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suphirea's avatar
3 years ago

Windows Drive is full, after moving Mods and Tray Files to external hard drive

I've recently moved my Sims 4 Mods and Tray Files, to an external hard drive, and my storage space on my Windows Disk has progressively been going up, when I only have my Reshade and Sims 4 on there. It seems that nobody else is having this problem so I'm not sure what to do. 

Should I just restart my Sims 4 journey?

I don't want to, but I know that's what I'm gonna have to do if this cannot be resolved.

3 Replies

  • @suphirea  Please make sure Sims 4 is actually reading from the folder on the external drive.  Here's how:

    https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/

    And let me know how you moved the data to the external.

    Please also let me know how large the Electronic Arts folder is inside Documents on your C drive.  Right-click the folder and select Properties > General, and you'll see the total size.  If it's large, repeat for the Sims 4 folder inside.

  • suphirea's avatar
    suphirea
    3 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict

    My hard drive contains 114 GB, and after moving my tray files and mods into it, I now have 85 GB left.

    I wanted to mention that I only have my tray files and mods stored on the drive.
    To address the space issue, I followed a tutorial (https://www.tiktok.com/@asukiiiio/video/7243555638276541738?q=how%20to%20move%20sims%204%20to%20external%20drive&t=1689220998077) to move my mods and tray files to an external hard drive using command prompt. I'm confident that I did it correctly, as per the instructions.

    It's a bit puzzling that no one else seems to be experiencing this problem, but I'm certain I executed the steps accurately.

    Please continue to help me on this journey, your assistance is much needed. Happy Simmings! 😊🖥️🎮
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @suphirea  I was actually curious about the sizes of the folders on your C drive, since the issue is that you're losing storage there.  Please let me know.

    Please also list the folder or folders for which you created a symlink so I can write with more specificity.  For example, maybe you moved the entire "The Sims 4" folder, or just a few folders within it.

    Finally, please post the full file path of the folder Sims 4 is reading, as described in the link in my previous post.