Re: 🛠️ Creating a symlink in macOS to store the Sims 4 folder on an external drive
Hello everyone,
I googled endlessly.
My issue is: the save file location for Sims 4 on my mac is in the documents folder and this is synced to icloud. But I don't want that because it uses space in the icloud. I would like to set, where the saves are stored (locally). I can change the install directory so I should be able to change the save location. I thought this is pretty standard nowadays.
Anyways, some more remarks:
- I want to sync the documents folder to icloud. I use this function. I just do not want the sims save files to be in there.
- adding a .nosync to the "Electronics Art" folder does not work because then the game doesn't recognize the location and creates a new folder.
With all saves, mods, CC I have like 4-5 GB. Also I do not want to use up paid storage space for this.
At the moment I am rather infuriated, because this is not an issue in the vast majority of windows steam games (other PC) and Origin here is incredibly NOT user-friendly. (sorry, need to vent, this really should NOT be an issue, to have a setting where the bloody files are stored). And yes, apple is partly guilty for not just adding a little checkmark to folders, where I can select whether to sync or not (again - renaming doesn't work when apps are looking for it).
Any help or input is appreciated!
PS alternatively, I disable the icloud sync for playing, move in the saves from a different location, play, move them away, activated syncing. that means moving 4-5 GB every time...it works but is really, really annoying.
