LISTENNNN WHEN I SAY SHE HOOKED ME UP😭😭😭😭 my folders were high key messed up and she took the time to break it down and help me move my mods folder. I would highly advise yall to book an appt because for two hours she put up with me😂😂😂👏🏾 ty again queen HAPPY NEW YEAR!
@@OfficiallyZy i had to come back and let you know.. MY MDS FOLDER SAID CALM DWN SIS🤣🤣🤣 everything in working order, i had to update my mods but other than that, its all good! Tysm again queen!!
Took me about an hour for the whole process, with having to make copies of all my stuff, but it was 100% worth it. I watched the video twice had to go back a few times but you explained super well and were super detailed and i now have tons of extra storage and can download more packs!!!
Can you pls do one for the new version cause Origin isn't available no more its EA app now and most of the stuff you said I should see I didn't PLS. I need this bad!
ok so I did everything you said and it works like a charm! Now my pc has plenty of space while i'm still able to play sims 4 AND 3 with no real draw backs! "TY
$$$ BUDGET FRIENDLY SSD Hard Drive (External): amzn.to/3ysHkPq Need More Help? Book Appointment Here: officiallyzy.square.site/Intro _ 0:00 ►Time Stamps Intro _ 0:00 Backing Up Your Electronic Arts Folder _ 1:27 Link Shell Extension Download _ 4:12 Origin Download _ 6:13 Moving Your Origin Games to Another Drive _ 6:38
I don’t have the money to pay for an appointment but I keep getting a subdirectories error it’s really annoying because i accidentally pressed the wrong folder and now I can’t sync my files…plz help
Could you do this with the EA app?? Im having the hardest time trying to get my sims4 game onto my d drive with the ea app nd you explain things so well and simple
To safely eject your external drive, you may need to manually close a program that runs in the background even once you've "quit" Origin. Open Task Manager, find "OriginWebHelperService", right click and close, then safely eject your drive. Now you can unplug it without risking any damage to your files!
@@OfficiallyZy So I've done all this how do I load the game ? As there isn't no short cut The Sims icon. So if I go on origin app its telling me to download it. But I've already done all that and moved it on my D drive. But I want to load/play the game but its telling me to download it
@@sarahannroberts945 Have you allowed EA app to verify you files? Click the download button. It usually just check to see if the files are there. Are you still using Origin? Are you using a Mac Computer?
This video was so helpful, thank you so much! It worked for me but I was wondering how I download future CC/mods? Do I add it into the D drive folder or is there something else I'll have to do? I'm newer here so not sure how all of this works lol!
You are such a natural at this kind of video and I thank you a million times over! now my partner and I can play in the same Sims world from the same external drive we can share between our computers! :) mods and all! instantly subbed to this channel as thank you. and just a tip for anyone who happens to see this: after following all these steps, Origin might prompt you to "Download" sims and all the dlc, but just tell it OK and it'll run a check, see that the files are already on the drive, and tell you youre ready to play (you don't actually have to redownload anything and the check just takes a second). after that Origin will remember! hope that makes sense. that part tripped me up a lil. happy simming!
I followed all the steps but I had to redownload through the EA app but at first I felt like it wasn’t working because it wasn’t opening up , but turned out it just takes like literally a long time to pull up 😭 I closed my laptop because I got frustrated and opened it back and it just popped up . I’m not sure if it’s fully reliable though because I’ve been stuck on the Sims 4 screen for even longer and just waiting so I’m just going to leave it alone for now and see if it eventually pops back up. I’ll def be tuning in to the updated way of how to play from an external through the EA App
Thank you!!! I haven’t played sims in 3 months because I was out of space!!! I was trying to move stuff to my external hard drive myself and I just couldn’t figure it out.
since EA now has their own app not Origin, there’s no Origin folder in my flash drive but I was still able to open the new EA app and change the games install location to my flash drive not the pc, shown at 19:00. Its just confusing bc there’s no Origin folder anymore and we have to use the EA app.
I’m going to be making an updated video soon. I’ve been having issues with my game but I think I’ve managed to get it back working properly again with the new EA app. I’ll definitely be going over the process for the new EA app soon!
@@OfficiallyZy ohhh perfect! thank you so much. I thought a simple copy & paste would suffice at first lol so your video really helps, much appreciated fr.
@@Naeminista someone said they followed the steps from this video and it still worked. I want to try that bc I wanna play😭 but I don’t wanna mess anything up lol so I may wait for a new video w/ EA app. my game lags sooo bad I hope moving it helps the game lag less.
@@mugiwara_la so i uninstalled and reinstalled back and that messaged didn’t pop up. i’m downloading all my packs so fingers cross. i went to my game and my families are still there so that’s a good sign.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing these helpful hints! I am following all of your steps and instructions. It runs smoothly 😍👍. Now I can play the sims without worrying about running out of computer space.
god flipping bless you, i lost all my sims 4 save and since then i haven't played but i'm thinking about playing again but just moving everything thank you again i needed this
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR WEEKS I SHIT YOU NOT. YOUR VIDEO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKED AND GOT MY SIMS DOWNLOADED AGAIN. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HESRT FOR MAKING THIS
This video is so helpful even with this new update through EA. Just wondering if the mod folder should keep all my mods in the mod folder in the C drive? Or should we keep the mod folder only in my new hard drive destination?
It really does not matter. They are both synced. Saves & CC/Mods can only be read from the C: drive on Windows for Sims 4. The junction link allows you to move your folders and make a link to trick your computer into believing that your folders are still there.
Awesome video Zy! Slightly time consuming and a wee-bit confusing at times (Thru me off when when copied and pasted Electronics Arts folder from C: drive to D: drive around the 21:26 time mark, then you instructed another cut and paste after that). All in all, everything worked great in the end. Haven't seen any other videos that cover the issue quite as well as you did, Bravo!!!. And for that, I'm giving you a big, big, thumbs up!!
@@avalabancz2969 Hey Ava, I ignored that step (copy and paste EA folder from C: to D:) and instead followed the directions around the 23:00 minute mark (created EA folder in drive D: then cut and paste Sims 4 folder from C: to D:). Also, when I executed the Link Shellextension step, my icon on the C: drive had a link symbol on it, whereas Zy mentions an arrow (25:30 minute mark). Maybe the newer versions of Link Shellextension are using different icons. After that, everything went well and Sims 4 is working fine.
I think I still have my saves. But could you do a video on how to play the game without onedrive. I just see a bunch of red X's in one drive including on my saves..
okay okay I finally took my time and watched the video. i think i get it. So, I’m gonna come back and see. My old laptop was 8GB but it needs a battery replacement but i just need a whole new one. My new is 4GB and I’m kinda running off this 2TB hard drive. I was figuring that if I use the 2TB I could play off there. idk but it’s good to experiment with before i have to spend money. But going through with you, EVERYTHING was so helpful and i was so excited when I was caught up and stuff lol. Thank you!
Hi I’m trying to move my sims 4 from one computer to a new one. I’m seeing different ways to do it, one difference being the link shell extension. I downloaded it but don’t understand what it’s for or why I need it 😂 I’ve done an ea folder and a backup folder. Now I’m just lost or scared lol one of the two.
