However, when creating the symlink, please be very careful to get the commands exactly right-one small typo can ruin the whole process. Please see this guide for details:įrom your description, I don't think you need to wipe your computer and start from scratch. The solution here is to create a symbolic link within the Documents directory pointing to the location of the Sims 4 folder on your external. Enable Custom Content and Mods ON, Script Mods Allowed ON. or move the Mods folder inside it, the game won't read the folder in its new location and will instead spawn a new instance of that folder, one with new content. Just after starting it, click on the three dots button at the top corner to open the options menu. If you simply move the Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts. The game's program files, those that Origin installs, can just be installed to the external drive, and if Sims 4 runs, you've handled that fine.īut that doesn't cover custom content, which is stored in the Documents directory. There are two separate locations for Sims 4 content, and they need to be handled differently.Information, Guides and Announcements for the EA app.
