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cenicism
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3 years ago
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New Sims 4 Installs are in EP style?

Hi! I have gotten in contact with tech support about this and no one seems to understand what I'm saying. I have had Sims 3 and 4 through Origin. They went through My Documents: C:\Users\USERNAME...
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    puzzlezaddict
    3 years ago

    @poeticintrovrt  Your first screenshot shows some of the game's program files.  I'm not sure what your intended purpose is for E:\Saved Games, but creating that folder and pointing the EA App to it can only affect the program files, not user data like saves or custom content.  Those still go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.

    If you want to double-check the file path to the folder the game is reading, you can do so in-game:

    https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@poeticintrovrt  Your first screenshot shows some of the game's program files.  I'm not sure what your intended purpose is for E:\Saved Games, but creating that folder and pointing the EA App to it can only affect the program files, not user data like saves or custom content.  Those still go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.

If you want to double-check the file path to the folder the game is reading, you can do so in-game:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

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cenicism
Seasoned Newcomer
3 years ago
@puzzlezaddict wrote:

@poeticintrovrt  Your first screenshot shows some of the game's program files.  I'm not sure what your intended purpose is for E:\Saved Games, but creating that folder and pointing the EA App to it can only affect the program files, not user data like saves or custom content.  Those still go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.

If you want to double-check the file path to the folder the game is reading, you can do so in-game:

https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

Hi! The E:\Saved Games is where I have EA installing all games. I did the same with Origin and before Origin. I have a gaming laptop which, of course, they have no actual room for games, so I use an external hardrive to install because there is 0 space on my computer that is only 500GB. It's not a folder at all.

Before, they just still pulled data files from the actual C drive like normal as if they were installed there. 

I believe the link you provided is JUST what I needed, though. I just wanted to see where the game is reading and go from there. Thank you!

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