Re: Files saving to onedrive?

@1dbetterwords  What is the default location of your Documents directory, and can you change it?  Even without changing anything, you can still use the guide I posted to find that location.

SOLVED!!

At least on my PC, while keeping OneDrive working! 😃

I found a solution for using and OneDrive and Sims4 together. It is simple, although you need a bit of advanced Windows knowledge. If in doubt, ask your handy neighbor 😉. I used this solution on Windows 11, but I'm pretty confident that Windows 10 works as well.

The issue is that Sims4 writes everything in the OneDrive directory. It sees that as a default directory. However, that was a bad idea because OneDrive now keeps on synching all the temp files of Sims4. There is no way to tell Sims to move  those files to another location (another bad idea). However, one can do a trick to make Sims4 believe it is in the OneDrive directory, whereas it is actually in the regular Documents directory. Here is how to do it: 

1. Exit Sims4 first.  
2. Start a  administrator shell by searching for the "command prompt"  application. 
   If you have never done this, please reconsider asking your handy neighbor. 
3. Right click the icon, select "Run as administrator". A black window appears. Make sure it says "Administrator: Command Prompt" on the left top. 
4. Check whether this is the OneDrive directory by typing the command:
   dir "%ONEDRIVE%\Documents"
   It should give the contents of your Documents folder within the OneDrive folder, showing the Electronic Arts folder
5. Check whether this is the old or regular Documents directory by typing the command 
   dir "%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
6. Preparation: Go to the Onedrive folder:
   cd "%ONEDRIVE%\Documents"
7. Move the Electronic Arts folder from the OneDrive to the normal Documents folder by typing: 
   move "Electronic Arts" "%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
   This will take some time. 
8. Now comes the nice trick: 
   mklink "Electronic Arts" "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts"
   Windows answers this with :
   symbolic link created for "Electronic Arts" <<===>> "C: \Users\<yourname>\Documents\Electronic Arts"
9. Start Sims again. It should work and find all your settings and files. Your OneDrive message will not appear, as there is now only one and stabile file there.

Note that I doubted about using mklink -d 
However, it worked without this -d option, and it might be even better this way.

Note furthermore that you can move the Electronic Arts directory to any directory you'd like. It does not have to be "%USERPROFILE%\Documents". Pick any you like. 

I don't know whether YouTuber @Gamerimage is also on this forum. His remark that OneDrive should be put off is not correct ! You can leave it running. 

Perhaps he can update his nice video on this topic. 

Have a nice gaming time !

@fienefings  Thanks for sharing what worked for you, but that's just a convoluted version of the steps listed in post 6 here.  There's no reason anyone needs to use Command Prompt to move folders around, and frankly it's asking for trouble with someone who doesn't understand command syntax.

@puzzlezaddict there are certainly more ways to solve this. 

However, the method in answer 6 requires you to change the registry. One typing error there is very risky, causing your computer not to boot anymore.

I consider my proposal as much less risky. Perhaps you copy your files to a wrong location (but they still will be on your computer). But that's basically it.
In addition, this proposal has the advantage that it wouldn't change your working style in all other programs (like Word and Excel), because they still have their default locations where you had them (like OneDrive as the default directory). 

And yes, there are more ways to copy files, via the command line or via the Explorer. Choose what you like. 
I chose to do it via the command line, in order to make a compact recipe with al things together. But it is a matter of taste. 

In both cases, I would recommend only advanced users to do that, for example IT experts. 

So, choose what you like, and ask help if you need to do things you have never done before.

Happy gaming !