Re: Unable to start because game data is missing
@smooshnoosh It sounds like OneDrive might be the issue here: the error you got means it's having trouble syncing, which could also mean Sims 4 isn't able to write to a synced folder like the user folder in Documents. Anyway, try pausing OneDrive's syncing:
Once you do that, it's a good idea to disable its syncing of Documents entirely, since that's likely what caused the problem in the first place.