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NinjaAibou707
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6 months ago
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EA App Showing Sims 3 is Not Installed

(Sorry for the double post, I accidentally posted this on general discussion first and can't delete the post so I'm just copying it over here). Hello, When I go into the EA app, it is not showing t...
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    6 months ago

    NinjaAibou707  This can happen if some critical file is moved or removed, for example when an antivirus quarantines the game's executable (TS3.exe for an EA App install).  The other files may be fully intact, but the App can't detect the game because the .exe is what runs the game itself.

    At any rate, just download the game to its current location.  The App may redownload all the data, or it may simply replace the missing file(s) and verify the rest.  You won't break anything in either case.  But please do make sure you're downloading to the exact location where the game is, and that that location is NOT anywhere in Documents.

    To delete an original post, you'd need to click the cog wheel in the upper-right corner of the window, under your username.  But this isn't possible once someone has replied to the post, even if that person is you.

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