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Re: Help: New laptop for the Sims 4

@Rori-chan22  You certainly can transfer the entire Sims 4 user folder if you want.  I would however suggest transferring only the files you want to keep instead, for example the Tray files and not the whole Tray folder.  And discard any files the game generates on its own, so you have fresh copies of everything.

The only exceptions are UserSetting.ini and/or accountDataDB.package, if you ever earned the first batch of login rewards.  The data used to be stored in UserSetting, but after last week's patch, it was automatically transferred to accountDataDB.  If you haven't played since then, just put back UserSetting and the game should transfer the data for you.

And just in case you don't already know (some people don't), please don't install Sims 4 itself (through the EA App) into Documents.  Almost anywhere else is fine, including the default C:\Program Files\EA Games.  It's best to keep the game's program files separate from the user data, which is always in Documents > Electronic Arts.

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  • Rori-chan22's avatar
    Rori-chan22
    11 months ago

    Thanks, I'll keep in mind the thing about copying it outside of documents ><
    None of my saved games will be deleted even if I remove those Tray folders and such, right?

    I'm going out shopping tomorrow
    Sorry for my indecision but they talked to me about the HP Victus again and it only confuses me more haha ​​
    If you see a better laptop than Lenovo on this link, please let me know (I prefer that they already have the W11 inside)

    https://www.elcorteingles.es/search-nwx/1/?s=Portatil+gaming&stype=text_box


    If you still think it's the best option for The Sims 4, that's fine, I just want to be sure of my decision and not regret it

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    11 months ago

    @Rori-chan22  Save data is only in the corresponding save file.  Tray files are for the objects you see in your in-game library, like when you want to place a house or family you've already made, or save your work so you can place it in a new save.

    I don't see anything on that site that has hardware as good as the Lenovo's and is under 1000€ before tax.  If the store's sales people are trying to talk you into a Victus, I'm not surprised—the prices are significantly higher for the same hardware.  But even if they were the same, the Victus has a dimmer screen, and the LOQ is overall a good-quality laptop too.

  • Rori-chan22's avatar
    Rori-chan22
    11 months ago

    thanks for your quick response ♡

    if I only copy a part of Tray it's so I don't have to copy the whole thing and save space, right? If I'm not mistaken (if not, correct me) nothing would happen if I copied the whole Electronics arts folder

    I'm not very good at technology so I don't mind if you want to tell me which folders I should copy and which not ><

    It's because I read that the HP battery was better, my previous laptop was an HP (just not a gaming one) so I started to have doubts again

    update: there I talked about the Lenovo but they also told me about an MSI laptop with the same features but with an Intel i7, I know that Sims don't care about that but who knows if in the future they will

    the price wasn't too much either so in the end I bought that one

    I'll leave you its features here so you can give me your opinion, thanks ♡

    https://es-store.msi.com/products/msi-cyborg-15-a13ve-842es-portatiles

  • Rori-chan22's avatar
    Rori-chan22
    11 months ago

    Oh well, could you tell me what makes the LOQ better than the MSI?

    The guy who advised me there told me that both had practically the same features, but having the i7 convinced me (I know that for Sims it's not necessary) but in the future nobody knows and it was only 50 euros more

    Still thanks for all your help these days ♡ 

  • Rori-chan22's avatar
    Rori-chan22
    11 months ago

    Thank you very much for your help

    I have looked at the screen and I really don't see the difference, otherwise I don't know if it is noisy and the battery was told to be practically the same; even so, there is no battery that can last many hours playing

    But anyway, I repeat that thank you for all your help, I think I have made a good decision and I hope it works well for me, whether it is for playing or whatever.