Messed up all my previous file, Help!Hey guys I really messed up here and would greatly appreciate some positive guidance on what I should do.I am currently running Windows 8 for starters.Well while I was trying to get my mods to work and you know, kind of exploring (which I won't be doing anymore) I accidentally changed a file (a .package file) by clicking open with...word doc.Problem is, now all my .packagefiles are word docs, and I don't know how to revert the files back to their previous condition. Whenever I try to load the game, it crashes at the loading screen. (I don't have the screenplay in the beginning because I added a mod to get rid of it) Please Help!

Once you have set a file type to be opened by a particular application, it will affect all files of that type anywhere on your system.However the only harm that would be done, once you have opened a .package file using Word, would be to save the file. This would try to save the file as a Word doc and corrupt the file. As @MarLin114 suggests, you need to remove any files you may have accidentally changed as the game would most likely crash when trying to read such a file and the corrupt version may be stored in the cache.Now for how to remove the link to Word. I can give you the instructions for Windows XP, I hope it will be similar for Windows 8, but take care as you could do more harm if you are not careful.First, open Windows Explorer, any folder will do.Next, select Tools from the menu bar and then Folder OptionsA window similar to this will appearhttp://s24.postimg.org/udfiz8dcl/package.pngSelect the third tab File Types and find package in the list (pressing P will take you to the first item starting with P)In my example I have 'accidentally' set package files to be opened by Notepad.Now click Delete to delete the entry, you will get a warning about removing registered file extensions, go ahead and click Yes as you do not want .package files to be registered.Finally, close the Folder Options window.

It wouldn't make any difference to the game. The link to auto-open in a particular program is just for the sake of convenience. It just makes the files' icons look ridiculous when the link to auto-open is set wrong.Anyway, all you have do to "fix" this on most versions of Windows is right-click on any one .package file and select Open With > Choose Default Program. Then select something else like Notepad and make sure the box "Always Use Selected Program to Open this Kind of File" is ticked.Or you could do it the way sirguylittle demonstrates above.But unless you have a package editing program like S3PE installed, it doesn't matter what the default program to open is because you would never be opening package files anyway. If you do have S3PE, that would be a good program to select, though.

"RowanSage;14858417" wrote:"igazor;13984901" wrote:It wouldn't make any difference to the game. The link to auto-open in a particular program is just for the sake of convenience. It just makes the files' icons look ridiculous when the link to auto-open is set wrong.Anyway, all you have do to "fix" this on most versions of Windows is right-click on any one .package file and select Open With > Choose Default Program. Then select something else like Notepad and make sure the box "Always Use Selected Program to Open this Kind of File" is ticked.Or you could do it the way sirguylittle demonstrates above.But unless you have a package editing program like S3PE installed, it doesn't matter what the default program to open is because you would never be opening package files anyway. If you do have S3PE, that would be a good program to select, though.Actually, that doesn't work. I accidentally set all my package files to notepad a while ago, and I'm no longer able to use mods or any cc in a .package file format. I've been looking around the internet and I have found a way to remove file assocation, but I can't remember the file extension for .package files.Here's what I found. I haven't attempted it yet, but people have said it works.1. Do WinKey+X and click Command Prompt (Admin)2. Click 'Continue' or enter the admin password if you aren't signed in3. In Command Prompt, enter 'assoc .*whatever file you want to delete assocation with (e.g. .ext .bin, things like that)*I'm sorry to be stubborn about this, but something else must be wrong. File associations on their own have no bearing on how the game reads package files.There is no standard association for that type of file because different programs use the ".package" type of file in different ways. If you must take action to change this, install a package editing program like S3PE or NRaas Packer that is actually capable of opening package files and make the association to that program.http://simlogical.com/s3pe.htmhttp://nraas.wikispaces.com/Packer

I have a similar problem that i would like to resolve like how would i undo my Sims 3 package files from what S3pe has done to them their all like s3pe icons so because i play Sims 4 and that i don't what my s4 package files affected. Um also i know this is mad old but this is what i found while doing my search to resolve my problem i really would appreciate the help.

@ShojoDagger How do i do that like how do i change the package file extension?

