Terminal tells me No such file or directory check Origin has access to the external drive. check the game has permission to access the external drive. make sure the external drive is correctly plugged in and mounted. I keep getting the error message "Unable to start.
#Symbolic linker mac mods
check your Mods actually aren't corrupted by downloading a compatible version from the creator. If it isn't, reverse the symlink, reformat the drive in Disk Utility and start again.
#Symbolic linker mac mac os
make sure the external drive is correctly formatted as either APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Cannot start because the below file appears to be corrupted" error message check you have used the correct name for your external drive in the command. 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. Terminal states my access/permission is denied 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.
#Symbolic linker mac windows
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:
More information here.Īs internal storage gets smaller we're forced to use cloud based solutions to store files and folders or resort to a trusty external drive. The game installation folder is determined in Origin. This is not to be confused with installing the actual Sims 4 game on an external drive.
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