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Hero+

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 ...

Hero+

3 years ago

@tfrazer89

Can you please copy/paste the command you’re putting into Terminal here.

tfrazer89

3 years ago

mv ~/Documents/Electronic\ Arts /Volumes/TOSHIBA/

Bluebellflora
Hero+
3 years ago
@tfrazer89

Thanks, that looks correct if the external is plugged in and has full permission when you are attempting the move. The problem seems to be between your Mac and the external drive which is why the command is failing.
- tfrazer89
  3 years ago
  So I spoke with apple and they said the terminal command may not be compatible with the new Venture update and would need a updated link... I recently did update to MacOS Ventura 13.. Is there an updated link?
  - Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @tfrazer89
    
    Nothing has changed. Perhaps the person at Apple you spoke to misunderstood? These are basic Unix commands which is the foundation of macOS. I am running Ventura on my M1 Mac and have just tested the command and it works. I was prompted to allow access to the external drive by the OS during the process which MUST be permitted for the OS to successfully access the drive.
    
    When I plugged in the drive:
    
    Prompt when entering the Terminal command to move the Electronic Arts folder:
    
    Check your System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Files and Folders settings:
    
    Edit - here's a screenshot of the successful Terminal command: