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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
@renaabean

There should be no personal info in the actual Terminal commands so I'm not sure what you're referring to? Your computer name will show in the prompt but I don't need that info. In your second screenshot it shows Document, not Documents, when entering the command.

Do you have iCloud Drive and Optimise Mac Storage enabled to store your Documents folder in the cloud?

The 1969 date can be a sign of a dead battery on the logic board, (not the laptop battery). Sometimes it can happen when the Mac has been off for several months and hasn't yet connected to the internet since being charged up again, or it is completely dead. Have you been having problems with it? Which exact model Mac is it?
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renaabean
2 years ago

Yeah my first and last name were in the terminal so I decided to crop it out :-)


this is actually a new computer for me! It’s the Mac M1 2020. 

I wanted to thank you so much for your help! I honestly just erased everything and started over from the beginning and I think I know what I did wrong the first time around.

I also think I was downloading a lot of custom content and mods without being careful. if any issues arise I’ll refer back to your website. Thank you again! 

my game is now running smoothly! 

♡´･ᴗ･`♡ 

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @renaabean

    Ah ok, great 🙂 If this is a new Mac for you, did you buy it secondhand or "refurbished" or buy brand new, as in a sealed Apple box? Just wondering because the 1969 date is concerning on such a new machine, unless it's been off for a very long time.

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