Thank you so much for this!! You're a life saver! I'm glad I followed every single detail that you laid out because when I copied over my Mods/Saves folder it didn't transfer everything over and it was all gone. Luckily I did what you said and saved a copy of everything!!
Tutorial was truly great and super easy! I only have one problem. When I go to origin to hit play, it’s asking me to ‘download’…. Did I mess up? Or should I redownload the game? You didn’t have to redownload anything so now I’m nervous… but thank you for the tutorial! Super helpful
Good news, I got my game to work lol easy fix. But I have another problem😭 none of my saves nor cc show up. I would greatly appreciate if I could directly contact you🙏🏾
Omg thank you! I tried 2 other videos before this and none worked! Now my game is working on my d drive an I have downloaded a ton of new mods now there going over to my d drive my game is also running smoother than before on my c drive so thank you!!!
When I first did this, everything worked so good but my dumb ass called myself cleaning up a bunch of files and deleted the whole junction part. Of course I played your video numerous times now but having major issues this go around. The problem I am running into is the fact that when opening my game through Origin, it will create another Electronic Arts Folder and totally bypass the folder I had junctioned. I would have booked an appointment with you but to be perfectly honest hun, I do not have it like that at the moment and can barely get a dollar in my pocket. great video and very detailed.
Hey Lamicka! Sorry to hear you've been having issues with your game. If the game is creating another EA folder that means it was not linked correctly. Also, usually if you delete your junction folder by accident you should still have the main folder on your d drive as well as an EA folder backed up. Try to find that folder on your d drive and re-link it. Keep me updated! ❤😏
It works for me!! I'm looking for this so long! Thank you soooo much for your help, love you ❤️ The last thing want to ask is if I want to download new mods or CC, should I put them in D drive or C drive?
Im completely lost since this new EA app is going to be the new way that sims 4 is going to be played,so do i follow all of this again?? If someone could help,that would be nice.
Hey, i literally followed this step by step … it took me a couple of tries but I had finally got to work but only some of my cc was showing up so I exited it out the game thinking it just needed time to load all my cc but now everytime I try to open my sims app something keep popping up saying “DisplayName field missing from registry” and it keep telling me to activate product code on Origin but I don’t know how to do that I don’t know what went wrong
Hello! Will I or will I not be able to use custom content & mods while playing the Sims on my external hard drive? If so, how? I’ve seen many accounts of people being able to successfully play the Sims on their external drives, but no one ever mentions if they’re using custom content or not.
Yes, you can still use custom content and mods with the external hard drive. If you need additional help setting it up feel free to book an appt with me.
Ok, So I followed everything, but why are you having us copy the Electronic Arts folder and then paste it to the D Drive and then you have us Cut The Sims 4 folder and paste it in the Electronic Arts folder? If the Electronic Arts folder was already copied and pasted, with The Sims 4 folder in it, then cutting it, wont that just create 2 of the same exact folders?? The rest of the video was fantastic but now I'm super confused.
Is your game working? Are you having issues? Here’s my website officiallyzy.square.site/. Feel free to book a 1 on 1 session with me. Let me take a look at your game and see what’s going on.
I'm on a Mac and have done this before but for some reason am totally struggling getting my mods to work this time. Lmao fingers crossed that this will help even if it's for Windows!! Thanks for your hard work in making in depth videos like this 💪
They should show up. Do you have script mods toggled on in game? It could be a simple mistake. I'd need to take a closer look at your game to see what's actually going on.
Will my sims and their stories save? Because basically my sims says that I’m having memory problems so if I turn it to a hard drive on the same computer will it stop lagging? I have a 64 bit but their saying I need 32. I have a hp all in one if that helps anything
YESSS!! @Ofiicial Zy do you mind doing a reverse-process version??! I would like to reverse it and install the ea app, then back-up my mods folder again!
Hii, i wanted to try this but I wanted to ask first before I do. I’m planning on buying the external drive you have in the bio but for now I had bought a sd card of 256gb can I use this method with that?
Yes, I’m sure you can. I have a few sd cards myself but I don’t use those only because they are flimsy and I have two that are broken and can’t be repaired. I just opted for a hardrive because I know my files are backed up and it’s more reliable than sd cards. I’d be devastated if I lost everything because of my sd card being broken or corrupted. It would be sort of like trying to backup your game on a floppy disk, just not reliable in my opinion.
Hii! I had one last question so I just finished doing it and everything went well I got to the last step with no problem but when I finished I went on origin to download the game and it’s not letting me press next on the page where it shows install location
Hi thank you so much it worked great, I’ve been playing sims like this for a couple of weeks now, however yesterday sims 4/origin said there was a required update for the game to play, and I can’t seem to get it to install, any ideas? Thanks Edited: Omg never mind, I don’t know what I did but I’ve somehow fixed it 🤣🤣🤣
I followed this video step by step I feel I did everything right it is such a helpful video after everything I got onto the game joined my household it lagged so bad then crashed I couldn’t even move my mouse. I am not sure what I did wrong
Does this method make you redownload the sims after moving it to the D:? Edit: yes and you’re method made it an instant “download”. Thank you so much for this up to date video 🥺 i almost couldn’t do school work 😂
Hi Noah! I want to yes but honestly I’m not sure. I haven’t played The Sims 3 in years so I haven’t had a chance to test it. I would think it would/should work the same if you are using Origin. I’d say give it a try. Just backup your folder somewhere safe before starting. If you decide to try it out, could you update me and let me know the outcome?
Okay let me TELLLL YALLL, I’ve been trying for DAYS anyway I can to get my sims stuff on this bitty lol 128 flashdrive and NOTHING worked 😭😭😭. The mods never showed up on the menu and I couldn’t even get sims on my d drive bro!! (Just to let y’all know I had the ea app but it sucks so I redownloaded origin) and when I watched this video baby? Skin clear. Edges laid. Bills? PAIDDDD! I was so FRUSTRATED these past few days so thank you sooooo much omg 😭😭😭😭🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
@@kaelyncamille the ea app or steam. tbh the ea app is bad but they’re still working on it so hopefully it’ll get better. as for steam idk how to switch everything over safely and the ea app does that for you like all your mods and cc will be fine
A couple of days ago my USB came in the mail and I specifically ordered to hold sims 4 mods. When I first got it, I hadn’t reset my computer. Yesterday, I restarted my computer because of all the copied folders from electronic arts making me confused. Long story short, I redownloaded the game and instead of it installing origin, it installed EA automatically. I’m no longer sure if the method used in your video can still help my problem (placing my sims 4 folder onto my USB drive).
does this work with the new EA GAMES app? I've been trying to follow these steps, but it keeps downloading straight to my desktop. I know we'll have to switch over to it soon...
@@gingerchambers2769 OK so I figured it out. When you open the installer at the bottom says something like change setting or advanced setting, I don’t remember the exact words. There is where you can change where it’s being downloaded to
I don't know if I'm too late but I also had this problem and its because when you first redownload Origin(when it gives u the boxes to check) at the top theres an option to change where you download origin into so just change that to the D drive if you have it and it will show "origin" and "origin games" under your new "Program Files(x86)" folder.
