Junction file error for hard drive
after i drop as the file that automatically launches isn't the right one i need
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@bbjerka No, this is the proper way to create a symbolic link. But if you want more specific instructions, I can help with that. Please post the full file path to the folder Sims 4 is reading, as seen in-game. Here's how to find it:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
Please also post the full file path to the folder you want to use on the external drive. This is not the one in your previous screenshot, which contains the game's program files; I mean a separate folder for the user data. Or if you don't care what that folder is called, just say so and I'll include that in the instructions.
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@bbjerka The second screenshot you posted is, again, the folder that contains game's program files, which is not where you want your user folder. It sounds like you haven't created a separate folder on your external drive for the user folder, so do that now. Open the external, right-click the empty space, select New > Folder, and name the folder Sims 4 Data (exactly like that, no extra characters).
Next, go into Documents > Electronic Arts, right-click the Sims 4 folder, and select Cut. Open the Sims 4 Data folder you created on the external and select Paste, so that the "The Sims 4" folder that was previously in Documents > Electronic Arts is now in "Sims 4 Data."
Finally, open Command Prompt and enter this command:
MKLINK /J “C:\Users\mmaka\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4” “D:\Sims 4 Data\The Sims 4”
Please just copy and paste the command; don't try to write it out, which is a significant reason these commands don't always work for other people. Additionally, once you move the Sims 4 folder, do NOT launch the game until after you've created the symbolic link.
If the command doesn't work, please post a screenshot of the Command Prompt window so I can take a look.
oky thank you so much but what do i do after i create the symbolic link if i cant open my game ?
@bbjerka Can you open your game? If not, remove the Mods folder from the Sims 4 folder on your external drive and try again. You can move the Mods folder to the root level (just D) of the external if you want; no need to copy it back to the internal drive.
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@bbjerka Three questions. One, does your game currently open?
Two, where is the Sims 4 folder on your external drive, the folder that contains your saves, mods, etc.? Please right-click this folder, select Properties > General, and post the Location.
Three, I need the full file path to the Documents folder as Windows sees it. For this, open Command Prompt and enter this command:
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"
Then post the result. This is so I can write out exactly the right command for you to use in creating the symlink. You cut most of the command out of your screenshot, so I have no idea what you might have done wrong or whether the file paths are even correct for your computer.
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