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beachedwhaale's avatar
beachedwhaale
3 years ago

external drive

Sims4 will not detect game downloaded on external D: drive.  I downloaded The Sims 4 on my external drive and played it a couple times, no issues. Currently, when I open the EA App, it it prompting ...
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rabbits1918's avatar
rabbits1918
10 months ago

Having this same problem on windows. Anybody got a solution?

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    10 months ago

    @rabbits1918  Does your drive have the same letter assigned to it as it did when you installed Sims 4?  If for example the drive was previously D and is now E, that would explain the issue.

    Other than that, how is your drive formatted?  Click Windows key-X, select Disk Management, and you'll see it there.

    • Klapan02's avatar
      Klapan02
      Rising Newcomer
      9 months ago

      Hey guys,

      I am having the same issue, and I've tried all the tips here. It's still not detecting my files. Is there a way to just repath them?

      • puzzlezaddict's avatar
        puzzlezaddict
        Hero+
        9 months ago

        @Klapan02  Please find the location of the folder Sims 4 is using, as described here:

        https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

        Compare it to the location of one of your saves.  You can right-click the save itself and select Properties > General, then find the Location.

        If this doesn't help, please post both locations here.  Please also post a screenshot of the contents of your saves folder, as in, I'd like to see the save names and dates.

        I described how to deal with saves that aren't loading, but if some other content isn't loading instead, just substitute in those files.

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