@@rxeliaa3909 So i just tested downloading new cc and putting it into the D drive and it works!! also I myself went back and watched the whole thing. You might not need to... Maybe just start from 15:01. Just make sure you have your electronics art folder backedup :))
Hi! Love this video. I did everything step by step and transferred everything over to my external hard drive but my Mods are not working in the game now. The game comes up normally but my saves and Mods are not working. What can I do to fix this?
Check and make sure your mods are enabled on the game, there was an update yesterday and origin disables mods after an update. So that might be why you dont see them. Go to options,game options and then on the left side of the screen is "Other". Click that and then make sure the -Enable custom content and mods box is checked. Also, checks the script mods allowed box. Then hit Apply Changes. I would restart your computer and then you shiuld be ready to play! Hope this helps doll😌💜
@@haley5990 Thank you so much for the advice, very much appreciated. :-) That's not the issue. The mods box is always checked but the saves and mods themselves are not transferring over at all. The game is coming up as a brand new game where I have to start all over. When I go into the custom content in the gameplay/other folder there's nothing there.
Haley thanks for helping out in the comments! This is much appreciated as I am not always able to respond to comments as quickly as I'd like to!! Great Advice !!!
Hey, I saw your comment and I'd love to help you out. Would you be interested in booking an appointment with me? I'd love to help you if you have not already figured out the problem. You can DM on Instagram or directly book an appointment with me. Here's the link: officiallyzy.square.site/
@@OfficiallyZy Of course! I didnt realize you took appointments, I hope i didnt overstep😬 lol I try to help people if I can. I wanted to tell you also, how much you have helped me as I deep dive into CC and Mods. I just bought a 1TB external HD so I can play from D: drive instead of storing on my C: drive. Your video was really helpful and so well done!!
So I’m starting my sims game over on a flash drive , if I don’t care to keep anything from my last game should I just start following the instructions in this video from 17:00 ?
So yes, you can start from there. No need to worry about copying and pasting since you are starting fresh. However, once you get into the game and you have saves, mods etc. you will want to create a backup folder and place that on your hard drive. Just to be safe you know? Hope this helps!! 💗💗
This was very helpful thank you for this video I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to play sims for months now but I’m hoping this allows me to play the game now😊.
Hi! I sent you a message on instagram! I wanted to book and appointment just wasnt sure which one I needed to book for or if I needed one. My EA folder keeps showing up in my C drive when I start up my game. Is it possible for my game to only run from my hard drive or would I still beed my c drive to run sims 4?
I’m sorry I couldn’t help but to comment you said in the video at 17:16 of the video that it ask you where u wanna download it and I don’t think your right in that end I had to go in and change where I wanted to go I need more information
Hey so you definitely helped me fix my game and it works and everything loads, but now randomly my game crashes and I do the update game and repair on Origin but it still doesn't work. I also removed my mods and updated them and put them back in but my game still crashes and I don't know how to fix it. please help me again.
Have you tried playing your game for a bit without mods/cc? If not, try that. If your game work fine without cc/mods it's def a mod causing your game to crash. My game rarely crashes because of cc it's usually an outdated or unsupported mod. Let me know if this helps!
Hi! I appreciate your video and followed the steps throughout, but now encounter an issue downloading the sims games onto my second hard drive. I get "download failed." Any reason why? I know in your video you mentioned that it would take a few minutes to download since the origin game folder is already in the new drive (removed from the C drive to the D drive).
Hello! I’m assuming if there’s ever a time I have to uninstall the sims game and reinstall it. It’s just as simple as uninstalling and reinstalling? 😭 bc I had to reinstall the sims game after I completed this tutorial and everything works! I just not sure what to do if there’s a time I have to uninstall since I’m very new to all of this 😖
Hey, I saw your comment and I'd love to help you out. Would you be interested in booking an appointment with me? I'd love to help you if you have not already figured out the problem. You can DM me on Instagram or directly book an appointment with me. Here's the link: officiallyzy.square.site/
Hi,im new here. I just got my hard drive yesterday and i wanted to try your tutorials.So far,i got confused of the program files thing from C drive to D drive- I didnt have program files on D drive,only in my C drive. Do i copy and paste the C drive program files onto the D drive or do i add a new folder and name it program files x86 in the D drive?
Hi Ally!! Make sure you back up everything before you start. Also you can do it either way. The fastest way is to just copy and paste but you can create a new folder as well and move the files to that folder. I hoped that helped !! ❤️
@@OfficiallyZy i have,and at 13:23,to delete the origin games file from C drive,i tried to do that,and it keeps popping up-is that normal or does it mean that something is running in the background?
Zy.... I am losing my mind trying to get all this done correctly. I am on day 2 of completely reformatting my computer and such to try and start fresh with Sims 4. I love how easy your Video is to understand and follow. However, I need to ask you a very important question before I go any further. I have already changed, within Origin, where Origin will install my game (Drive D:) I then downloaded all my Sims 4 GP and such to my D: Drive within a folder I named Origin Games. So my question concerning that is this....will the name of my folder make a difference? I ask because you named yours Program files (x86). The second question I have concerns the Origin folder with the program files. You are moving that folder to D: also. Am I able to do that as well and it will work, or am I going to have to completely remove the folders and the Origin platform and start over again? Also it was my understanding that the Origin program files had to stay on the C; drive because that is where Origin is hardwired to look for them and that if you remove them, it will just generate a new folder each time. I hope all this made sense and I so look forward to any clarification you can provide me!! Thank you so much for your time and this wonderful video!!! P.S. since I had already dl origin without telling it to put the Origin Program file on my D:drive, can i just cut and paste it over from C to D? If not, can the Origin Program folder stay on my C: and it operate properly since my game folder is on D?
Hi SIMply SIMashing! Sure! I'd love to help!! I have a website in place to keep things organized. Here’s my website officiallyzy.square.site/. Feel free to book a 1 on 1 session with me. Let me take a look at your game and see what’s going on.
I was having issues making my game work and looked up videos to help and found this. None of them actually helped but I'll explain why. I got a new computer six months ago, transfered everything to a hard drive, plugged it into the new laptop and didn't even install Origin until today. I got Animal Crossing and have been playing that instead so I didn't think about the Sims. I couldn't make this video work because I'd already swapped everything to my new laptop, nothing from the Sims is on the hard drive. So stuff wasn't lining up with the instructions here. I had the EA folder open, swapped stuff over, but nothing would show up in game. Even when I made a new save and then tried. I was getting super frustrated. (My Sims saves are four years old, dude. That's a lot of townies to lose.) I finally figured out what was wrong. At some point in transferring, something (like the computer, the hard drive, I don't know) changed the name on every file. So instead of Slot0000002.save, it was Slot0000002 (2022-02-25 06_57_12 JDK).save. Every single tray and save file had this issue. All 800+ files. 🙃 I had to go in and manually change the name back, remove the added stuff and any additional spaces in the name, and now they work! If you're unable to get it working make sure your file names are what they should be! I'm going to paste this under the videos I found that did help the most until I figured out what was actually wrong, in case anyone else has the same problem and goes looking for help too. Double check your file names, folks. 🙃😂
I don’t know if u put in the video how to get the sims4 file in origin games but, I don’t have the sims4 file but I have origin and I have the sims4 so idk if I don’t see the sims4 file because I play on steam or I deleted origin and it deleted all the files…so can someone pls help me on how I get the sims4 file on origin games file! Plss
You just copy and paste it from the folder on your c drive under program files. If you need additional help please, don't hesitate to book an appointment with me. I'd be more than happy to help you out !! ❤
Hi, Officially Zy! You got a new subscriber! THIS VIDEO WAS A GODSEND. So I followed all your steps and It went beautifully! However I need clarification on one thing, so when I go to download things such as cc and mods do I place them in my mods folder per D drive or my C drive? Also, I will say the only step I didn't follow was backing up my files only because I'm starting fresh! However, I will do that in the future when I collect my mods just to be safe! Thank you again!
