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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+

2 years ago

@mfnstargrl

Thanks. You can trash that folder because, unless you've moved any files into it, it should not have any of your user data. Once you've trashed it you can create the symlink again providing your original Electronic Arts folder is still on the external drive.

mfnstargrl

2 years ago

Got it, thanks!

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