Launcher crashes when I open the downloads tab in Sims 3

This has been happening to me as well for a few weeks - hope it gets fixed somehow soon because i love sims 3 💔

JeanieJean1015​  The 64-bit version of Sims 3 hasn't been updated since shortly after its release, and it may never receive another update at all.  I don't know whether a fix would need to come from the EA side either, or whether Apple would fix this, if it's even intended, or at least have some way for users to get around the issue.  So my answer is unfortunately "no idea, we'll just have to wait and see."

Any idea on how long it usually takes for them to figure out issues like this? I understand sims 3 isn't really the main concern for Maxis.

wicktoria20​  I've merged your post with the master thread for the launcher crashing when viewing the Downloads tab.  I understand that wasn't your original issue, but it is now, so you won't be able to reinstall your custom content through the launcher.  There's a workaround for Store stuff earlier in the thread.

You may be able to restore some of your previously-installed content though.  The files in DCCache that end in .ebc are bundled Store content, and the .dbc files are custom content.  Try adding them one at a time, starting with dcdb0 and counting upwards, until the launcher stops working at all.  (The Downloads tab won't ever work, but you should be able to press Play.)  Remove the last file you tested and keep the others, and you should be fine.

For Store stuff, be sure to add back your old ccmerged.package from DCBackup as well.  The other files in DCBackup are redundant, but ccmerged is necessary for premium Store content to work.

I played a few days ago with .package and .sims3packs files installed, no issues. Today I decided to download some new cc, all of which were .package. Every time I tried to launch the game, it would crash when I clicked play, download, upload, literally any button. I uninstalled all CC and tried launching with a brand new file, worked. Reinstalled my saves, worked. Reinstalled all .package files, worked perfectly! The issue now is when I try to reinstall my .sims3package files, the launcher crashes the same as before, even when I try one at a time. I even tried to download a completely new .sims3package and still had the same issue, even with store content I downloaded directly from sims3. 

I play on Mac and ran into this problem as well. I have downloaded both EA and CC worlds in the past, so when I tried to download a new world for my legacy gameplay it kept crashing when I clicked the downloads tab. Even when I double-click the file, it says that the sims3launcher cannot open the file type. Hopefully, there is a solution soon. Because I can't run mono on my Mac, I can't get it to work in order to convert the sims3pack file into a package file. 

53e124d6e91f325f​  I've merged your post with the master thread for this issue.  There's a workaround for Store items earlier in the thread, but it doesn't help for custom content.

Hi, I hope someone can help me!!!

My sims 3 startprogram crashes every time I download a mod from sims3.com.

I can download the mod, but when the download is finished the whole startprogram crashes. If I open it again and clicks on the download panel or installed item panel the startprogram crashes again. I have never experienced any issues with downloadning mods or running the game until now.

I feel like I have tried everything.. I have uninstalled both sims3 and ea app, downloaded again, still not working. Created a new folder ind the sim3 folder, moved the whole folder to my desktop, still not working .. and also tried to create a new admin profile on my computer and downloadning both ea and sims3.. nothing is working.

Im playing on Mac.

Can someone please help me!!!! :(

Ok good. Some I’m not the only one. Hopefully they fix this soon. Thanks!

A lot of people are having this issue, i think it was reported to Maxis but we r waiting for a response