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caillou193
4 years ago

Sims4 game ignoring symlink and creating its own file when game opened

Hello, My pc not having enough space anymore, i decided to move my sims 4 file to an external drive. My pc works on windows 10 btw. I followed the instructions to create a symlink between the origi...
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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 years ago

@Pebbles1815  What exactly is the issue?  Please post screenshots as well: one of the Command Prompt window showing the symlink command you used and the result (you can delete the current symlink to allow a new one to be created), and one of the new Sims 4 folder where you'd expect the symlink to be.

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Pebbles1815
2 years ago

The problem is i created a symbolic link, but when i start the game there is none of my cc, save etc It looks as if i never played sims. The game is ignoring the link i have created. When i close out the game and go to the folder the game is creating a new EA folder.

***I HAVE ATTACHED THE PHOTOS***

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    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @Pebbles1815  The problem is the "- Junction" on the end of the folder name.  Remove that so the folder's name is simply "The Sims 4" with no extra characters.

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