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Daty456's avatar
3 years ago

sims 4 problem

 

My sims 4 is installed in steam and EA but when i go to EA app to repair there no repair button instead it just says manage add-on's which i don't have. and my sims 4 hasn't been working for a long time as sometimes it wont open and says for me to install origin but when i do that origin already says for me to switch to the EA app. last time the game was playing but i was only able to use the Create-a-sim and not actually play it, as it says error code needs relaunching and just sends me back to the sims 4 world. it really has been stressing me out.This all started when i wanted to update the game after not playing sims 4 for a long time.

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  • @Daty456  When you have Sims 4 installed through Steam, it can only be repaired through Steam, not through the EA App.  To do that, open your Steam library, right-click the Sims 4 tile, and select Properties > Local files > Verify integrity of the game files.

    Please also go into Documents > Electronic Arts and move the Sims 4 folder to the desktop, then try to play.  Let me know whether you can start a new save and play in live mode.  If you can't, please describe what happens when you try, including a screenshot or the exact text of any error code you see.  The important thing is how the game runs, or fails to run, right now.

  • Daty456's avatar
    Daty456
    3 years ago

    I have been doing the verify integrity of the game file on steam many times and it still doesn't work,but i would try moving the sims 4 folder to desktop and see what happens.

  • Daty456's avatar
    Daty456
    3 years ago

    it says an error occurred while updating the sims 4 (app running) i don't really know what that means?

  • and now it went back to the play button. this always happens, the sims 4 would say ready to launch then it goes into running and then goes back to play button and keeps saying its updating the sims 4 

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    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @Daty456  What antivirus do you use?  Does it help to run Steam and the EA App as an admin?  You can right-click on each one's shortcut and select "Run as administrator."  Please restart your computer before trying this, and don't open any other apps aside from the game launchers.