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OrbitStorm
7 years ago

Sims 4 repeatedly installs to both drives

When installing Sims 4, I choose my D drive but have found that Origin is installing the game to both my C and D drive, defeating the entire purpose of choosing a directory for installation. The Sims...
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Phantomlover1717
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7 years ago

D:\Origin Games\The Sims 4 and C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4 sound the same. 
Did you install it before changing the drive? I've ran my Sims from an external drive for a few years, just moved that folder over and got Origin to find it again. You could try removing the folder from that location and testing if the game will still run if you do so.  

@jpkarlsen thanks bookmarked!

OrbitStorm's avatar
OrbitStorm
7 years ago

@Phantomlover1717 No, never installed it on this PC before. Have Madden, BF5, and a few other Origin Vault games installed to my D drive without issue. It's just Sims 4 doing this.

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    Phantomlover1717
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    7 years ago

    Have you tested if the game still runs when you take the folder out like I suggested?

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