Re: Sims 2 Ultimate Collection: Low Disc Space?

Same here. I just downloaded the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection from Origin.  There is over 400GB free disk space. It's a fresh installation of the SIms 2, I only downloaded some mods. I tried the solution with the trademark sign, but there's no improvement. I keep getting the "running low on disk space" message. I have Windows 10 version 20H2.

The game is playable, but there are serious problems. First, it seems to take too much time to open and load. I can load neighborhoods, play normally and save my game, but if I change the resolution and other game settings, they dont stay the next time I open the game, so i have to change them again every time. Furthermore, custom content enablement isn't saved. I mean, when you open the game, it asks you as always if you want to enable custom content and states that you need to restart the game in order for custom content to function. That's ok until now. If I enable it and restart the game, when the game loads again the mods are shown disabled and I have to select again to enable them, but that isn't ok because I need another restart, but mods enablement can't be saved, resulting in that I can't have mods.

So it seems that the game can't save some settings and preferences.

I've searched all kinds of solutions i could find to it. I found out that most people solved it by removing the "TM" symbol from that registry entry. For me it doesn't work. So what could I do?

@miltos00 Since you've mentioned that your game options reset, please check that your Sims 2 user data is NOT syncing to OneDrive and that the antivirus is not messing with the game.

OneDrive is enabled on Windows 10 by default, and it will sync the entire Documents folder, including The Sims 2. It has a 5GB free storage limit, and it's not recommended to let it near The Sims 2 as the user data can be very sensitive, and the game might run into issues if something goes wrong with OneDrive.

Thanks for the reply.

I have OneDrive completely turned off, I don't use it and I turned it of when I installed WIndows. Also, the antivirus doesn't seem to have messed with the game. Wouldn't I notice something lke a notification if it had?

@miltos00have you tried emptying your Recycle bin?  Just checking to see if it will free up memory on your computer 

Have you also tried the 4GB patch? Just kind of thinking of things that might help.

@miltos00 Sorry if this might get repetitive, but I would double-check OneDrive and antivirus. I personally find Windows 10 somewhat unpredictable, so you can never be too safe. And not being able to save settings could be a symptom of one of those. You might also want to check that your Sims 2 user folder is not set as Read-only.

Also, after removing the trademark, did you get a new Sims 2 user folder that reflected the update (no trademark symbol in the name)? You might want to move the entire EA Games folder from Documents to your desktop, and let the game generate a completely fresh one.

I'm also curious if you have multiple hard drives. The game can be installed anywhere, but the user folder will always be in the main Documents folder. As for the 4GB Patch, it should not conflict with anything, since it only lets the game use up to 4GB RAM if necessary. 

Hello , I know this problem is two years old but I do not know what to do. I have a brand new PC 1T 16 Ram Windows 11 and the only thing in there is the Sims. So how on earth 

it says low disk space?

@margeker , have you tried any of the suggestions in this thread? Have you cleared your Recycle Bin?

My recycle bin is empty. I told you is a new PC

Hey margeker, miltos00 from the future here. Turns out I tried to install the game on a brand new laptop two months ago. And guess what, I had the problem AGAIN. I thought this can't be a problem of all of the three computers I tried it on. I made a new post on Answers HQ  in November and what mate54 recommended me really solved the problem. So, thanks for leaving a comment on this thread and reminding me to share how I solved the problem.

I hope I didn't get you bored with the story of it 🙂, I thought it would be interesting. SO, that is the solution that worked for me, I am pretty sure this will be the case with you.

Here's your solution: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-The-Sims-Games/The-sims-2-low-on-disk-space/m-p/12078787#M20677

Anyway friends , I have seen .the solutions  but the problem still exists. I have all the space I need because it is a new PC ( 1T 16 Ram) and I do not have One Drive .but the message of low disk is still there. Moreover, I have Sims two in a laptop (Windows 10 ) which is not so good as this PC and the Ultimate Collection runs perfectly.

Yes, One Drive was in my PC but I changed settings and disabled it

My PC is one month. old. When I started to play Sims , there was a message that the game is saved in one drive and I had many problems. I lost all my progress in Sims 3. So I disabled it and I started Sims 3 from the beginning and now it runs ok and saved in my pc where is plenty of space. And I save the game in an other file too every week so if anything goes wrang I will not loose all my progress. But the low disk space is always there in Sims 2 UK.

So my collection in EA  has Sims 2, 3 and 4. Only 2 has the problem and to be honest I do not play 4 much because I do not like it very much. Sims 4 is of better quality game with better graphics etc  but  I prefer 3.

@margeker , have you run the 4GB patch for Sims 2? I do believe that helps the game and gets rid of that message. You can google search for the 4GB patch as there are many sites that have saved the data file. I'm afraid I cannot link to them here, but you should be able to find one.

ok thanks I will try it. By the way do you or anyone else play Sims 3  because i have a question , is not a problem

@margeker , I do. What's up?

.There is a Wolff family .  Their house has a balcony with a fence which I can not find in the fences catalogue.  Is it from some extension? Also there are some other items I do not have.

I searched the extensions and there is one for building and buying but it says Lofts and there are no lofts in Sunset Valley , only houses.

@margeker , it might be in the High End Loft Pack. I know at one point in time it was part of a Collection (like base game, an expansion pack and a stuff pack usually).