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anothersimnut
12 years ago
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Downloads Dashboard in the Sims 3 game is not working

I received a message while playing the Sims 3 letting me know I have 6 items in the Downloads Dashboard. Some of the worlds I already have installed so why they are showing up in the Downloads Dashbo...
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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    12 years ago

    Not sure if you need more help but it could also be that the ebc files got corrupted somewhere along the way.

    There's also a fle called missingdeps.idx in the DCCache folder. Delete it. It will recreate. It does also like to corrupt and mess up stuff. Also deleteing cache files from time to time doesn't hurt either

    Go to documents\ea\thesims3 and delete these files
    • CASPartCache.package
    • compositorCache.package
    • scriptCache.package
    • simCompositorCache.package
    • socialCache.package
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crinrict
Hero+
12 years ago

Did you buy those items and are you supposed to own them ? Do you have Origin installed ?

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    anothersimnut
    12 years ago

    Yes I bought those items and I have an Origin account. I don't even bother trying to install from the Downloads Launcher in the game anymore. I just go to my Purchase History and download from the Sims 3 Exchange. I just don't understand why EA would put a Launcher in the game that does not work.

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      crinrict
      Hero+
      12 years ago

      Yeah, but do you have the actual Origin Client installed and not just an account ? Ingame store doesn't work well if you don't have the client installed.

      Can you download those items thourgh the launcher ?

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        anothersimnut
        12 years ago

        The Downloads Dashboard used to work in the past. Because it doesn't work anymore, I just use the Downloads Dashboard in the game to make a note of what is missing and then I just download from My Purchase History in the EA Store. It was a very good idea to have a backup of all your purchases so you can download again if the item did not download previously. This prevents anger from rising because no one wants to pay for something and not see it appear in their game. Thank for your help.

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