How do you uninstall The Sims 4?

How to uninstall The Sims 4

Back up your saves first: copy Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 to your desktop. Then open the EA app, choose The Sims 4, select Manage and choose Uninstall. On Steam, right-click the game and select Manage > Uninstall. On console, delete the game from your console's game library.

Pack: Base game.

Steps

PC

Back up your saves. Copy Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 to your desktop and rename it, for example Sims 4 Backup.
EA app: open the EA app and log in. Choose The Sims 4.
Select Manage, then choose Uninstall from the dropdown. Select Yes if asked.
If the EA app cannot uninstall it, open the Control Panel and select Uninstall a program under Programs and Features. Right-click The Sims 4 and choose Uninstall.
Steam: open your Library, right-click The Sims 4, point to Manage and click Uninstall. Confirm.

Mac

Back up your saves. Copy Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 to your desktop.
Open the EA app, choose The Sims 4, select Manage and choose Uninstall.
If that does not work, open Applications, Ctrl-click or right-click The Sims 4 and select Move to Trash.

PlayStation and Xbox

Find The Sims 4 in your console's game library or storage settings.
Open the game's options and choose to delete or uninstall it.
To play again later, download The Sims 4 from the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store. The base game is free.

Keep your saves when you uninstall

On PC and Mac, your saves, Tray files (saved Sims and lots) and mods are in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4, apart from the game files. Copy that whole folder somewhere safe before you uninstall.

To restore it after you reinstall, paste the backup into Documents > Electronic Arts and rename it back to The Sims 4.

Uninstall one pack on Mac

Turn off automatic updates in the EA app settings first. Open the game's folder (by default Applications > EA Games), move the pack's folder to the Trash, then open the EA app and select Repair from the three-dot menu on the game tile.

Common problems

The EA app will not uninstall the game

Use Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall a program, or on Mac move the game from Applications to the Trash.

The game still shows in my library after I uninstall

That is normal. The game stays on your account so you can install it again later.

My saves are gone after a reinstall

Copy your backup folder back into Documents > Electronic Arts and name it The Sims 4. The game reads saves from that folder.

I uninstalled the EA app and the game stopped working

The EA app is needed to play. Reinstall it and log in; it looks for games you already installed. If something is missing, uninstall the game and install it again through the EA app.

In the Sims 4 database

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Play your Sims somewhere new

LifeSim is a free life sim in your browser, set in real cities. It can bring in a household from your Sims 4 Tray files or a save: import a Sims 4 household. It doesn't change your Sims 4 game.

Sources

Checked on November 5, 2026.

Questions

Does uninstalling The Sims 4 delete my saves?

Your saves are kept in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4, not in the game files. Back that folder up before you uninstall to be safe.

How do I uninstall Sims 4 on a Mac?

In the EA app, choose The Sims 4, select Manage and choose Uninstall. If that fails, move the game from Applications to the Trash.

How do I uninstall Sims 4 on Steam?

Right-click The Sims 4 in your Steam Library, point to Manage and click Uninstall.

How do I reinstall The Sims 4?

Download it again from the EA app, Steam or your console store. Your packs stay on your EA account.