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Bluebellflora
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4 years ago

Re: sims 4 won't open, installed on external hard drive

@ronjamaria96

Thanks. This sometimes helps others although wasn't necessary for me:

Click on the mounted drive and press CMD and i to bring up the info window. At the bottom is the Sharing & Permissions window. Make sure your user account has Read & Write access. Some people are reporting that changing the Everyone setting to Read & Write is also necessary for Origin to successfully access the external drive.

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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @WorldAroundBrii

    Tried what? When needing help you need to be as descriptive and concise with the issue and steps you have already taken to address the issue please. Please provide your Mac specs too from About This Mac.
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    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    Hello, I have been looking through countless pages to find out why my sims 4 will not open. I hav downloaded it on to an extended hard drive, I have a 2020 MacBook Air. I have been trying for weeks not to get my sims 4 to properly work on my extended storage. I have the sims 4 game copied onto my extended storage, the Electroic Arts folder, The sims 4 packs, and my mods. I have completely removed the game from my actual computer. I have made sure the correct pathway in origin has been taken; /volumes/extended storage/the sims 4 app. At first the game was opening, but saving onto my internal hard drive, I tried to fix that (i think I did) but I’m not sure, my mods would not show up originally but I’m not sure if this problem is fixed either. The game will now not open which makes me think I correctly put it onto my extended storage because now the game is not connected to my actual computer, but as I said the game will now not open. It just moves up and down in the dock and does not actually open the game. Can you please possibly help me out? 

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    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    I just tried to open it again and the Electronic arts folder is still appearing in my documents folder on the computer, as well as not opening still. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Origin has full access, my extended storage if formatted properly. I’m sure it is a simple fix I am missing but I am unsure at this point. 

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    Bluebellflora
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    3 years ago
    @JJgamer303

    You need to create a symlink to store the Electronic Arts folder anywhere other than in the local Documents folder.

    You’ve stated that Origin has access to the external drive, does the game have access to the Documents folder?
  • JJgamer303's avatar
    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    thank you so much for the reply, I have heard about making a Symlink for it to find the game, I will try my best to figure out how to do so. As for the game and documents, I am not sure. Is there a way to check that? 

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    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    I believe the game has access to the documents folder, In my extended storage there is the sims 4 game, the Electronic Arts folder, and the sims 4 packs, including my mods.

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    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    Just an update, I think my extended storage may not be formatted correctly. I am currently working on that but having issues. When i got format it, I cannot put in a scheme so I am figuring out why and how to fix it.

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    JJgamer303
    3 years ago

    Hello another update sorry, I think I have properly formatted the extended storage now, I have it in APFS now. I am confused when it comes to moving the EA folder to my extended storage. I see it says something about USB, I am confused what this is referring too. I am unsure where to type these commands.

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