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iag17's avatar
3 years ago
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sims 4 is stuck on loading screen after moving to external drive on Mac

I tried to move my sims 4 game and my electronic arts folder to an external drive and thought I was successful but now when ever I try to start the game it gets stuck on the Sims 4 screen and wont fi...
  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    3 years ago
    @iag17

    The game installation on an external drive does not require a symlink and is completely separate from running the Sims 4 folder from an external which does require the symlink.

    As posted in numerous threads on this issue, the external drive must be fast and with a Thunderbolt/USB-C direct connection with no adapter. Perhaps the connection simply isn't fast enough?