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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

@KingFlashGrant

It’s up to you. You have all the instructions you need, I’ve explained in my previous post what you need to do if there is an Electronic Arts folder in the Documents folder.

KingFlashGrant

3 years ago

Last question and I will leave you alone when I put in my first command there should be no EA folder in documents

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