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Bluebellflora
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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 ...
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Bluebellflora
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2 years ago

@DrixDrizz

Trash the localthumbcache.package file and rename your Mods folder to something else, like Mods2 or similar. Then try to load the game.

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DrixDrizz
2 years ago

I renamed the folder and it still stop loading & tell me not responding once the plumbob stop spinning it disappears 

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @DrixDrizz

    It doesn’t look like the symlink has been created, there is no arrow in the corner of the Electronic Arts folder but there is on another folder called ?….

    Navigate to the local Sims 4 folder, open it, click on the arrow next to the saves folder and please post a screenshot.
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    DrixDrizz
    2 years ago

    Here’s the SS of the save files 

    idk how the symlink saved like that when I thought I did each step right. 

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @DrixDrizz

    Thanks. Your game will be loading from that folder, not the one on the external drive so the problem is in that folder. Rename the Mods folder in that folder, trash the localthumbcache.package file and then try to launch the game (this is discounting a Mod issue). Once you have the game successfully launching you can then retry the symlink.
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    DrixDrizz
    2 years ago

    Hi, sorry for the late response. I renamed the mods folder and when I went in game it didnt register the mods this time but when I exited the game it created a new Mods folder. 

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    DrixDrizz
    2 years ago

    Here’s the second screen shot showing the recreated mods folder the game made 

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @DrixDrizz

    Yes, that is exactly what happens when you rename the Mods folder, the game creates a new one. This proves the non-loading issue is in your Mods folder so you need to figure out which one(s) is problematic by checking your Mods for updates to make sure they are compatible with the game.

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