
Save your "new" game, exit and check the Saved Games folder to make sure that the new game did save and it's dated for the day that you played. Before you add your Mods and CC, start up the game, create a new Sim and play for an hour or so to make sure that nothing else odd occurs. If you start up your game and none of your families are appearing, move the Sims 4 folder to your desktop to allow the game to regenerate a new folder. You are now safe to update/patch/add your new content. Read the Patch notes here on the Forum as this will guide you on what has been done to update the game. Also note that quite often a Mod that was created to stop a certain bug is rendered useless as either EA/Maxis has fixed it or has changed the way something responds. That way your game will not automatically update before you have a chance to check the various websites/blogs/etc to see IF your favorite Mod or CC had to be updated. to see if the content needed to be updated to the latest patch. Quite often an old, outdated mod is often the culprit in causing problems so make sure that before you patch, you check with the blogs/websites/etc. Next, check your Mods and CC to see if they have been updated to be compatible with the latest patch. (Note: The Sims 4 folder is always found under the following path, Documents > Electronic Arts >Sims 4)

For those of you on laptops, this may not always work, so that's why I suggested the thumb drive or hooking your laptop up before patching, updating or adding. I have a desktop computer and have an external storage hard drive always attached to mine and it backs up everything as I have Time Machine turned on. That way you know your Simmies are safe and sound and it doesn't hurt to do this periodically. This has to do with families no longer appearing in the start up screen of the game and I wanted to offer some advice.įirst of all, make a backup of your Sims 4 folder on either an external hard drive or USB thumb drive. We've come across a problem recently that has many of you worried about updating to the latest version of the Mac OS or patching/updating or installing Seasons or any new content.
