This is a big issue. In addition to constantly using bandwidth for no reason, One Drive now harrasses me constantly because it is \"full\". What is it full of? Sims 4 files I never wanted to upload at all. Almost 3 GB of it!

My options are to 1. Not play the Sims at all, or 2. To disable a windows feature I actually wnat to use because Sims 4 is so badly programmed it breaks windows, 

This is a big issue. In addition to constantly using bandwidth for no reason, One Drive now harrasses me constantly because it is \"full\". What is it full of? Sims 4 files I never wanted to upload at all. Almost 3 GB of it!

My options are to 1. Not play the Sims at all, or 2. To disable a windows feature I actually wnat to use because Sims 4 is so badly programmed it breaks windows, 

I personally wouldn't recommend having a program auto sync any game folders. It is possible you will update or change things then it'll sync the wrong things and miss match files (which can get bad quick). If your trying to keep a backup of your sim saves. I'd create a different folder onedrive can sync with and then you can copy the folders there yourself.

@sim-scifiguy 

Please read this. Files save to OneDrive by default in Windows 10 - OneDrive (home or personal) (microsoft.com)

Champion, the problem is that The Sims doesn't ask us where we want to save those files. And the question wasn't about the local space, it was about the cloud space. If you suggest disabling the backup of the Documents folder to Onedrive, that's a terrible idea, which can expose us to data loss.

@vladnc 

And the link explains how to stop synchronizing folders that fills up their space. The other option would of course be to buy more space on OneDrive but the stated goal was to not have the games user files there.

It doesn't explain how to stop synchronizing folders inside the Documents folder, it explains how to stop syncrhonizing the entire Documents folder. You can't specifically exclude the subfolders Sims 4 incorrectly uses for temporary (scratch) files, like the \"c:\\Users\\[UserName]\\OneDrive\\Documents\\Electronic Arts\\The Sims 4\\saves\\scratch\" folder, for example.

And my problem isn't even the space. I have more than enough space on Onedrive. The problem is that since The Sims deletes hundreds of temporary files from the Documents folder when you exit the game, it triggers the anti-malware protection of OneDrive, resulting in annoying messages such as this one:

@vladnc 

I already answered your issue elsewhere.

Can you link your answer to that question they asked for the rest of us in the class? Cause I for one am still massively confused here and more than a little worried as I literally bought this computer a week ago and my $400+ Sims game seems to be messing it up now!

His answer was basically \"please report this a bug\". But since this thread already exists, honestly I don't think it's a good idea to create a 3rd thread specifically about the scratch folder bug, where most of these deletes happen. This thread should be enough. I have a job, and I don't feel the need to have a part time job as an unpaid beta tester for EA. In fact, it seems from EAs point of view I have to pay EA to have the priviledge to beta test their game.

Anyway, this is the other thread:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-4-Uploading-to-Onedrive/m-p/10151992#M210480

@notesfromtheinw 

It does not sound like you have a related issue. Please post a new topic where you detail your problem.

@vladncThank you. You seem to know what you're talking about. 

Is there already a solution?

I had 209 files, but a hundred off them i can't delete because i don't have the \"powers\" to delete them. 

I just downloaded sims 4, and i want to play it for fun, not to get overruled by notifications and emails about my onedrive. 

Somebody who can explain in the easiest way how to fix it. (And in the most basic english)

Ty

@Lissa1345  The easiest way to fix it is to stop OneDrive from syncing your files.  First, pause syncing, then cancel the current sync:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-cancel-or-stop-sync-in-onedrive-4885c27e-3d89-4d69-be75-2646c71367d3

Next, stop Documents from being synced automatically:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/choose-which-onedrive-folders-to-sync-to-your-computer-98b8b011-8b94-419b-aa95-a14ff2415e85

Once you do this, you may need to redownload your Sims 4 folder to your computer, but after that, you shouldn't have any more issues with files being synced.

My solution was to stop playing Sims until EA fixes this. I won't disable operating system functionality I actually want and need just for one game.

@vladnc  Well, sure, that would do it.  But EA is not going to \"fix\" anything.  The Sims 4 user folder has always been in Documents, the Sims 3 folder is there, the Sims 5 folder will probably be there, and so are the user folders for many other games, both made by EA and not.  It's pretty standard practice now to place user files in Documents, where they're easily acccessible to the player, rather than burying them in program files or AppData.  There's nothing to indicate that this practice will change any time soon.

If Windows is going to sync Documents by default, you're going to have this conflict, that's all there is to it.

@puzzlezaddict Indeed. What makes Sims 4 different is it doesn't store just user files there. It stores hundreds of temporary files there as well. That's the bug. There is a dedicated folder for temporary files, and it's not under the user documents folder.

Later edit: but I have to agree with you on one point: EA won't fix anything. They just don't care that their software is bad. The thing is, life is too short to waste it fighting with incompetent software companies. It's not worth it. In conclusion, if you don't have a dedicated computer for this game, you shouldn't buy it or any of its content.

Thanks for accurately describing what is the same problem that I am having.