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Sims 4 Mods Not Working: How to Get Mods to Work & Show Up

First, check if the Sims 4 mods are enabled

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Updated onJuly 24, 2024

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Sometimes, the Sims 4 mods are not working, or they don’t show up in the game. It might be that your mods have been disabled after an update, or you might have downloaded incompatible or older mods that won’t work with Sims 4.

To identify a broken mod, try moving all your mods from the original folder into a different one. Then, roll each mod back into Sims 4’s Mods folder one at a time.

What can I do if the Sims 4 mods are not working?

1. Check if Sims 4 mods are enabled

If you haven’t already installed them, check out our guide oninstalling Sims 4 modson your device.

2. Check the mod compatibility

If mods are not showing up in Sims 4, double-check that they are compatible with Sims 4.

Older Mods for older Sims games aren’t supported by Sims 4. A downloaded mod might not have been updated for the latest Sims 4 version.

Open the webpage you downloaded a mod from to double-check its compatibility. A mod’s download page should provide sufficient compatibility info for it.

Make sure you’ve downloaded a mod from the right Sims game category, and check a changelog for it if the download page includes one.

3. Unzip mod packages

Make sure your mods are in the correct unzipped formats. To do so, you’ll need to check if there are any zipped mods in your Mods folder. If that is the case, then this is the culprit for mods not showing up in Sims 4.

4. Uninstall and reinstall Sims 4

Also, you should be careful that the game was completely removed before reinstalling it. For this, we use CCleaner, a free software that will make sure there are no file leftovers on your system.

CCleaner

5. Select Origin’s RepairGameoption

6. Update Sims 4

Older versions of Sims 4 have stopped supporting mods entirely. Follow the above steps to ensure you’re playing the most updated Sims 4 version.

7. Clear the game’s cache folder

How do I make Sims 4 mods work after the update?

You will need to manually allow any downloaded custom content or mods via the in-game interface to use them. Unfortunately, you will have to do the above steps to enable CC after any update.

Those are possible resolutions for fixing mods that don’t initialize or appear in Sims 4.If you encounter issues such as mods not working in Sims 4 at High School, you don’t have the necessary privileges to access them. In this case, the best solution is to contact your teacher and ask for their help.

Otherwise, if further support is needed, clickContact UsEA’s help page for Sims 4to send a support ticket.

It’s important to keep game updated but ifSims 4 won’t update, this guide will help you fix it quickly.

Speaking of mod issues, we recently coveredNisa error in Sims 4in one of our other guides, so don’t miss it.

Let us know whether this guide proved to be helpful to you or not when it comes to Sims 4 mods not working or not showing up. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and solutions with us. Thanks for reading!

Sims 4 Mods Not Working: How to Get Mods to Work & Show Up#

What can I do if the Sims 4 mods are not working?#

1. Check if Sims 4 mods are enabled#

2. Check the mod compatibility#

3. Unzip mod packages#

4. Uninstall and reinstall Sims 4#

CCleaner#

5. Select Origin’s RepairGameoption#

6. Update Sims 4#

7. Clear the game’s cache folder#

How do I make Sims 4 mods work after the update?#