It can be especially troublesome, though, if you cant recall where you originally found a mod.

When this happens, people might experience crashes during the game.

Luckily, there are a few precautions you can take to keep your game running smoothly.

If you follow TheSims on Twitter, the company shares detailed information after each patch update.

The Sims 4 website also dedicates an entire page to each released patch.

However, most of the time, they target bug fixes and other unintentional issues.

On Windows, Origin automatically installs updates by default.

It notifies you that the game should be updated, and you must then close the game so the update can download.

The Sims 4 - Mods Have Been

After Origin installs the update and you relaunch the game, the client informs you that all mods have been disabled.

Even if youre in-game, Origin will notify you that an update has been released.

The green slider will switch to gray to indicate automatic updates are turned off.

Copying a video game folder to an external hard drive is always the safest choice.

If your main computer crashes and you never saved your backups anywhere else, your files are likely lost forever.

We dont need to perform a real backup, so well just temporarily move a copy off to the side.

EA always disables custom content for every patch update, but perform this step anyway just as an extra precaution.

After you move your mods folder to your Desktop, navigate to the Origin app, right-click The Sims 4, and then select Update.

Wait until after this step to move the Mods folder from your Desktop back to the Sims 4 folder.

Later, after you move your Mods folder back into The Sims 4 folder, households might be broken or might not load correctly.

Some Sims might also be missing custom content, like hair and clothes.

If this happens, you might have to individually load into every Sims household thats missing content.

To fix broken households, launch a saved game, and then select Manage Households at the top right on the world menu.

You must delete this re-created folder before you move your original Mods folder from your Desktop back to your Sims 4 folder.

If youre in the scripts dedicated Discord channel, announcements are made with every release, and theyll direct you to the recent download file.

The Sims 4 For Mac - How To Install