Saves & Mods Not loading after local file transfer
Running windows 11. I play with a few mods, mostly CC items, as well as my fair share of packs. Long story short, due to drive space I had to transfer my Sims game from my C drive to my D drive.
I transferred the files through steam game management. Checked the new file location (D > SteamLibrary > steamapps > common > The Sims 4) and the files checked out, having all mods, packs, and saves. Opened the game (through steam) to all my mods and saves gone.
After some troubleshooting (in this case being starting a new game and finding the save file location, as well as placing a save into the save folder of the location) I have found that the game seems to be loading from the original(?) file location (at C > Users > (my user file) > OneDrive > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4), except with most data (mods and saves) having transferred to the new location. I can start a new save and load old ones no problem, but the files have to be on the C drive version.
Odd side note, the D drive version of the game appears to hold the pack data, having folders formatted like EP13, SP21, etc. but when I run the game (through the C drive version) I have all the pack data even though the files don't appear to be in the game version that is running. This is not true for mod and save data.
Is there a way to get the game to run from the D drive?
BreadInFrench The location on D you've listed is where the game's program files are located, not the user data, which is always in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4. These two folders should never be combined. So if you want your saves and other user data on D, create a different folder there.
To actually get the game to use the new folder on D, you'll need to create a symbolic link. Here's how:
Since your game is using the folder in OneDrive though, the first part of the command will be this:
MKLINK /J "C:\Users\[your username]\OneDrive\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4"
with your actual username in place, of course. Or you could get rid of OneDrive and move Documents back to its usual place; if you're interested, how to do so is covered in the first post of this thread:
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