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Re: Is it possible to put Sims 4 game into iCloud Drive?

@starr3r

Are you sure your iCloud isn't already being stored locally? It only moves stuff to the cloud when the internal storage is getting full and you have optimise storage enabled. You could maybe set up an external drive on your wireless network and try and point Origin to there as an installation folder. If you have network problems it wouldn't really help though.

How about getting a 128Gb thumb drive just for the game? You can get really small ones that would do the job.

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starr3r
5 years ago
Thanks for such the quick response. I think I understand what you're saying. My thought process was it's possible for my local storage and iCloud to be two separate entities, when in fact--it can never be that, not fully anyway. I was trying to use iCloud as an external storage and pull out Sims 4 game files when needed. I now understand iCloud is a sync solution, not a storage solution.
To just make things simple, I'm going to take your advice with the 128GB thumb drive. Last thing-- I don't ever have to worry about "losing" the game/application with a thumb drive right? If something happens with the thumb drive, I can always go back through Origin, right, and re-download? Still trying to understand the concept.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
5 years ago
@starr3r

Yes absolutely. Of course it's possible the install could become corrupted if the drive isn't ejected properly or fails but then you're not losing your game data, just the installation. The game is tied to your Origin account, not where it's installed to 🙂