Can i keep playing the sims4 on my pc and just store mods and cc on a harddrive?

@Thiccumz15  There are a couple of problems here.  One is that you need to create a symlink for the Mods folder, like this:

MKLINK /J “%UserProfile%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods” “D:\Mods”

You may also need to write out the entire file path rather than simply using %userprofile% in the command name.  To find that file path, right-click this Sims 4 folder and select Properties > General, then look for the Location.  For example, if your username was Test, the first part of the command would look like this:

MKLINK /J “C:\Users\Test\Documents\ etc.

I'm guessing the second command failed because you don't have a drive plugged in with the letter E.  You just need to use whatever letter is assigned to the drive where you want your mods to go.

@666_Carbide_666  I know how symbolic links work.  My point was that I don't know how Sims 4 would respond to this because I haven't tested myself and haven't read a detailed report from anyone who's specifically moved only the Mods folder.  I don't assume something will work without complications just because I can force it to happen.

Also, using Command Prompt is much better than downloading a third-party tool.  Many of these tools come bundled with other unwanted software, even malware, and you can't trust that some random person on the internet is linking you a safe download.  Command Prompt is built into Windows, and it works, provided you get the command's syntax right.

Also, no, random third-party tools can't be linked on this site.