The Sims 4 Mac Legacy Edition thread

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Re: Do I have to keep the Sims 4 Legacy Edition?

@RainbowCookiePop  Your saves will be transferrable to the new laptop, yes.  You'd need to manually copy over the saves, so be sure to make backups when you're ready.  Saves are located in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\saves, and saves that have been played in the LE can run in the standard version of Sims 4, although it doesn't work the other way around.

 

And almost any new laptop you'd buy should run the standard version of Sims 4.  There are a few low-end models, and a few ultraportable ones (like tablets but with a keyboard) that wouldn't support the standard edition, but a true gaming laptop should be fine.  If you'd like advice on a new laptop, or just want a second opinion on its specs, feel free to post here, in the Mac section, or in the PC tech section of the Sims 4 forum.

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Re: Sims 4 Legacy Edition Not in Library

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@puzzlezaddict Oh duh, that's what I get for not scrolling to the bottom.  Thank you!  I see it there and am downloading it now.  Hopefully all goes well.  Here's my computer info for why I might need the LE:

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Re: Sims 4 Legacy Edition Not in Library

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@aliciamsu  Yes, you do in fact need the LE, because your computer's hardware doesn't support Metal.  Running El Capitan or later is necessary but not sufficient.  And there's unfortunately no way to upgrade your Mac to support Metal either.

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Re: Sims 4 Legacy Edition Not in Library

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Ah I see.  Of course there's no Mac upgrade...  Oh well, Legacy is now installed and running fine.  Thank so much for your help!

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Re: I can’t see anything on the Sims 4 gallery

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Ok thanks anyway 🙃

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Re: how do I uninstall sims 4 legacy on Mac

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Hi, I'm sure this has been answered somewhere but sifting through 38 pages worth of comments was too overwhelming!

I am using an old macbook pro (2010) macOS Sierra 10.12.6. I have downloaded the legacy edition a few times now, and generally play without any issues. I recently  downloaded the legacy edition again after I had to update Sims in Origin and now my Sims won't open and keeps coming up with the dialogue box that I need to download legacy, even though when I go to download it (again) I only have the option of pressing "play" (as I have already downloaded it). I have uninstalled and reinstalled origin which hasn't helped. Reluctant to uninstall Sims 4 to reinstall as I will lose my data. 

 

Halp!

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Re: how do I uninstall sims 4 legacy on Mac

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Your saves should be in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 Legacy Edition. Are they in there?

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Expansion pack not showing up in game

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Hi I just downloaded the sims 4 Star Wars expansion pack and it says it’s downloaded but it won’t show up in the game. Please help

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Re: Expansion pack not showing up in game

@plague_boi7  What version of Sims 4 are you running?  Load the game to the Main Menu (where you'd choose to load a save or create a new one), and look along the bottom of the game window.  Please list the full version, i.e. 1.xx.xx.xxxx.

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Re: Expansion pack not showing up in game

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Version 1.66.139.1620

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