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montanapratt
6 years ago

One Origin account, one Mac, two local Mac user accounts?

Hi there, I've installed TS4 on my 2016 MacBook Pro (running HighSierra 10.13.6). It's installed onto one local user, but I'd like to play the game on another local user (as well as the first). When I opened Origin on the second user to launch TS4, it asked me to download the entire game again - but that's going to take up a huge amount of unnecessary space. Is there a way to launch the same game from both users? If so, is there a way to change the location of the Electronic Arts directory and save files to the shared folder instead of the individual user Documents?

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @montanapratt  It sounds like you installed Sims 4 into your user's Applications folder, rather than the shared one.  You should be able to drag and drop the app to the correct place.  Open a Finder window and click on Macintosh HD, or whatever you've named your disk, in the left panel.  (If you don't see it, click Finder in the upper left corner of your screen, then Preferences, then Sidebar; then under Devices, check off Hard Disks.)

    In Macintosh HD, click Users, then the username that has TS4 installed, then Applications, and drag the Sims 4 icon to Applications in the left sidebar.  Now the game should show as installed in all user accounts on your Mac.

    As for sharing saves and other user-generated game data, all of it is stored in the Sims 4 folder inside Documents\Electronic Arts.  Here's how to share files among users:

    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh17131/mac

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