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mserovey
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3 years ago
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change installation folder

Origin no longer works on my computers. The EA app does not give me the option to change where Sims 4 gets installed. I have yet to figure out how to remove One Drive from this computer. I need to install Sims 4 in some folder other than One Drive.

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  • @mserovey  The EA App should ask you where you want Sims 4 installed in the first place.  You can't move the game once it's installed though.  Let me know where it's installed currently and where you want it to go.

    If you think it's installed into OneDrive, that's unlikely.  The user folder, that contains your saves and other user data, can be stored in OneDrive, but that's a separate folder from the game's program files.  To find the current install location, open the EA App's game library, click Sims 4, and select Manage > View properties.  You'll see the install location there:

    As for getting rid of OneDrive, the first step is to figure out where your Documents folder is located.  Please search Windows for command , open Command Prompt, and copy and paste this command:

    reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"

    Post the results here.  You can write [username] instead of your actual username, but please leave the rest of the file path intact.

  • mserovey's avatar
    mserovey
    Rising Rookie
    3 years ago
    @puzzlezad

    C:\Users\ilove\OneDrive\Documents

    change to C:\Users\MikeSerovey/ Documents
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @mserovey  Is MikeSerovey the username associated with this Windows account?  If not, please sign into the correct account and run the same command.

    If this is the correct account, here's how to change the location of the Documents directory:

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/move-or-restore-default-location-of-documents-folder-in-windows-11.8708/

    Let me know if you have trouble with the process.  Otherwise, back up the Sims 4 user folder: make a copy and store it somewhere else, not in Documents.  Then you can unlink OneDrive, which will take it out of the picture entirely:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0

    You may need to pause syncing and/or cancel the current sync first:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-cancel-or-stop-sync-in-onedrive-4885c27e-3d89-4d69-be75-2646c71367d3

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