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5 years ago

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Mods and CC not working after transferring to new computer

I just downloaded the sims 4 on a new computer. I moved all my custom content into my mods folder but my custom content still doesnt work. My mods do not work either. And yes Custom content and script mods are enabled

gameplay issue

puzzlezaddict
5 years ago
@invisiblebeki If you want to redirect Documents to D, please do exactly as this tutorial describes; it's easy to mess up the move and sometimes difficult to undo the damage.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-move-location-documents-folder-windows-10-a.html

If you'd like to move only the Sims 4 user folder to D, you can use a symbolic link instead, but please back up your Sims 4 user folder first; copying it to some other subfolder on D is fine.

https://crinrict.com/blog/2020/02/moving-windows-documents-folder-to-external-drive-via-symbolic-link.html

4 Replies

puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@invisiblebeki Try transferring the mods and custom content again, except this time, zip the files together before moving them. You can right-click on the Mods folder and select Compress (Windows), or Send to > Compressed (zip) File (macOS). On the new computer, right-click and select Extract.
invisiblebeki
5 years ago
Yesterday i found out that my mods only work when the sims 4 folder is in my OS drive (C🙂 but i have no more storage there. When i try transferring everything to my D drive, it doesnt work anymore. Is there anyway to fix this?
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@invisiblebeki If you're talking about your GAME files, it doesn't matter where they are. Mods don't go there. They stay in your documents folder.

If you are referring to your documents folder, you'll have to move the entire Documents folder. Redirect it. You can go that by Right-clicking on Documents, select Properties, then Location, and move it to another drive. (This is on Windows, have no idea how to do it on a mac)
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@invisiblebeki If you want to redirect Documents to D, please do exactly as this tutorial describes; it's easy to mess up the move and sometimes difficult to undo the damage.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-move-location-documents-folder-windows-10-a.html

If you'd like to move only the Sims 4 user folder to D, you can use a symbolic link instead, but please back up your Sims 4 user folder first; copying it to some other subfolder on D is fine.

https://crinrict.com/blog/2020/02/moving-windows-documents-folder-to-external-drive-via-symbolic-link.html