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Anonymous
9 years ago
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how can I transfer sims 4 from my macbook to an external hard drive?

I'm running low on storage in my macbook air and I have already moved all my music and pictures off of it and onto a hard drive. It still says start up disk is full. Is there a way that I can transfe...
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  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    8 years ago

    @SamaraAmjad

    You can install the game on an external drive but not your user data in the Sims 4 folder as the game will always look in Documents > Electronic Arts for the data.

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fons_garmo
Hero (Retired)
9 years ago

Hi @Sofartsie,

Yes, you can do it but you have to uninstall and reinstall the game.

  • Go to Origin advanced settings, on Installation Path select the new path you want The Sims 4 to be installed.
  • Uninstall The Sims 4 (right click on The Sims 4 cover in Origin > Uninstall)
  • Reinstall the game again, it'll reinstall on the new path.

Please note that external hard drives are slower, so you can face some performance issues with the game installed there.

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armaniallthat
2 years ago

will I have to redownload all my expansion packs and such or will the packs folder also be transferred to the external drive?

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    Bluebellflora
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    2 years ago
    @armaniallthat

    The packs are in the Sims 4 Packs folder which needs to be in the same location as the base game.
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      armaniallthat
      2 years ago

      so if i uninstall my game and reinstall it to the usb, will the packs folder also move to the usb? if not how do i move it to the usb?

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        Bluebellflora
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        2 years ago
        @armaniallthat

        If you are uninstalling the game the Sims 4 Packs folder will also be uninstalled. When you reinstall the game, to whichever location you have chosen in Origin, the Sims 4 Packs folder will be recreated in that location, same as the base game.

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