyway, just in case Origin is being extra difficult, you can uninstall it and reinstall on E.  Clear its cache and then uninstall it "the hard way"; these two methods have some overlap, but neither removes all related files on its own.

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

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/manually-uninstalling-origin/

Did you ever fix this issue im having the same problem 

@Mahaganeyy  I've merged your post with the master thread for this error.  Please see the first post on page one.