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Play_HuntersMoon's avatar
4 years ago
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cant install mods, tray, or saves from my old game when i changed disk drives

I pulled out my mod, tray, and saves when I uninstalled the game on my windows drive where it default installs.  I installed it on my d: drive in games but when I went to put them back in the sims fo...
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    4 years ago

    @Play_HuntersMoon  Your screenshot shows the game's program files, as in, the files that are installed by Origin and run the game itself.  Your saves, mods, and Tray files are stored in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4, along with the other user data.  This is an entirely separate folder, one that the game will always look for in Documents\Electronic Arts.

    You can just leave the user folder where it is and add your content to the Documents directory.  Or, if you'd prefer that your Sims 4 data be on your secondary drive, you can either move all of Documents to that drive, or you can move only the Sims 4 user folder and create a symbolic link to point the game to where you've moved the folder.  Moving the Documents directory is simple enough, and it's supported by Windows:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-move-location-documents-folder-windows-10-a.html

    Creating a symbolic link is a bit more complicated but still easy enough as long as you're careful with the command:

    https://crinrict.com/blog/2020/02/moving-windows-documents-folder-to-external-drive-via-symbolic-link.html

    If you do create a symlink, be sure to create a different folder on your secondary drive for the Sims 4 user folder.  The saves and other user content can't be in the game's program files (the ones in your screenshot); they have to be separated.

    Whichever option you choose, make a backup of your saves and other critical Sims data beforehand, just in case something goes wrong.