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3 years ago

🛠️ Creating a symlink in macOS to store the Sims 4 folder on an external drive

➡️ This is not to be confused with installing the actual Sims 4 game on an external drive. The game installation location is determined in EA App and there is no need to use a symlink for this. As ...

6 years ago

@Bluebellflora Thank you so much, I think this could work. I will try it out soon.

AnnaBusby

4 years ago

Did this work for you? Its a few years later and it seems the original issue is still not resolved.

Bluebellflora
Hero+
4 years ago
@AnnaBusby

What issue are you having?

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