Sims 4 crashes on startup

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Sims 4 crashes on startup

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So i'm trying to load up my Sims 4 today and it goes as far to show the Sims 4 logo next to the plumbot and then it crashes? It seemed to work okay last night until I shut it down. I do have CC but this never seemed to be a problem before. I have updated the game and Origin and Restarted my computer but nothing just seems to work. Pls help

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Re: Sims 4 crashes on startup

Hero (Retired)

@1101242004  Does the game run if you remove the cc?

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@1101242004

 

Move your mods folder to the desktop, clear your game cache and delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder to help with troubleshooting.


Try playing the game again to test without the mods folder. If it loads okay, it may be that some of the mods/cc have become outdated.

 

How to Delete Cache Files
https://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/delete-cache-files/

 

Custom content can become outdated with most new game patches. If the game works when the Mods folder is removed, then one or more of the mods and/or custom content has become outdated and will need to be removed or replaced. EA/Maxis aren't responsible for broken mods/cc. It's up to the creators to fix.

 

Disabling or turning off both mod/cc options isn't enough of a test.

 

Try the 50/50 method:

1. Move all the mods and cc out into a temporary folder on the desktop.
2. Move a few files back at a time. Load the game to make sure it loads and everything is good.
3. Delete the localthumbcache.package from the Sims 4 folder.
4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 till there is no more files to check.

 

** While your testing, don't save the game. If you find any problems, delete the mod or custom content file.

 

How To Find Problem Mods and CC
http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS4_Finding_Problem_Custom_Content

 

If this doesn't help, please give us some information on your computer?
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

 

You can attach the text file to your post or reply directly. (To attach a file click the browse button just above the Preview button, at the bottom of the message box.)

 

With this information we can see if there's any hardware or driver issues.

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If the above instructions do not help then try a windows clean boot 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows

 

 

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