It might be do you know how I can do that?
@millieee44 If you've installed the 64-bit version of Sims 3, you already have the most updated version, and in fact the only version available. And given the description of how you installed the game, it sounds like you do have the 64-bit version.
Anyway, for this error, please go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 and delete the file labeled Version.tag. If you don't see that file, make sure you're in the local version of Documents and not the one in iCloud Drive.
The Sims 3.app is probably in Users > your username > Applications rather than the main Applications folder. It's fine there, but if you want, you can drag it and the Sims 3 Packs folder to the main Applications, literally drag and drop.
Hi
I'm trying to find the electronic arts folder but it doesn't look like its been saved when I installed the game? The only icons Ive got is the Sims 3 icon and then a folder called The Sims 3 packs? Not sure why its missing?
Thanks.
@millieee44 It sounds like you're looking in one of the Applications folders: that's where the Sims 3.app and Sims 3 Packs folder should be. If these are in fact somewhere inside Documents, please let me know; you can see the file path by right-clicking on either one and selecting Get Info.
If these are in fact in Applications where they should be, you can search for Version.tag directly. It won't show up in a Spotlight search, but Terminal will find it. Open Applications > Utilities, launch Terminal, and copy and paste this:
find / -name "Version.tag" 2>/dev/null
You can check the location(s) it spits out, or if you're not sure what you're looking at, please post the results. It's fine to write [username] instead of your actual username, but please leave the rest of the file path intact.
Hi
Thanks so much for that! I have just done the search on terminal and these are the results, not too sure what I am looking at where do I go from here?
Thanks 🙂
