Re: sims 4 crashing on main menu after startup

i’m having the same problem and i don’t think i even have GShade downloaded, what do i do?

@TripleM7707  As a test, please try playing in a clean user folder.  Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and when you launch the game, 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 let me know whether you can get far enough to start a new save and play in live mode for a bit.

If that doesn't help, please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

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

Hello! I was able to start up the game and I re-enabled the script mods. The custom content didn’t show up when I clicked on the menu. What next?

@TripleM7707  Is this in a clean user folder?  If so, your mods and custom content aren't showing up because they're not in the folder the game is reading—you moved them to the desktop along with everything else.  You can start reintroducing this content now, but be sure to test it as you go.  If you have a lot of files to test, the 50/50 method can make the process much more efficient:

https://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Finding_Problem_Custom_Content#The_50.25_Method

Once you've done that, you can move the contents of the saves and Tray folders to the new Sims 4 folder, plus UserSettings.ini if you care about the login rewards, plus Screenshots and Recorded Videos if those matter to you.