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simmlish_22
5 years ago
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[Mac] Unable to locate Sunset Valley.world file

Hello everyone! I'm looking to spice up my game a little by downloading "Sunset Valley 2020." However, I'm playing on a MAC and the directions are for PC. The folks who made SV2020 say it should be p...
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    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @simmlish_22  The directions for finding the .world file are actually supposed to point to the program files in Windows; a disc install will put those files in Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\etc. by default.  (For an Origin install, the folder would be Origin Games rather than Electronic Arts.)

    So rather than looking in Documents, you need to open the package contents of the Sims 3.app.  That's in either Applications or the user Applications folder, which you can reach by clicking on Macintosh HD (or whatever you've renamed your hard disk) in a Finder window and selecting Users > your username > Applications.  From there, the file path is:

    The Sims 3.app > Contents > Resources > The Sims 3.app > Contents > GameData > Shared > NonPackaged > Worlds

    When you want to open an .app, right-click (or hold crtl and click) on it and select "Show Package Contents."

    I haven't personally used SV2020, so I don't know whether there are any issues with it in the 64-bit version of Sims 3.  There shouldn't be, but you never know.  Point is, keep an eye out and be ready to bail if you get weird glitchiness.

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puzzlezaddict
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5 years ago

@simmlish_22  The directions for finding the .world file are actually supposed to point to the program files in Windows; a disc install will put those files in Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\etc. by default.  (For an Origin install, the folder would be Origin Games rather than Electronic Arts.)

So rather than looking in Documents, you need to open the package contents of the Sims 3.app.  That's in either Applications or the user Applications folder, which you can reach by clicking on Macintosh HD (or whatever you've renamed your hard disk) in a Finder window and selecting Users > your username > Applications.  From there, the file path is:

The Sims 3.app > Contents > Resources > The Sims 3.app > Contents > GameData > Shared > NonPackaged > Worlds

When you want to open an .app, right-click (or hold crtl and click) on it and select "Show Package Contents."

I haven't personally used SV2020, so I don't know whether there are any issues with it in the 64-bit version of Sims 3.  There shouldn't be, but you never know.  Point is, keep an eye out and be ready to bail if you get weird glitchiness.

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simmlish_22
5 years ago

Sometimes PC directions are similar enough I can find the files in their different locations. But I always forget you can just right-click on the app itself, and it worked!

Thank you!

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