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Re: Hard drive slow for sims 4

@nadineabdoun

I’m constantly chopping and changing drives but have been using a Samsung T7 for the last few months and really like it. Very fast and very small and lightweight 🙂

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    So long as you have the right ports, which you do, yes, but you should always check the connections when buying peripherals.
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    nadineabdoun
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    2 years ago

    Hi! I have encountered an issue with my sims 4 opening, I bought an SSD a Crucial BX500 I had a WD  elements HDD but it took forever to open ( 3 hours loading time) and now even the SSD is taking forever to load does anyone know how to fix it ? Any tricks or cheats on how this works I’m new to this whole ssd hdd thing and I have no idea what’s happening.

    for reference I erased my SSD to make it compatible with my Mac ( Mac journal ) 🙂

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    Thanks. Do you have it set up as an external drive or is it installed internally? If internal, which exact Mac model do you have? Apple > About This Mac.
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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    Ok. What’s the connection on each end of the cable connecting it to your Mac? Do you know the data speed the cable carries too?
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    nadineabdoun
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    2 years ago

    @Bluebellflora I think it’s around 500-540MB? Does the cc mod list that shows up when you load the game makes the game run/Loas slower ? I have around 33k moss and cc

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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    Yes it does. Speed is ok, not the best but should be ok. What are the connections? Probably USB but which specific type?
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    nadineabdoun
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    2 years ago

    The normal USB cord the big one. Ok i turned it off so it doesn’t show up when I load the game at the startup. @Bluebellflora 

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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    That’s what may be slowing down your connection. Can you connect with USB-C to USB-C? Would still be helpful to know your Mac model from About This Mac please.
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    2 years ago
    @nadineabdoun

    That’s not all the info provided in Apple > About This Mac. Please provide it all, not including the serial number.
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    nadineabdoun
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    2 years ago

    @Bluebellflora 

    MacOS Monterey /  MacBook Air 2017 version 12.6.7

    processor -1.8GHz Dual-core intel core i5

    memory - 8GB 1600mhz DDR3

    startup - Macintosh HD

    graphics - intel HD graphics 6000 1536 MB

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    2 years ago

    @nadineabdoun

    Yes it is. Same port as the Thunderbolt.

    Ah you’re right, it’s the old style. In which case you’re limited by the speed of the USB connection you’re using.