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ronjamaria96
5 years ago

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

I have downloaded sims 4 to my external hard drive (I use Mac book pro 2020 to play) but it won't open, it only pops up in the bar but then closes after a few seconds. It has worked before but then s...
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Bluebellflora
Hero+
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?
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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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