spicylibra This sounds like your antivirus might be blocking changes to the user folder. OneDrive could do that as well, if it's locking up during the syncing process, although that's less likely. There's a bug thread for various AV-related symptoms here:
[PC] Controlled Folder Access blocking exe file/Error 21 or 22/Delivery Error | EA Forums - 13095477
And this article covers how to add exceptions for a few popular antivirus programs:
https://crinrict.com/blog/2020/10/add-exceptions-to-anti-virus-programs.html
HalleyD5 bn8m9aqsrbdb If this is your issue as well, then the same applies to you. But please do (continue to) test with no mods or cc present.
Thanks for the suggestion. I already ruled out antivirus and folder-access blocking.
Windows Security shows no ransomware or Controlled Folder Access restrictions, and I also performed a full clean reinstall of the game, removed the entire Sims 4 folder from Documents, regenerated a fresh user folder, and tested both brand-new saves and older backups with no mods present. The Error Code 21 save failure still occurs in every case.
if its onedrive how do i fix it? i suspect onedrive because i disabled it right before the latest update
