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Thank you so much for your time! This helped a lot, my final question is when I move my documents to my new drive, what if it still doesn't work? Will I just have to lay without mods?
@simsss4gamerrr If everything is done correctly, it should work. You might possibly encounter some headaches with other programs since this isn't a fresh Windows installation and you already have some existing programs which might have registered the Documents storage location as being on your old drive, but if you encounter that, it should be a minor affair to fix.
If you find it doesn't work after changing the storage location for Documents (as per the instructions), before giving up, trying reinstalling The Sim 4 (if you do that, make sure to save your mods and savegames before uninstalling The Sims 4). That being said, I won't guarantee you will meet with success; all you do is give it your best effort.
- 5 years ago
@Cantiras This makes much more sense, thank you so much for your help!
- Cantiras5 years agoHero (Retired)
@simsss4gamerrr No problem. I hope it works out for you.
- puzzlezaddict5 years agoHero+
@simsss4gamerrr Is your second hard drive external? If so, please do not move the Documents directory there. Windows expects to always have access to Documents, and if you ever unplug the hard drive, Windows could react badly.
If you want to move the Sims 4 user data folder, the one that's located in Documents\Electronic Arts, to an external drive, you can do it via symbolic link. It's still better overall to leave that folder on your internal drive, as mentioned, but if necessary, you can follow these steps to move the user data folder and tell the game where to find it:
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