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Re: Junction file error for hard drive

@bbjerka The second screenshot you posted is, again, the folder that contains game's program files, which is not where you want your user folder. It sounds like you haven't created a separate folder on your external drive for the user folder, so do that now. Open the external, right-click the empty space, select New > Folder, and name the folder Sims 4 Data (exactly like that, no extra characters).

Next, go into Documents > Electronic Arts, right-click the Sims 4 folder, and select Cut. Open the Sims 4 Data folder you created on the external and select Paste, so that the "The Sims 4" folder that was previously in Documents > Electronic Arts is now in "Sims 4 Data."

Finally, open Command Prompt and enter this command:

MKLINK /J “C:\Users\mmaka\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4” “D:\Sims 4 Data\The Sims 4”

Please just copy and paste the command; don't try to write it out, which is a significant reason these commands don't always work for other people. Additionally, once you move the Sims 4 folder, do NOT launch the game until after you've created the symbolic link.

If the command doesn't work, please post a screenshot of the Command Prompt window so I can take a look.

4 Replies

bbjerka
Not applicable
2 years ago
oky thank you so much but what do i do after i create the symbolic link if i cant open my game ?
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago
@bbjerka Can you open your game? If not, remove the Mods folder from the Sims 4 folder on your external drive and try again. You can move the Mods folder to the root level (just D) of the external if you want; no need to copy it back to the internal drive.
bbjerka
Not applicable
2 years ago
this came up
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago
@bbjerka Three questions. One, does your game currently open?

Two, where is the Sims 4 folder on your external drive, the folder that contains your saves, mods, etc.? Please right-click this folder, select Properties > General, and post the Location.

Three, I need the full file path to the Documents folder as Windows sees it. For this, open Command Prompt and enter this command:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"

Then post the result. This is so I can write out exactly the right command for you to use in creating the symlink. You cut most of the command out of your screenshot, so I have no idea what you might have done wrong or whether the file paths are even correct for your computer.