Re: Could not locate this item
by SheriGROriginal Post
@CharmB789 Good. If you have a functioning version of the lot that's in your game library that is very helpful. It's also helpful that the lot is in a different save and functioning there.
With the combination of information in mind that you just shared I'm inclined to think the issue may be your CC. Please try removing your CC and the cache as follows:
Move your Mods folder from your "The Sims 4" folder [Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4] to your desktop (save it for reference) and delete the localthumbcache.package file in your “The Sims 4” folder. Then check in a new game save to see if this issue is still occurring. If the issue is gone, please re-add the Mods/CC one at a time until you find the one causing the issue.
Even after removing the CC/Mod(s) causing the issue you may want to place the 'clean' (no CC) version of the home on the lot instead. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Thanks!
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I've already tried to move the mods and delete the localthumbcache.package file but even when I checked the broken lot in the gallery in The Sims 4 home menu, it still had the same problem. I don't know what else to do.
@CharmB789 Can you share the one in your library to the gallery and give me the exact title (call it something like "placement test issue"). Tell me what you named it and if your userID is different there. Please let me know here when you uploaded it to the gallery and I'll test in my game. Also please give some specific issues for me to check for. Thanks!
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@CharmB789 It may help to clarify so that we're both on the same page for sure... The 'My Library' tab in your game is the lots, rooms and households that are saved into the library in your game. They will also be in the tray folder. https://sherigr.com/tutorials/saving-lot-to-sims-4-library-gallery/ So... when you get the message "Could not locate this item", are you hovering over the thumbnail in your Library or in the game's community Gallery (either in-game or in the browser)?
Sure, if you want to send me the tray files that would be awesome! Please send them to me in a pm at my profile's email.
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@CharmB789 No worries! You can send pm (private messages, aka dm - direct messages) by clicking your profile pic in the upper right corner, then clicking the black icon of a letter:
That will open your messages/email area for the forum. you can send it there.
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@CharmB789 The tray files for the house would need to be found, copied, then zipped together into a folder to share. A few things that may help:
- https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=26535.0
- https://jenba.tumblr.com/post/121635635022/how-to-extract-tray-files-for-upload
- I believe there is also a Mod or program that will help you extract your tray files for the particular lot, but I'm not positive on this. The only way I've ever done it is manually as above. I never use Mods or CC in my game.
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