Hi!
I have a newish gaming laptop that has a small SSD on my default drive (C), and a much larger hard drive on D. When I first installed The Sims 4 - the option to save to drive D was not working - it kept saving to the default SSD (Drive C).
Now here's my question - am I able to transfer my game on drive C to drive D? I am running out of space on my SSD and with City Living coming, I need to make some room.
Will this cause any problems with my custom content and mods?
(I am not a techie, so please use terms a computer n00b could understand, lol )
Thank you sooo much in advance for any help!
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I will quote here what was written by EA on a thread on the AHQ EA site.
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/Moving-My-Origin-Games-To-Another-Hard-Drive/td-p/4402152
The more information link helps to explain the process.
http://help.ea.com/en/article/backing-up-and-restoring-your-origin-games
With the new look of the origin program though, the location of where things are in origin may be different.
' My games "has now been replaced by "Games Library" , and the application settings area has a different look.
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I can't seem to get Origin to recognize my game files in Drive D. (not my Origin installer files). I am confused at what I am doing wrong and how I can correct it. I saw on another post that seemed wayyyy over my head on how to place a junction in the C drive in order to confuse it in thinking the game file is in there.
Thanks
The folder that you copied over was the documents -electronic arts -sims 4 folder, which isn't the program files . The program files that needed to be renamed /copied over are found under
C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games
What may be easier to do, is to uininstall the game. Then log into Origin, click on the origin label at the top of the screen. Click on application settings, then click on " Install and saves" section label at the top of the screen. Go to "Game Library location" on the screeen page and change the folder location so that it is on your D drive.
Then go to your games library. Click on the sims 4 picture and download /install the game,
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Thank you, Rosemow for all your help. I am so frustrated with this. In the picture I shared before, Origin is saved in the correct folder on my D drive. It is my Electronic Arts folder that I need to be saved to the other drive as it's hogging up my SSD (C drive). I have reinstalled the game already last night and my game saves still go on my C drive.
I hope I am making sense...I am completely confusing myself or something, sigh lol.
I am really a noob at this and really need things super simplified...thank you for all your time.
This link will help . There is a video tutorial in the link post . You will need to move the whole documents folder to your D drive
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/15126694/#Comment_15126694
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
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Hello
The whole Documents folder needs to be transferred to your A drive. Then your saves should be saved to your Documents-electronic arts -sims 4 -saves folder that is located on the A drive.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Hello
The whole Documents folder needs to be transferred to your A drive. Then your saves should be saved to your Documents-electronic arts -sims 4 -saves folder that is located on the A drive.
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It has already, my problem is that Sims4 keeps making a electronics art folder and placing it somewhere with is C drive despite both documents and orgins all being under my A drive.
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Thankyou for your explanation.
@chesterbigbird may be able to assist you.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
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You're welcome I hope that she may be able to help you. You could also post on her wall and ask her to send you a pm so as you can explain the issue. You are unable to send a pm to her, as you are still a new member.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
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http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/253682/how-to-change-the-default-location-of-the-my-documents-folder
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> Hello :)
> This link will help . There is a video tutorial in the link post . You will need to move the whole documents folder to your D drive
Hi! I am having the exact same problem and struggling immensely. I cannot move my documents folder at all. When I open up the properties tab in for the Documents it doesn't have any tabs other than then info and I cannot edit ANYTHING. If I can't move it then I shouldn't bother moving the game should I? Because it won't work? I am at a total loss.
Hello @LilacHaku
If you have a windows 10 computer, go the “this PC” icon on the desktop. Double click it, then there will be a Documents folder icon there. Right click that, then click properties. Then see if the location section is there.
Then do what it is in the Video. I will directly post the video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfNmGnbxNw
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase