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Re: Electronic Arts folder will not create/form on external hard drive

@puzzlezaddict It says junction created but I am still having the same issue, any mods of curseforger just download in that same place

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    1 year ago

    @RedactedXOXO  Move the files from CurseForge to where you want them.  Or is there another problem?  CurseForge may not be set up to support a symlinked user folder, but if that's your only issue, you can move files around manually.

  • RedactedXOXO's avatar
    RedactedXOXO
    New Novice
    1 year ago

    Originally I thought it was maybe just a curse forger issue but that does not seem to be the case as I tried to move a mod from patron into the mod folder to no advil, so currently I am thinking that maybe I should try to delete and redownload the sims and follow the previous steps you've given me to see if that corrects the issue.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    1 year ago

    @RedactedXOXO  Reinstalling the game won't have any impact on which user folder it's reading.  Instead, please open this location:

    C:\Users\your username\Documents\Electronic Arts

    and let me know whether there's a Sims 4 folder or a symbolic link.  They look very much the same, but a symlink has a little arrow on it.  If you see a proper folder, then the symlink is gone, and you'll need to recreate it, after renaming or removing this new folder.

    If the symlink is present, double-click it and tell me what files you see where you land.  In case it's not clear, when you double-click a symlink, you're not opening it like you open a folder; rather, you're jumping to wherever the symlink points.  You can see where you are in the address bar, above the list of files and folders.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    1 year ago

    @RedactedXOXO  Then you need to remove or rename it and try again to create the symbolic link.  Then look again and make sure it's there.