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2 years ago

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Can't run sims 3 after uninstalling expansion packs

Hi! so i had world adventures and nightlife installed in my game and everything was alright but it slowed my game down a bunch so i decided to uninstall the packs, however the uninstaller was not wor...

mac

technical issues

puzzlezaddict
2 years ago
@iiRaSims Please uninstall Sims 3 using this guide:

https://bluebellflora.com/how-to-do-a-clean-uninstall-and-reinstall-on-a-mac/

Reinstall the base game only, if that's what you want. Then run the Super Patch (digital download version) to manually patch to 1.67:

https://bluebellflora.com/sims-3-manual-super-patch-for-mac-1-67/

Please also go into Documents > Electronic Arts and move the Sims 3 folder to the desktop before trying to play. Let me know whether the game works after that.

And yes, you must be playing the 32-bit version of Sims 3 because your Mac doesn't support Metal and therefore can't run the 64-bit version.

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

2 years ago

@iiRaSims Please uninstall Sims 3 using this guide:

https://bluebellflora.com/how-to-do-a-clean-uninstall-and-reinstall-on-a-mac/

Reinstall the base game only, if that's what you want. Then run the Super Patch (digital download version) to manually patch to 1.67:

https://bluebellflora.com/sims-3-manual-super-patch-for-mac-1-67/

Please also go into Documents > Electronic Arts and move the Sims 3 folder to the desktop before trying to play. Let me know whether the game works after that.

And yes, you must be playing the 32-bit version of Sims 3 because your Mac doesn't support Metal and therefore can't run the 64-bit version.