Do you have to already have had sims and origin downloaded on your C drive for this to work? Because I did this when I had them on the C drive and it worked perfect, then sims stopped opening up for some reason, I don't know how but I ended up deleting sims folder from d drive so I deleted everything and am starting over now and keep getting lost because I no longer have them on the c drive and don't have the space there to redownload if thats needed.
@@OfficiallyZy Hey Zy, lol quick update. After I back tracked and started from step 1 on your video, I actually managed to do it correctly. Thanks to your video and one of your viewers comments. Me and my laptop want to give you a big thanks girl for the help! 💖
hello , i have the sims 3 and the sims medieval aswell . if i only want the sims 4 on my external hard drive , should i move the whole origin games folder or just the sims 4 file ?
Hello! I’ve recently downloaded the sims 4 onto a brand new powerful laptop. I want to transfer my sims save data from my previous laptop. How do I do that? Should I have not re-downloaded the sims already?
quick question so thank u so much it worked perfectly fine, but when i’m downloading a new mod am i moving it into my d drive mod folder? or am i putting it into my junction folder?
it's a really great step by step description! Thank you so much! I did it after I switched to EA Play, it still works if anyone's concerned :)
Thanks!! Glad I could help!! ❤❤❤
@@OfficiallyZy Would I find the EA play in program files, or program files (x86)? Because I found it in regular program files
@@michellei6178 i know this is late, but you'd use program files :)
@@ser3nuh also do you know if I still have to copy/backup the Elec. Arts folder or since it's now EA do I backup the ea games one instead???
LISTENNNN WHEN I SAY SHE HOOKED ME UP😭😭😭😭 my folders were high key messed up and she took the time to break it down and help me move my mods folder. I would highly advise yall to book an appt because for two hours she put up with me😂😂😂👏🏾 ty again queen HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I had such an awesome time helping you!! Happy Holidays !!!
@@OfficiallyZy i had to come back and let you know.. MY MDS FOLDER SAID CALM DWN SIS🤣🤣🤣 everything in working order, i had to update my mods but other than that, its all good! Tysm again queen!!
@@medeucaa you’re welcome ☺️❤️
Can you PLEASE do one for the Ea app after the switch from origin to Ea all my packs are now gone and the link is also gone
It’s the same as EA. Your origin folder will still be there
What if the origin file isn’t there ?
@@sexylightskindavis if you originally downloaded the game with origin the folder will be there unless you moved it in the past.
Its not showing a origin dwnloaded in program file x86
I’m doing this with steam I’m lost when redownloading steam to external hard drive
Took me about an hour for the whole process, with having to make copies of all my stuff, but it was 100% worth it. I watched the video twice had to go back a few times but you explained super well and were super detailed and i now have tons of extra storage and can download more packs!!!
Glad it helped!
Can you pls do one for the new version cause Origin isn't available no more its EA app now and most of the stuff you said I should see I didn't PLS. I need this bad!
Origin is definitely still available
Can u plz do one for the EA app bc origin is def not available for my pc
I have a laptop so I have no choice other than to move my game to an external hard drive. Thank you soooo much for this!!!!
Glad I could help!! ❤❤❤
ok so I did everything you said and it works like a charm! Now my pc has plenty of space while i'm still able to play sims 4 AND 3 with no real draw backs! "TY
Does this help with speed of the game?
which external drive did you purchase?
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Need More Help? Book Appointment Here: officiallyzy.square.site/Intro _ 0:00
►Time Stamps
Intro _ 0:00
Backing Up Your Electronic Arts Folder _ 1:27
Link Shell Extension Download _ 4:12
Origin Download _ 6:13
Moving Your Origin Games to Another Drive _ 6:38
I don’t have the money to pay for an appointment but I keep getting a subdirectories error it’s really annoying because i accidentally pressed the wrong folder and now I can’t sync my files…plz help
@@myspaceaaliyahj this is a simpler version if it’s not working ua-cam.com/video/sBi9c-bYeH4/v-deo.html
This took some trial and error. Also praying as well. I did everything correctly! I’m so excited!!! Thank you so much
No problem !! ❤❤❤😉
Could you do this with the EA app?? Im having the hardest time trying to get my sims4 game onto my d drive with the ea app nd you explain things so well and simple
To safely eject your external drive, you may need to manually close a program that runs in the background even once you've "quit" Origin. Open Task Manager, find "OriginWebHelperService", right click and close, then safely eject your drive. Now you can unplug it without risking any damage to your files!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! this was incredibly useful and i would’ve been totally lost without it! 💖
Glad it helped!
@@OfficiallyZy So I've done all this how do I load the game ? As there isn't no short cut The Sims icon. So if I go on origin app its telling me to download it. But I've already done all that and moved it on my D drive. But I want to load/play the game but its telling me to download it
@@sarahannroberts945 Have you allowed EA app to verify you files? Click the download button. It usually just check to see if the files are there. Are you still using Origin? Are you using a Mac Computer?
This video was so helpful, thank you so much! It worked for me but I was wondering how I download future CC/mods? Do I add it into the D drive folder or is there something else I'll have to do? I'm newer here so not sure how all of this works lol!
Sure! Just add it to your c drive. It will automatically sync to your d:drive.
@@OfficiallyZy thank you :)
@@lauratatro8692 you’re welcome hun ☺️
You are such a natural at this kind of video and I thank you a million times over! now my partner and I can play in the same Sims world from the same external drive we can share between our computers! :) mods and all! instantly subbed to this channel as thank you. and just a tip for anyone who happens to see this: after following all these steps, Origin might prompt you to "Download" sims and all the dlc, but just tell it OK and it'll run a check, see that the files are already on the drive, and tell you youre ready to play (you don't actually have to redownload anything and the check just takes a second). after that Origin will remember! hope that makes sense. that part tripped me up a lil. happy simming!
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I followed all the steps but I had to redownload through the EA app but at first I felt like it wasn’t working because it wasn’t opening up , but turned out it just takes like literally a long time to pull up 😭 I closed my laptop because I got frustrated and opened it back and it just popped up . I’m not sure if it’s fully reliable though because I’ve been stuck on the Sims 4 screen for even longer and just waiting so I’m just going to leave it alone for now and see if it eventually pops back up. I’ll def be tuning in to the updated way of how to play from an external through the EA App
Hey Ashley! Hopefully this helps you out a bit. Click Here: ua-cam.com/video/epUHKDO5vDc/v-deo.html
@@OfficiallyZy thank you !!! I been waiting on the videooooo ! I’m watching now !
