[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 already running
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This is a common error that is usually caused when Sims 4 cannot access the user folder in Documents > Electronic Arts. It can also be triggered by outdat...
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most of the apps that are installed are the windows app , i have just deleted instagram and will be deleting textnow
@Nyythajointt What's the Sims 4 updater in your first screenshot? I don't recognize it.
For your internal drive, it looks like Sims 4 itself is taking up almost all the space not occupied by Windows, so your best bet is to uninstall it and reinstall on the external drive. That alone should take care of the storage issue. Please create a folder on the external where you'll install Sims 4, for example D:\Games, rather than trying to install straight onto D.
i have the sims 4 on my external drive as well as the EA App installer / EA . and the sims 4 updater is something that detects broken mods and ccs in the game , it quickly repairs the game and updates the game up to date , it doesn't interfere with the sims 4 game itself , i've been using it for a while now
@Nyythajointt Are you sure Sims 4 isn't installed on your internal drive too? I can't tell from your screenshots, but you do have 27 GB of apps installed internally, so please review that list and figure out what's taking up all that space if it isn't Sims 4.
i just double checked and it isnt , the EA App is installed on my internal drive , when i first downloaded the ea app installer i selected for it to download on my external drive ( i sent you that seagate file previously) i think it could be because of my laptop updating on its own ? i was able to clear and delete some stuff but i still have 2.97 GB left . I have no other apps installed except for what my windows added during the update , i did delete some of their apps i don't use . The items that are currently taking up lots of space is microsoft onedrive and mmicrosoft store. But the largest app on there is definitely the EA App , my storage minimizes with each update they do , i called a while ago and even asked if there was a way i could purchase more storage and they said that there wasn't since the storage disk or whatever they called is has already been built inside the laptop
the ea app installer is a file so its not appearing here
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