My game is unable to detect my mods after redownloading onto my SSD

@slenderpalm  You can use a symbolic link to direct Sims 4 to the folder where you want your user data stored.  Here's how:

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

Back up your saves and anything else you'd like to preserve, or the entire Sims 4 user folder, before starting.  This process should be very safe, but it's always better to take precautions.