Thank you!!! I haven’t played sims in 3 months because I was out of space!!! I was trying to move stuff to my external hard drive myself and I just couldn’t figure it out.
Glad I could help! 💗😊
+Keyona-Mei Perry You're welcome Keyona-Mei Perry, Thanks for taking the time out to watch my video and I am glad I could help!! 😊❤
since EA now has their own app not Origin, there’s no Origin folder in my flash drive but I was still able to open the new EA app and change the games install location to my flash drive not the pc, shown at 19:00.
Its just confusing bc there’s no Origin folder anymore and we have to use the EA app.
I’m going to be making an updated video soon. I’ve been having issues with my game but I think I’ve managed to get it back working properly again with the new EA app. I’ll definitely be going over the process for the new EA app soon!
@@OfficiallyZy ohhh perfect! thank you so much. I thought a simple copy & paste would suffice at first lol so your video really helps, much appreciated fr.
same for me right now it keeps telling me “The Application has failed to start because its side to side configuration is incorrect” 😭😭
@@Naeminista someone said they followed the steps from this video and it still worked. I want to try that bc I wanna play😭 but I don’t wanna mess anything up lol so I may wait for a new video w/ EA app.
my game lags sooo bad I hope moving it helps the game lag less.
@@mugiwara_la so i uninstalled and reinstalled back and that messaged didn’t pop up. i’m downloading all my packs so fingers cross. i went to my game and my families are still there so that’s a good sign.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing these helpful hints! I am following all of your steps and instructions. It runs smoothly 😍👍. Now I can play the sims without worrying about running out of computer space.
Hi Nurul ! You are so welcome! Glad I could help!
god flipping bless you, i lost all my sims 4 save and since then i haven't played but i'm thinking about playing again but just moving everything thank you again i needed this
You're so welcome Autumn!! 😏❤
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR WEEKS I SHIT YOU NOT. YOUR VIDEO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKED AND GOT MY SIMS DOWNLOADED AGAIN. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HESRT FOR MAKING THIS
You are so welcome!!!
This video is so helpful even with this new update through EA. Just wondering if the mod folder should keep all my mods in the mod folder in the C drive? Or should we keep the mod folder only in my new hard drive destination?
It really does not matter. They are both synced.
Saves & CC/Mods can only be read from the C: drive on Windows for Sims 4. The junction link allows you to move your folders and make a link to trick your computer into believing that your folders are still there.
Awesome video Zy! Slightly time consuming and a wee-bit confusing at times (Thru me off when when copied and pasted Electronics Arts folder from C: drive to D: drive around the 21:26 time mark, then you instructed another cut and paste after that). All in all, everything worked great in the end. Haven't seen any other videos that cover the issue quite as well as you did, Bravo!!!. And for that, I'm giving you a big, big, thumbs up!!
I had the same confusion, did you end up pasting it another time or just skipping this step?
@@avalabancz2969 Hey Ava, I ignored that step (copy and paste EA folder from C: to D:) and instead followed the directions around the 23:00 minute mark (created EA folder in drive D: then cut and paste Sims 4 folder from C: to D:). Also, when I executed the Link Shellextension step, my icon on the C: drive had a link symbol on it, whereas Zy mentions an arrow (25:30 minute mark). Maybe the newer versions of Link Shellextension are using different icons. After that, everything went well and Sims 4 is working fine.
@@rickthetick364 Thanks for this Rick!! You are exactly right!!
@@avalabancz2969 Let me know if you have further questions. Rick theTick explained it pretty well above for those who may be starting a fresh game.
I think I still have my saves. But could you do a video on how to play the game without onedrive. I just see a bunch of red X's in one drive including on my saves..
okay okay I finally took my time and watched the video. i think i get it. So, I’m gonna come back and see. My old laptop was 8GB but it needs a battery replacement but i just need a whole new one. My new is 4GB and I’m kinda running off this 2TB hard drive. I was figuring that if I use the 2TB I could play off there. idk but it’s good to experiment with before i have to spend money. But going through with you, EVERYTHING was so helpful and i was so excited when I was caught up and stuff lol. Thank you!
You are so welcome!!! ❤😊
anybody! how do I get the mods and cc to run once I switch to external drive im working with a Mac I would greatly appreciate the help!
Hi I’m trying to move my sims 4 from one computer to a new one. I’m seeing different ways to do it, one difference being the link shell extension. I downloaded it but don’t understand what it’s for or why I need it 😂 I’ve done an ea folder and a backup folder. Now I’m just lost or scared lol one of the two.
If you still can't seem to get your Sims 4 Game to work, Book a session with me! I'm happy to help!
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Thank you sooo sooo much you’ve helped me with everything!! Even the ea game origin switch over you are the best !!!!!
Glad I could help! 😉❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this!! You're a life saver! I'm glad I followed every single detail that you laid out because when I copied over my Mods/Saves folder it didn't transfer everything over and it was all gone. Luckily I did what you said and saved a copy of everything!!
Glad it helped!❤
Tutorial was truly great and super easy! I only have one problem. When I go to origin to hit play, it’s asking me to ‘download’…. Did I mess up? Or should I redownload the game? You didn’t have to redownload anything so now I’m nervous… but thank you for the tutorial! Super helpful
Good news, I got my game to work lol easy fix. But I have another problem😭 none of my saves nor cc show up. I would greatly appreciate if I could directly contact you🙏🏾
Yes I'd love to help you out. Feel free to contact me through Instagram. I have several messages but I try to respond within a timely manner.
@@sabrinaa8361 hey I have the same problem mine is saying download, did you redownload it?
@@yonna2239 Redownload. Everything should work after that
I'm so confused with the link she'll extension
Omg thank you! I tried 2 other videos before this and none worked! Now my game is working on my d drive an I have downloaded a ton of new mods now there going over to my d drive my game is also running smoother than before on my c drive so thank you!!!
Glad I could help ! ❤😊
Thank you so much, this worked perfectly for me and now I can save up space on my C drive!!
You’re welcome!! 🥹❤️❤️❤️
When I first did this, everything worked so good but my dumb ass called myself cleaning up a bunch of files and deleted the whole junction part. Of course I played your video numerous times now but having major issues this go around. The problem I am running into is the fact that when opening my game through Origin, it will create another Electronic Arts Folder and totally bypass the folder I had junctioned. I would have booked an appointment with you but to be perfectly honest hun, I do not have it like that at the moment and can barely get a dollar in my pocket. great video and very detailed.
Hey Lamicka! Sorry to hear you've been having issues with your game. If the game is creating another EA folder that means it was not linked correctly. Also, usually if you delete your junction folder by accident you should still have the main folder on your d drive as well as an EA folder backed up. Try to find that folder on your d drive and re-link it. Keep me updated! ❤😏
It works for me!! I'm looking for this so long! Thank you soooo much for your help, love you ❤️
The last thing want to ask is if I want to download new mods or CC, should I put them in D drive or C drive?
