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ClandestineSims
New Novice
5 years ago

can i change my sims 4 folder from documents to an external hard drive?

Hi, Like the title says can I change my sims 4 folder from documents to an external hard drive or an online hard drive like Dropbox so that all my saves and mods can be put there? Thank you very mu...
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Bluebellflora
Hero+
5 years ago
@ClandestineSims

Yes you can by moving the Sims 4 folder to the new location then creating a symbolic link back to the default Documents > Electronic Arts location. It's not as easy as drag and drop and involves using the command line both for creating the symlink and reversing it if necessary.
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ClandestineSims
New Novice
5 years ago

Thank you. How would I go about doing it? I idiotically moved by games to my Dropbox account as I have 2 TB but now when ai click play nothing seems to happen.

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