My suggestion is a thumb drive dedicated strictly for Sims. There is no reason it shouldnt be there, particularly if youre downloading a new one because you place it there - its not going to delete itself. If you are using sub folder for your mods (folders within folders) then you will need to adjust your resource.cfg so it can read sub folders. Before beginning the tidying up process, copy and paste your entire Sims 4 folder somewhere safe. Once you start a vanilla game it should create a new resource.cfg file, but downloading a new one can also work. Do same with Tray folder if you have stuff in that, also all mods but do not replace the newly built resource.cfg file, finally any game config files for your preferred setup.ĥ.Start game again and hopefully all mods are now showing and working. This is the Resources. In Users/My Documents make a backup of the whole Sims 4 folder.ģ.Start game, it will build a new Sims 4 folder.Ĥ.Exit game without saving, then move over old saves folder to replace new one. Note: If you receive a security warning such as this, click KEEP. For more information about us, click here. If simply trying to replace resource.cfg keeps failing, and you are not using sub folders such as suggests, then follow these steps and the game will build it all new for you.ġ. Welcome to Mod The Sims Mod The Sims is one of the largest Sims 2, Sims 3 and Sims 4 custom content websites, providing quality free downloads, tutorials, help and modding discussions.

It's easy enough for the game to build a new Sims 4 folder. Sims 4 was making a new folder in my documents (not the folder that it was originally) and thats why I couldnt find it. Before Mods and CC can be downloaded, we need to add a file to this newly created folder and the file is called Resource.cfg. It may be that you have a corrupted Sims 4 folder.

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