You're welcome 😊 put them in your c drive. They will automatically do to your d drive.
Hi. Is this step gonna work same for Steam too? I dont have much space on my C drive :(
Hi Zy! I have a Question, How do you Move your Custom Content Into The EA sims Game? Please may you tell me how to do it.
She has another video on how to move cc to another drive
Hi, I have a question. Does any additional download cc on to the c drive will it show up on the d drive, after you do everything?
Yes, anything in the c drive will automatically show up in your d drive once you link the folders properly.
Thank you so much for making this video!! Was able to move everything over with no problems ❤❤
My C Drive is screaming HALLELUJAH!! 😂😂😂😂
I’m so glad I could help !!! 🥰🥰🥰
how do you do this for Mac
Litch the same problem I’m facing and there are no good videos.
Same
@@Dellthesimmer same!!!
@@carlychupka1247same :(
Im completely lost since this new EA app is going to be the new way that sims 4 is going to be played,so do i follow all of this again?? If someone could help,that would be nice.
I’ve been waiting for someone to answer too 😩
Hey Ally! Hopefully this helps you out a bit. Click Here: ua-cam.com/video/epUHKDO5vDc/v-deo.html
Quick question after you download everything and it worked where should I put my CC and Mods if i want to download new stuff in my C drive or D drive?
right ! i need to know
Hey Austin, you'll put them in your c drive. They will automatically sync to your d drive.
Hey, i literally followed this step by step … it took me a couple of tries but I had finally got to work but only some of my cc was showing up so I exited it out the game thinking it just needed time to load all my cc but now everytime I try to open my sims app something keep popping up saying “DisplayName field missing from registry” and it keep telling me to activate product code on Origin but I don’t know how to do that I don’t know what went wrong
If you still can't seem to get your Sims 4 Game to work, Book a session with me! I'm happy to help!
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i just dont' have the attention span to follow along...
yeah me neither 😭😭
Hello! Will I or will I not be able to use custom content & mods while playing the Sims on my external hard drive? If so, how? I’ve seen many accounts of people being able to successfully play the Sims on their external drives, but no one ever mentions if they’re using custom content or not.
Yes, you can still use custom content and mods with the external hard drive. If you need additional help setting it up feel free to book an appt with me.
Ok, So I followed everything, but why are you having us copy the Electronic Arts folder and then paste it to the D Drive and then you have us Cut The Sims 4 folder and paste it in the Electronic Arts folder? If the Electronic Arts folder was already copied and pasted, with The Sims 4 folder in it, then cutting it, wont that just create 2 of the same exact folders?? The rest of the video was fantastic but now I'm super confused.
Is your game working? Are you having issues?
Here’s my website officiallyzy.square.site/. Feel free to book a 1 on 1 session with me. Let me take a look at your game and see what’s going on.
Did you find a solution?
Thank you so much for your help! Your instructions were very clear and your video really helped me! I appreciate your time!
Thanks! Glad I could help!! ❤❤❤
Thank you soooo much, thanks to you I didn’t need to get rid of all of my mods and saves
You are so welcome!!! ❤😊
I see you girl ❤️❤️❤️I don’t play SIMS anymore but I’m here to support I miss your story time make up videos
Hey Gurl!!! Thanks!!
Thank you for taking your time, this is really helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm on a Mac and have done this before but for some reason am totally struggling getting my mods to work this time. Lmao fingers crossed that this will help even if it's for Windows!! Thanks for your hard work in making in depth videos like this 💪
Thanks and let me know if it works for you!!
this was super helpful and i got everything moved over but my mods and cc wont show up in game, any clue how to fix it? :)
They should show up. Do you have script mods toggled on in game? It could be a simple mistake. I'd need to take a closer look at your game to see what's actually going on.
Will my sims and their stories save? Because basically my sims says that I’m having memory problems so if I turn it to a hard drive on the same computer will it stop lagging? I have a 64 bit but their saying I need 32. I have a hp all in one if that helps anything
So after I do this then do I download all the extra packs cause I can’t download all of them first I don’t have enough storage space on c drive
Yes, you do that after moving everything over to a drive with more space.
Could you show us how to reverse this process I want to take my game out of my drive now
YESSS!! @Ofiicial Zy do you mind doing a reverse-process version??! I would like to reverse it and install the ea app, then back-up my mods folder again!
This video was great and the most helpful online out of all of them!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!
Glad it was helpful! ❤❤❤❤
Hii, i wanted to try this but I wanted to ask first before I do. I’m planning on buying the external drive you have in the bio but for now I had bought a sd card of 256gb can I use this method with that?
Yes, I’m sure you can. I have a few sd cards myself but I don’t use those only because they are flimsy and I have two that are broken and can’t be repaired. I just opted for a hardrive because I know my files are backed up and it’s more reliable than sd cards. I’d be devastated if I lost everything because of my sd card being broken or corrupted. It would be sort of like trying to backup your game on a floppy disk, just not reliable in my opinion.
Thank you so much! I’m trying it out today hopefully everything goes well!
Hii! I had one last question so I just finished doing it and everything went well I got to the last step with no problem but when I finished I went on origin to download the game and it’s not letting me press next on the page where it shows install location
should i keep both sims 4 and sims 4 junction folders? my game is lagging and i only have a few cc.thanks
Hey, everything moved, but my mods still won't show up in game.
Hey Tranika, are your mods still not showing in your game?
Hi thank you so much it worked great, I’ve been playing sims like this for a couple of weeks now, however yesterday sims 4/origin said there was a required update for the game to play, and I can’t seem to get it to install, any ideas? Thanks
Edited: Omg never mind, I don’t know what I did but I’ve somehow fixed it 🤣🤣🤣
the same thing is happening to me rn, how'd you fix it?
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I followed this video step by step I feel I did everything right it is such a helpful video after everything I got onto the game joined my household it lagged so bad then crashed I couldn’t even move my mouse. I am not sure what I did wrong
Hey Ashley! Hopefully this helps you out a bit. Click Here: ua-cam.com/video/epUHKDO5vDc/v-deo.html
Aahhhh thank you so much! You’re saving lives with this i swear 💖
You are so welcome!! Glad I could help!! ❤❤❤
You’re the best! I did everything successfully. And everything works great. Thank you!
You're welcome!
hi girl!! i've done all of the steps correctly but when i open my origin my sims game doesnt show up to play :(
Does this method make you redownload the sims after moving it to the D:?
Edit: yes and you’re method made it an instant “download”. Thank you so much for this up to date video 🥺 i almost couldn’t do school work 😂
Haha😂 I am glad it worked for you !!! Happy Simming!!
Hey miss Zy would this work the same way for the sims 3 if I wanted to put it on the same drive
Hi Noah! I want to yes but honestly I’m not sure. I haven’t played The Sims 3 in years so I haven’t had a chance to test it. I would think it would/should work the same if you are using Origin. I’d say give it a try. Just backup your folder somewhere safe before starting. If you decide to try it out, could you update me and let me know the outcome?
