Sims 4 New install and 2 files
I have transfered my old game onto a hard drive that will never leave the drive. I don't have enough room on my new laptop for the base game and packs, so it has to be on an external device to store....
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@Callanosaurusrex You'll need to find the location of the Sims 4 user folder the game is actually reading and move your saves and other content there. Here's how to find the folder:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
If you'd like the location of the user folder to be somewhere else, list its current location and the one you'd like to use, and I can help with the process of moving it.
Yesterday I made a new game save to try and see if I could find it myself, but it never showed up where I was expecting.
I did as the guide said and found the game files in...
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Recorded Videos
I'd like this moved to...
C:\Users\cgbri\Documents\Electronic Arts
Or just ending in documents if is better to move the Electronic Arts folder instead of the Sims 4 folder.
But first, can I replace this fake new game save by pasting my old game saves and stuff in there first, or should I wait until I have moved it?
This Public Documents EA folder was made by default through the game, so I could technically leave it there and just replace the game file with my old one now that I know where the game is directing to.
By the way, you are such an angel for doing this! Thank you!
@Callanosaurusrex I would wait to move any saves until your user folder is where you want it, if for no other reason than to avoid any potential complications or sources of error.
The next question is the location of the Documents directory in this Windows account. As you can see, the computer has several Documents folders, but only one is the directory, as designated by Windows. Sims 4 will try to use that location, and if it can't, it sometimes defaults to the Public Documents folder. So the key is to change the directory to what you want and make sure it's in a location the game can access.
Please search in Windows for Command Prompt, open it, and enter this command, starting with reg query:
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Personal"
That will return the location of the Documents directory. You can change it directly in the registry:
However, if OneDrive is involved, it would be best to address that first. Please see this section of a guide I wrote for disappearing content:
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