So I followed those steps and the power shell keeps saying “Cannot create a file when that file already exist.” I may have messed something up. When I open the game, I still don’t see my saves. It seems like my laptop is still reading the new sims 4 folder that it keeps creating, instead of the sims 4 folder on my hard drive that has all my saves.
I do thank you for all your help and patience. 🤍
@kakzxmaksm What that error means is that there is already a file or folder with the same name in the location where you're trying to create the symbolic link. In this case, there's an Electronic Arts folder in Documents. You need to remove or rename this folder and then create the symlink before opening the game again.
Okay so I have successfully created the symbolic link after renaming the folders. I can see the file path is reading my ext drive. However, it still keeps creating a new EA folder everytime I open the game.
@kakzxmaksm Please right-click the new Electronic Arts folder and select Properties > General, then list the Location. Please also list the exact symlink command you used.
C:\Users\Kasmy/Documents is the new folder location.
The symbolic link used is MKLINK /J “C:Users\Kasmy\Documents\EA desktop\ TS4 desktops” “D: Electronic Arts\ The sims 4”
I had to rename the folder i was creating the sym link for because i kept receiving the error. But, the first file path is the new folder is created when I start the game.
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