@@OfficiallyZy okay thxs, I will most definitely let you know the outcome when I try it out .
Okay let me TELLLL YALLL, I’ve been trying for DAYS anyway I can to get my sims stuff on this bitty lol 128 flashdrive and NOTHING worked 😭😭😭. The mods never showed up on the menu and I couldn’t even get sims on my d drive bro!! (Just to let y’all know I had the ea app but it sucks so I redownloaded origin) and when I watched this video baby? Skin clear. Edges laid. Bills? PAIDDDD! I was so FRUSTRATED these past few days so thank you sooooo much omg 😭😭😭😭🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
They are deleting the origin app at the end of the year so we will have to switch 😭😭
@@makaroniian are you serious??? What are we suppose to use? 😭
@@kaelyncamille the ea app or steam. tbh the ea app is bad but they’re still working on it so hopefully it’ll get better. as for steam idk how to switch everything over safely and the ea app does that for you like all your mods and cc will be fine
I'm glad I could help!!! 🥰😉
A couple of days ago my USB came in the mail and I specifically ordered to hold sims 4 mods. When I first got it, I hadn’t reset my computer. Yesterday, I restarted my computer because of all the copied folders from electronic arts making me confused. Long story short, I redownloaded the game and instead of it installing origin, it installed EA automatically. I’m no longer sure if the method used in your video can still help my problem (placing my sims 4 folder onto my USB drive).
does this work with the new EA GAMES app? I've been trying to follow these steps, but it keeps downloading straight to my desktop. I know we'll have to switch over to it soon...
Same here and it goes right to the C drive and not the D drive. I’m not sure on how to get it to go to the D drive.
Update never mind I figured it out
@@Hello50000 how?
@@Hello50000 Same - would you mind helping me?
@@gingerchambers2769 OK so I figured it out. When you open the installer at the bottom says something like change setting or advanced setting, I don’t remember the exact words. There is where you can change where it’s being downloaded to
Hey! so i did all of the things in the video but when i go to my external hard drive “orgin” isn’t there but “orgin games” is
hey I'd recommend booking an appointment with me so that I can take a closer look at your game. Link in description.
I don't know if I'm too late but I also had this problem and its because when you first redownload Origin(when it gives u the boxes to check) at the top theres an option to change where you download origin into so just change that to the D drive if you have it and it will show "origin" and "origin games" under your new "Program Files(x86)" folder.
@@piej860 ok tysm !! i had just gave up playing bc i didn’t have any storage. so do i just add cc regularly or do i put it in the d drive ?
@@piej860 Oh ! and one more thing (sorry if i’m asking too many questions) Would i need to redo the whole process over ?
@@rxeliaa3909 So i just tested downloading new cc and putting it into the D drive and it works!! also I myself went back and watched the whole thing. You might not need to... Maybe just start from 15:01. Just make sure you have your electronics art folder backedup :))
Hi! Love this video. I did everything step by step and transferred everything over to my external hard drive but my Mods are not working in the game now. The game comes up normally but my saves and Mods are not working. What can I do to fix this?
Check and make sure your mods are enabled on the game, there was an update yesterday and origin disables mods after an update. So that might be why you dont see them. Go to options,game options and then on the left side of the screen is "Other". Click that and then make sure the -Enable custom content and mods box is checked. Also, checks the script mods allowed box.
Then hit Apply Changes. I would restart your computer and then you shiuld be ready to play! Hope this helps doll😌💜
@@haley5990 Thank you so much for the advice, very much appreciated. :-) That's not the issue. The mods box is always checked but the saves and mods themselves are not transferring over at all. The game is coming up as a brand new game where I have to start all over. When I go into the custom content in the gameplay/other folder there's nothing there.
Haley thanks for helping out in the comments! This is much appreciated as I am not always able to respond to comments as quickly as I'd like to!! Great Advice !!!
Hey, I saw your comment and I'd love to help you out. Would you be interested in booking an appointment with me? I'd love to help you if you have not already figured out the problem. You can DM on Instagram or directly book an appointment with me. Here's the link: officiallyzy.square.site/
@@OfficiallyZy Of course! I didnt realize you took appointments, I hope i didnt overstep😬 lol I try to help people if I can. I wanted to tell you also, how much you have helped me as I deep dive into CC and Mods. I just bought a 1TB external HD so I can play from D: drive instead of storing on my C: drive. Your video was really helpful and so well done!!
So for this process do I follow the last steps of the last video or do I do this process only ?
This video is for those who had a difficult time following the previous video step by step.
@@OfficiallyZyThank you ♥️
@@iiamerinn you’re welcome ☺️❤️
WORKED PERFECTLY!! Tysmm
You’re welcome!
So I’m starting my sims game over on a flash drive , if I don’t care to keep anything from my last game should I just start following the instructions in this video from 17:00 ?
So yes, you can start from there. No need to worry about copying and pasting since you are starting fresh. However, once you get into the game and you have saves, mods etc. you will want to create a backup folder and place that on your hard drive. Just to be safe you know? Hope this helps!! 💗💗
Thank you for this video, hoping to learn about how to do this off of my computer
This was very helpful thank you for this video I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to play sims for months now but I’m hoping this allows me to play the game now😊.
You are soooo WELCOME Tahara!!
I’ve changed to EA app, do these steps still apply if i switch the ‘origin’ parts to ‘EA app’
Hi Amaya! Yes the steps are relatively the same.
Hi! I sent you a message on instagram! I wanted to book and appointment just wasnt sure which one I needed to book for or if I needed one. My EA folder keeps showing up in my C drive when I start up my game. Is it possible for my game to only run from my hard drive or would I still beed my c drive to run sims 4?
Hi Bri!! I'll check my messages now!
You're a lifesaver! Thank you SO much for this
You're welcome!❤❤❤
I’m sorry I couldn’t help but to comment you said in the video at 17:16 of the video that it ask you where u wanna download it and I don’t think your right in that end I had to go in and change where I wanted to go I need more information
the ea app has a part that says change right before you download it its really hard to find but its there !
@sefakor adabla Thanks for helping out !!
This worked perfectly for me. Thank you!
Yay!!!! Glad it helped!
Hey so you definitely helped me fix my game and it works and everything loads, but now randomly my game crashes and I do the update game and repair on Origin but it still doesn't work. I also removed my mods and updated them and put them back in but my game still crashes and I don't know how to fix it. please help me again.
Have you tried playing your game for a bit without mods/cc? If not, try that. If your game work fine without cc/mods it's def a mod causing your game to crash. My game rarely crashes because of cc it's usually an outdated or unsupported mod. Let me know if this helps!
Hi! I appreciate your video and followed the steps throughout, but now encounter an issue downloading the sims games onto my second hard drive. I get "download failed." Any reason why? I know in your video you mentioned that it would take a few minutes to download since the origin game folder is already in the new drive (removed from the C drive to the D drive).
Please book an appointment with me. I'm sure it's a simple step you may have missed throughout the process. Link in description.
