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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+

7 months ago

alyssaswan14 wrote:
but i of course have the electronic arts folder on my documents on my laptop with the folder with the little arrow

Do you mean you created a symlink to store the Electronic Arts/The Sims 4 folder on an external drive?

alyssaswan14
Rising Traveler
7 months ago
yes i do mean that!
alyssaswan14
Rising Traveler
7 months ago
yes i do mean that!
- Bluebellflora
  Hero+
  7 months ago
  alyssaswan14 Ok. If a new Electronic Arts/ The Sims 4 folder is being created when you launch the game it means the symlink is broken. Can you post a screenshot showing the symlink Electronic Arts folder in the Documents folder please.
  - alyssaswan14
    Rising Traveler
    7 months ago