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Re: Sims 4 won't open after installing it on external Harddrive

@ju1934_lie

Read or Write? Is that the speed after you've tested it using the Aja app or did you read that from the drive specs?

ju1934_lie
12 months ago
@Bluebellflora Okay so I've just tested it with the Aja app and writing is approximately 750 mb/s and reading 950 mb/s for 1gb file and for a 20gb file it was writing 700 mb/s and reading 900 mb/s
ju1934_lie
12 months ago
@ju1934_lie and the 1050 MB/s was for reading and writing on the drive specs
Bluebellflora
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12 months ago
@ju1934_lie

Ok. Those are good enough speeds. Repair the game in EA App and rename the Sims 4 folder in the Electronic Arts folder in your Documents folder then try to launch the game again.
ju1934_lie
12 months ago
@Bluebellflora it still shows the error sign 😭
Bluebellflora
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12 months ago
@ju1934_lie

☹️ Is there anything else important on the drive? If so back it up somewhere, reformat the drive as APFS in Disk Utility then re-download the game. Start with the base game only so make sure you have automatic updates off in EA App. Once the base game is downloaded launch the game and see if it works.
ju1934_lie
12 months ago
@Bluebellflora it workedddd!!!! thank youuu! I reformated the drive and then I downloaded Sims 4 onto my computer and then copied it to the HD and now it works

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