Hello! I’m assuming if there’s ever a time I have to uninstall the sims game and reinstall it. It’s just as simple as uninstalling and reinstalling? 😭 bc I had to reinstall the sims game after I completed this tutorial and everything works! I just not sure what to do if there’s a time I have to uninstall since I’m very new to all of this 😖
Question, where do I put my new mods? It wont let me insert any new ones into the game. What folder am I supposed to put new ones in?
Hey, I saw your comment and I'd love to help you out. Would you be interested in booking an appointment with me? I'd love to help you if you have not already figured out the problem. You can DM me on Instagram or directly book an appointment with me. Here's the link: officiallyzy.square.site/
So when i go to download my expansion packs do i put the location of them in the sims d drive or c drive?
It should be going to the same place as your origin. Where is your origin located? C or D drive?
Ya'll this took me SO long to figure out, but I finally got it to work! Thank you so much!
Yay!!! You’re welcome!! ❤️❤️
Hi,im new here. I just got my hard drive yesterday and i wanted to try your tutorials.So far,i got confused of the program files thing from C drive to D drive- I didnt have program files on D drive,only in my C drive. Do i copy and paste the C drive program files onto the D drive or do i add a new folder and name it program files x86 in the D drive?
Hi Ally!! Make sure you back up everything before you start. Also you can do it either way. The fastest way is to just copy and paste but you can create a new folder as well and move the files to that folder. I hoped that helped !! ❤️
@@OfficiallyZy i have,and at 13:23,to delete the origin games file from C drive,i tried to do that,and it keeps popping up-is that normal or does it mean that something is running in the background?
nevermind,i got it
I can't figure this out on MacBook
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Zy.... I am losing my mind trying to get all this done correctly. I am on day 2 of completely reformatting my computer and such to try and start fresh with Sims 4. I love how easy your Video is to understand and follow. However, I need to ask you a very important question before I go any further. I have already changed, within Origin, where Origin will install my game (Drive D:) I then downloaded all my Sims 4 GP and such to my D: Drive within a folder I named Origin Games. So my question concerning that is this....will the name of my folder make a difference? I ask because you named yours Program files (x86). The second question I have concerns the Origin folder with the program files. You are moving that folder to D: also. Am I able to do that as well and it will work, or am I going to have to completely remove the folders and the Origin platform and start over again? Also it was my understanding that the Origin program files had to stay on the C; drive because that is where Origin is hardwired to look for them and that if you remove them, it will just generate a new folder each time. I hope all this made sense and I so look forward to any clarification you can provide me!! Thank you so much for your time and this wonderful video!!! P.S. since I had already dl origin without telling it to put the Origin Program file on my D:drive, can i just cut and paste it over from C to D? If not, can the Origin Program folder stay on my C: and it operate properly since my game folder is on D?
Hi SIMply SIMashing! Sure! I'd love to help!! I have a website in place to keep things organized. Here’s my website officiallyzy.square.site/. Feel free to book a 1 on 1 session with me. Let me take a look at your game and see what’s going on.
So I got my stuff linked to my external hard drive, but the cc is still taking up space on my main drive. How do I fix that?
i’ve got the same problem when i move it in my D drive is moves in my C drive
Having the same problem. It’s link correctly but still taking space on my C drive
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Thank you!!! This really helped me even with EA Games! xx
Glad I could help!
Oh wow its working great thanks x but wen I download new mods where do I place them on the d drive folder or the c drive
Place them in your mods folder as usual on your c drive. They will automatically sync to your d drive.
I was having issues making my game work and looked up videos to help and found this. None of them actually helped but I'll explain why.
I got a new computer six months ago, transfered everything to a hard drive, plugged it into the new laptop and didn't even install Origin until today. I got Animal Crossing and have been playing that instead so I didn't think about the Sims.
I couldn't make this video work because I'd already swapped everything to my new laptop, nothing from the Sims is on the hard drive. So stuff wasn't lining up with the instructions here. I had the EA folder open, swapped stuff over, but nothing would show up in game. Even when I made a new save and then tried. I was getting super frustrated. (My Sims saves are four years old, dude. That's a lot of townies to lose.) I finally figured out what was wrong. At some point in transferring, something (like the computer, the hard drive, I don't know) changed the name on every file. So instead of Slot0000002.save, it was Slot0000002 (2022-02-25 06_57_12 JDK).save. Every single tray and save file had this issue. All 800+ files. 🙃
I had to go in and manually change the name back, remove the added stuff and any additional spaces in the name, and now they work! If you're unable to get it working make sure your file names are what they should be!
I'm going to paste this under the videos I found that did help the most until I figured out what was actually wrong, in case anyone else has the same problem and goes looking for help too. Double check your file names, folks. 🙃😂
Much Love Summer !!! ❤😏
I don’t know if u put in the video how to get the sims4 file in origin games but, I don’t have the sims4 file but I have origin and I have the sims4 so idk if I don’t see the sims4 file because I play on steam or I deleted origin and it deleted all the files…so can someone pls help me on how I get the sims4 file on origin games file! Plss
You just copy and paste it from the folder on your c drive under program files. If you need additional help please, don't hesitate to book an appointment with me. I'd be more than happy to help you out !! ❤
Hi, Officially Zy! You got a new subscriber! THIS VIDEO WAS A GODSEND.
So I followed all your steps and It went beautifully! However I need clarification on one thing, so when I go to download things such as cc and mods do I place them in my mods folder per D drive or my C drive? Also, I will say the only step I didn't follow was backing up my files only because I'm starting fresh! However, I will do that in the future when I collect my mods just to be safe! Thank you again!
Thanks for subbing! ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊 Also you will place them on your c drive.
Do you have to already have had sims and origin downloaded on your C drive for this to work? Because I did this when I had them on the C drive and it worked perfect, then sims stopped opening up for some reason, I don't know how but I ended up deleting sims folder from d drive so I deleted everything and am starting over now and keep getting lost because I no longer have them on the c drive and don't have the space there to redownload if thats needed.
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Thank you so much, this worked for me
Glad it helped! 😊💗
I followed everything as instructed a d everything looks right. My issue is my mods are not showing up on the mod menu on the load up screen
Hi Shonique! I'd love to help! Could you DM me on Instagram?
@@OfficiallyZy Hey Zy, lol quick update. After I back tracked and started from step 1 on your video, I actually managed to do it correctly. Thanks to your video and one of your viewers comments. Me and my laptop want to give you a big thanks girl for the help! 💖
I even sent this video over to my little sister so she could save her laptop as well. 🤣
hello , i have the sims 3 and the sims medieval aswell . if i only want the sims 4 on my external hard drive , should i move the whole origin games folder or just the sims 4 file ?
You would want to move both. Origin games can only read from one file location.
Hello! I’ve recently downloaded the sims 4 onto a brand new powerful laptop. I want to transfer my sims save data from my previous laptop. How do I do that? Should I have not re-downloaded the sims already?
You can just copy and paste the files over. Let me know if that helped!
quick question so thank u so much it worked perfectly fine, but when i’m downloading a new mod am i moving it into my d drive mod folder? or am i putting it into my junction folder?
Put it into your junction folder, it will automatically sync to your d drive.
@@OfficiallyZy ok thank u so much ❤️
What is a junction folder