Sims 4 saving on onedrive instead of desktop
All of my files from Sims 4 are saving in Onedrive, but I want them to save on the desktop of my PC. How do I more all my files from Onedrive without deleting any of my saved games, and how do I chan...
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@jpkarlsen My sims 4 folder is connected to OneDrive am i able to make it go to my Harddrive?
How to disable the automatic synchronization of Onedrive with your Documents folder (since the above comment does not actual help people who might not know how to do that).
1. Unhide you data libraries if not already - In File Explorer, Select View Navigation Plane > Show Libraries
2. Expand the Libraries Section in File Explorer's navigation pane (below This PC)
3. Click Documents under Libraries. The files and folders will be divided into 2 sections with one of them having OneDrive as it's path. Drag the files and folders from the One drive section to the other one
4. Right click on the Documents in the Navigation pane (in Libraries). Select Properties. Select Location, Then set the local location (C:\Users\yourname\Documents generally) and click set save location button
This will change your local Documents to your default Documents, rather than your OneDrive. This is the same process for all of your other files that are synced with OneDrive. Windows has recently made it rather difficult to change the settings so I hope this helps.
Mine won't let me do that :S
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Hey all,
This thread is a bit older now, so I've locked it to prevent any necro-posting.
If you need further help on this topic, please feel free to create a new thread so we can take a look with you 🙂
This worked for me. All my progress was saved and my game data isn’t saving to OneDrive anymore. Thank you!!!
Wow! Thank you! This is actually working for me!
I'm having a similar problem. I followed the steps. However, my custom content will only appear in the game if I put them in the mods folder that is under the C: OneDrive. If I put the CC in the new D: documents folder it won't show up. When I try to change the location where the documents will be stored I get an error:
Can't move folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access denied
@JINXEDFOXY Does this help?
If not, please let me know whether the default location for Documents is currently in OneDrive. You can find out by opening a File Explorer window, right-clicking on the Documents icon in the left panel, and selecting Properties > Location.
So I followed the steps from your post. I then moved my documents to my hard drive d:\ . My saves disappeared.
I saved a new game and the save folder was in the C drive again which is my SSD. I want it on my HD. Back to where I started lol. My OneDrive is almost full, but hopefully it won't save there anymore.
Also not all my mods are working or custom content showing. ( I did enable mods and script mods again in the game)
Hi,
So I followed the steps and looked at the libraries section of the File Explorer and it only shows the OneDrive option. The location under properties when I right click Documents under the On This PC shows OneDrive as well. Is there a way to change that? If so, could someone walk me thru it? Do I somehow need to make another library? I basically have run into the game not working because it keeps trying to pull from OneDrive...at least that's what the location path said it was doing when I checked the save route for Screen Captures. None of my save games are available or my Mods after the last update to the game. I can't figure out how to change that location path. I have tried to disable the syncing for the EA related folders with OneDrive and I tried removing them from OneDrive by highlighting and hitting "Delete" but it will show the folder periodically with an error. I tried uninstalling & reinstalling the game and it STILL is trying to load it thru OneDrive. Please help.
Thank you,
Megan
PS-I literally invested over $3000 on an Alienware laptop primarily for this game so I seriously need it to work again.
@m1078744 In your third screenshot, click "Location" to see the location of the Documents folder. If you need further help in changing its location, this tutorial is quite helpful:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-move-location-documents-folder-windows-10-a.html
Once you do this, I'd recommend disabling (signing out of) OneDrive entirely, at least for now. When you've done so, restart your computer, launch Sims 4, create a new save, and see whether that save lands in the local version of Documents as it now should.
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