How can I continue my Sims 4 game from external drive to save disk space?

@EmpathyHeals

Sims 4 isn't meant to be run on an external drive and it's not supported. However, look over any documents you may have or programs you aren't using anymore.

Some of documents, such as photos, videos, word files, etc can be moved to the external drive for backup.

The programs you aren't using anymore can be uninstalled to make room for Sims 4.

You may also consider taking your computer to a repair shop to see if they can install a new bigger hard drive, so you can have more hard drive space.

I already moved those large folders with content that could be moved to externals off my main hard drive. My hard drive just isn't that big and I don't have money for a new one, much less to take my PC to a computer store. Besides, if I could afford one I could install it myself. Oh well. I finally broke down and uninstalled the Sims yesterday because I got tired of the "you ran out of disk space message" and already uninstalled/moved everything else I was able/willing to. Thanks for responding though.

Hello @EmpathyHeals,

I'm sorry I couldn't get to this sooner. While it is true that we don't recommend external hard drives, if you had to move the game to a second internal hard drive or new folder, there's an option in Origin to Move Game that is quite helpful:

More information: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/backing-up-and-restoring-your-origin-games

I hope that helps!

Arrenai 🐱