SIMS4 from MAC onto External HardDrive?

[Bluebellflora]

@DeafSJ

Great! Yes, if you have re-downloaded the game and packs to the external you can successfully trash them from your Mac. However, if you did not re-download them then the game will still be loading from the original location.

[DeafSJ]

@Bluebellflora Hello, I followed every step so the Sims is on the hard drive. I deleted the Sims off my Mac and have tried to relaunch it, however, it is just 'bouncing' on the bar at the bottom of my desktop. What does this mean? Do I need to uninstall it and then redownload it to my external hard drive again?

[Bluebellflora]

@DeafSJ

Please can you screenshot the Finder window showing the game on your external and post it here, also a screenshot of the game library location in Origin would be helpful

[DeafSJ]

@Bluebellflora 

here you are, thank you!

[Bluebellflora]

@DeafSJ

Thanks Is your game inside a folder on the external called origin games? If so you need to be more specific in Origin so the library location reads:

/Volumes/My Passport for Mac/origin games

At the moment it's only looking directly in My Passport for Mac.

[DeafSJ]

@Bluebellflora Ah I see, thank you! Let me try this and I will get back to you

[DeafSJ]

@Bluebellflora Hi, unfortunatley, it is still bouncing on the dock. I have done the game library location as you have said, and the only location the sims is in, is the external hard drive. Not sure where I've gone wrong here!

[Bluebellflora]

@DeafSJ 

Hmm. Which OS are you running? In System Preferences does Origin and have full access to removable volumes?

[DeafSJ]

@Bluebellflora Hello, so... while I was waiting for your reply, I thought it was a good idea just to restart my laptop, and turns out the sims is now working through my hard drive! Thank you so so so much for your help!!

I just had one more question... if I want to download a new expansion pack/game pack etc, do I just click download and it will automatically go to my hard drive?

[Bluebellflora]

@DeafSJ

ha ha really? Such a simple fix Yeah, all new DLC will be downloaded into the Sims 4 Packs folder where you have specified the file path to in Origin.