Forum Discussion

Bluebellflora's avatar
Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 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 ...
external drive
file structure
icloud
mac
Bluebellflora's avatar
Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 years ago
@CandyMiami

Please post a screenshot showing the alias created using the symlink in your Documents folder and a screenshot of the Sims 4 or Electronic Arts folder, whichever one you moved, on the external drive. Make sure the file path is clearly visible in the screenshots (Finder > View > Show Path Bar).
CandyMiami's avatar
CandyMiami
2 years ago

Hey thanks so much for your reply I’ve figured out how to fix it I had to change my hard drive name for some reason … now my packs are not working do I also need to move them the same way I did for the ea folder with the sym link? .. thanks again 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @CandyMiami

    No. See the first paragraph in the opening post on page 1. A link is provided for the game installation location.
  • CandyMiami's avatar
    CandyMiami
    2 years ago
    @Bluebellflora Thank you so much . I think I’m just going to leave the packs ok my laptop it’s too much hassle 😩 I’m not very tech savvy
  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @CandyMiami

    It's really easy:

    Game installation (base game + Packs) - change installation location to external hard drive in Origin > Installs & Saves and either redownload base game + packs to that location or move from the existing location to the external

    Sims 4 folder containing saves etc. - use symlink to store on external drive

Featured Places

Recent Discussions