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igazor
8 years ago
"Cromulent16;c-16461112" wrote:
SIMS 4 PACK CONVERT *FIXED*

I have Sims 4 and I saw your comment I just experienced the same problem I was messing with my computer and I changed the file type so I went back in because I was determined to get it back to a blank .package file and it worked so basically here are the steps I took to fix it

YOU DONT HAVE TO DELETE YOUR PACKAGE FILES TO DO THIS

DELETE SIMS 4 AND SIMS 3 IF YOU HAVE IT TAKE OUT ALL THE FILES YOU NEED FIRST OR THEY WILL BE GONE FOREVER

the reason for this is because anything associated with Sims is why the package files exist so after you delete restart your computer the package files should be back to their former selves and then you can reinstall as long as you keep your backup saves in a SEPERATE folder first you shouldn't have to restart your game hope this helps it helped me I don't know what else you could do but this is the only option I tried out that worked for me have a good day!

I'm very sorry, but that is about the worst possible advice one could give for an issue that is not really an issue. It doesn't matter what the file associations are, package files will work as they are intended to as long as the individual files themselves have not been tampered with.
AlHollandiyah
8 years ago
I have seen much information in this thread boiling down to this: as long as the actual file name isn't changed, plopping it in downloads will be enough for the launcher to recognise them.

However some people still panick because they once used 'open with' with the wrong program and windows conveniently decided this was the program you wanted to use every time from now on, which also changes the icon.

What I miss in this topic is that there is a very simple solution for this issue in the form of Unassoc, a windows tool that is specially made to remove unwanted file associations.
igazor
8 years ago
"AlHollandiyah;c-16461508" wrote:
I have seen much information in this thread boiling down to this: as long as the actual file name isn't changed, plopping it in downloads will be enough for the launcher to recognise them.

However some people still panick because they once used 'open with' with the wrong program and windows conveniently decided this was the program you wanted to use every time from now on, which also changes the icon.

What I miss in this topic is that there is a very simple solution for this issue in the form of Unassoc, a windows tool that is specially made to remove unwanted file associations.

Well, sort of. Package files aren't meant to be placed in Downloads and they aren't read by the Launcher. That's only for sims3packs. Package files in TS3 are meant to be placed within the Mods\Packages framework with a proper Resource.cfg file in place.

I would not recommend the Unassoc application because (a) it's only stated to work on Vista and Win 7, which not everyone has today and (b) sorry, it might be fine but I don't recognize the source as being trustworthy and known to deliver helpful applications free of accompanying ad/malware.

An arguably better strategy might be to install a harmless application that can actually open and edit package files such as S3PE, NRaas Packer, or whatever the equivalent is for TS4, then work with Windows to make the new file association to one of those. The downside is that all package based files, no matter for which game they were intended, will have the same association but it's still all harmless and only eye-candy for the user. The games don't care what the icon or double-click associations are.
AlHollandiyah
8 years ago
Seems like a good strategy. I have personally used unassoc in the past, but one can never be too carefull.
igazor
7 years ago
"MelaninMonroex;c-16890491" wrote:
Found a solution? Having the same exact problem, difference is I've accidentally changed all my files to Win.rar
I'm unable to download my skins and dont know how to revert them, does anyone????

I'm afraid the OP is probably not going to answer because they posted this over four years ago and have not returned to the forums since then. The answers have been given on this very thread, multiple times. It does not matter what the file associations are, we are not meant to be double-clicking on .package files for TS3. We are meant to be placing them into a Mods\Packages folder if they are .package files or into the game's Downloads folder to be read by the Launcher if they are .sims3pack files.

Your browser should be directed to Save Target As (or Save Link As), not to actually run the files it is downloading as there is nothing to run. If you are actually downloading .rar files, then you need an application installed such as WinRAR or 7-zip to decompress them after they are downloaded, but actual .package and .sims3pack files do not need that step if they are not compressed into rar (zip, 7z) files.

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16444687/#Comment_16444687
EA_Lanna
Community Manager
7 years ago
Thanks Igazor. I'll close the thread here as it has been necro'd.

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