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6 years ago

TS4.exe Shortcut blanked out

Hi,

After I downloaded the update yesterday, I couldn't launch Sims 4 on my desktop. I got a message saying "TS4.exe shortcut has been changed or removed. Would you like to delete this shortcut?' I could still access the game through origin by clicking play from My Home but the shortcut on my desktop isn't being recognized. The shortcut is blanked out. I only use one mod and its a default skin but the game has been working fine until yesterday. I've backed up my game just in case and I've tried repairing it, logging out and back in, and shutting down my computer but the shortcut is still blanked out. My computer is a 64bit so i don't need the legacy edition. Please help!

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Sims_Lover14333
6 years ago
@puzzlezaddict Yes and by clicking Run as Administrator, do you think it will affect my Sims 4 folder?
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
6 years ago
@Sims_Lover14333 No, it won't affect the folder. Running as an admin just ensures that the app gets to run with full permissions, or at least it should if there's nothing else blocking it.

If you want to be extra careful, you could move your Sims 4 game folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop. The game will create a clean folder with no content the next time it's launched. That way, you can experiment all you want with the clean folder in place, and then you can put the old one back when you're done.