@Coldsicc It sounds like you added and removed custom content from a different folder than the game is reading. Here's how to find which folder the game is using:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
Once you've figured out the correct folder, you can add or remove files from that. If you want help forcing the game to use the correct folder, please let me know the full file path to the folder it's using now.
@puzzlezaddict Thank you ! I figured my game was using The Sims 4 folder from my C drive, not the external one. How do i force the game using the right folder ? Path : C:\Users\salmi\Documents\Electronic Arts\Les Sims 4
@Coldsicc The issue is that you're playing in French. I mean, it's not a problem, but French is one of several languages (the others being Spanish, German, and Dutch) where the user folder's name is localized, in your case "Les Sims 4" rather than "The Sims 4." So while you're playing in French, the game will ignore a symbolic link labeled "The Sims 4" and just create a new "Les Sims 4" folder in Documents\Electronic Arts. The Electronic Arts folder is not localized (it has the same name regardless of game language), and the Documents folder follows the language of your OS, which the game has no problem handling.
You have two easy options here, both of which involve creating a new symlink. You can create one for "Les Sims 4" or for the Electronic Arts folder, whichever you prefer. If you switch between languages often, I'd recommend using the Electronic Arts folder so everything gets pointed to your external at once. Undo the existing symlink, then choose whichever option you want and go through the process again. In case it helps, this the command for each option:
MKLINK /J “%UserProfile%\Documents\Electronic Arts\Les Sims 4” “E:\Les Sims 4”
or
MKLINK /J “%UserProfile%\Documents\Electronic Arts” “E:\Electronic Arts”
@puzzlezaddict I wrote rmdir MKLINK "%UserProfile%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4" "D:\The Sims 4", but it kept telling me “system cannot find the file specified”. I even tried other paths, including the one you told me just in case.
Since trying to delete the existing symlink wasn't working, I created new ones by using the commands told above. The system said that it did work, that it did link but in game it's still the same problem. The solution you gave me seems to be right I think I just messed up somewhere (well obviously). How do i remove the old symlink ? I tried every commands using rmdir ☹️
@Coldsicc When removing the symbolic link, you only need to include the path to the link in the command, as in:
rmdir MKLINK "%UserProfile%\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4"
Or you could simply trash the symlink.
For the new symlink, please let me know which one you used, whether you see the symlink in the proper place within Documents, and what else you see in that folder. A screenshot of the folder containing the new symlink you created would be helpful; please also list the path to the user folder the game is currently reading, as before.
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