mondokvm.blogg.se - The sims 4 store mod

check that Terminal has access to external drives, also known as Removable Volumes, and your Documents folder. check your Mac user account is an Administrator account and not a Standard account. What I have provided below are a few of the common issues people face as a result of not entering the commands correctly or having the correct permissions in place. If you're a Windows user read Crinrict's excellent guide here. This thread is for consolidating all posts related to the Mac symlink process here at Answers HQ. macOS is a Unix based operating system and as such uses Unix commands which are all provided in the above linked guide. If your symlink is not working it is down to user error.

Instead, you can read the detailed and comprehensive guide I wrote several years ago here I am not going to write step by step instructions here, the post will be far too long. You should also be familiar with Terminal on your Mac and the security and permission systems in place in whichever version of macOS you are running as these dictate the ability for the game to access the external drive and whether your Mac user account has permission to grant the necessary access.

Because of this the only option to store the Sims 4 folder on an external drive is to create a symbolic link, otherwise known as a symlink.Ĭreating the symlink is relatively easy provided you understand the concept of what a symlink is and why you are creating it. There is no way around this default Sims 4 folder location unfortunately, it is hard coded into the game. If there is no Sims 4 folder in that location the game will create a new one. > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 Cloud based only storage is not an option for the Sims 4 folder that contains all your saves, Mods, Library items and other user data because the game only looks in one place for your data:

MC Command Center or TMex's Better Last Exceptions giving you popups about errors, particularly when the game first starts up.As internal storage gets smaller we're forced to use cloud based solutions to store files and folders or resort to a trusty external drive.

(Don't save your game in this state - it will corrupt your save!)

Flashing blue squares in place of family portraits or buffs.

Your game crashing or refusing to start, and clearing your caches doesn't fix it.

Your game running unusually slow, when this wasn't a problem before.

Odd behavior in general - objects might not work properly, you have empty options when clicking on things, or other abnormalities.

Sims freezing or getting stuck in a "T-pose", where their arms are sticking out.

They might "jump", stop the action midway through, or do the action for hours without completing it. However, if mods are causing an issue in your game, you might encounter issues such as: Mod conflicts or bugs can be obvious, but other times they can be fairly subtle and mistaken for normal in-game glitches.