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Bluebellflora
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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 ...
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Bluebellflora
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2 years ago
@tommidani

Game updates are not directly linked to the symlink as the game installation is completely separate to the Sims 4 folder.

System Settings/Preferences > Privacy & Security > Files & Folders
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tommidani
2 years ago

ok i guess they have access, but the game still doesn't open

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @tommidani

    No idea. If you’re sure you successfully created the symlink maybe the best option would be to reverse it and start again.

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