January 2020 - last edited April by Bluebellflora
Hi guys!
Normally I would look within existing topics to find an answer to my question, but it seems that I am the only one having this problem.
So, I would like to install TS4 on my external hard drive (Seagate Expansion Portable Drive 1 TB). I uninstalled the game in Origin and wanted to download it again, but now onto the external hard drive. However, when I try to select the external hard drive as install location, I can't find it. The external hard drive is connected, and I can find it through the macOS finder, but not within Origin. I added two screenshots to show what I mean.
Is there someone who could help me with my problem?
Thanks in advance 😄
(Edit - edited title slightly, Bluebellflora)
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January 2020 - last edited July
Edit July 2023 - this issue seems to have been fixed now and once again we can easily choose an external drive in Installs & Saves > Game library location
Ok, we can work round that:
Let me know how you get on
(Thanks to @MaxisJoe for these instructions in a thread in the Origin forum)
If you are still having issues with the drive not being recognised in Origin, check the permissions for the external drive - Click on the mounted drive and press CMD and i to bring up the info window. At the bottom is the Sharing & Permissions window. Make sure your user account has Read & Write access. Some people are reporting that changing the Everyone setting to Read & Write is also necessary for Origin to successfully access the external drive.
March 2018
I have been playing Sims for a long time, and I have recently run out of space to play on my MacBook Pro. I bought a 2 TB WD Hard Drive today, but in the Origin settings, it won't let me change the "Game Library Location" to the Hard Drive. I am in serious need of some computer help. Can anyone help me? I'd really love space to buy the new Pet Items! LOL
x Thank you kindly - H.
March 2018
September 2019
@Bluebellflora I just wanted to let you know that I tried this today, with some trepidation that I would lose my old game--and it worked perfectly!! Thank you!
January 2020
January 2020
January 2020
January 2020
Thank you for your quick reply! I only see the following formats:
APFS
APFS (Encrypted)
APFS (Case-sensitive)
APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted)
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted)
MS-DOS (FAT)
ExFAT
There is no FAT32..
January 2020
January 2020
I formatted it to MS-DOS (FAT32). But I still can't find it within Origin. It just doesn't show up on the list.