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Sugarless22's avatar
5 years ago

Storing Sims 4 games for play without using so much PC storage.

Is there a external storage where  I can download and play my Sims 4 games so I'am not using all the storage on my PC? I have a lot of expansion packs, it seems to take a very long time to install upgrades when they are available. Any suggestions? 

Thanks in advance.

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  • @Sugarless22  You can certainly install Sims 4 on an external hard drive.  However, depending on the type of drive, the connection it uses, and the speed of your internal drive(s), you may notice a significant drop in performance.

    Other than slow internet speed, the most common reason updating can take too long is that Origin is using almost all of the processor's resources while running.  There are ways to troubleshoot this issue, if you're interested.  It's not likely to be fixed by installing the game on an external drive though.