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Anonymous
12 years ago

Re-Installing Sims 3... getting stuck/taking up space

I got my computer re-imaged about 5 months ago and it wiped the Sims 3 off of my harddrive. I still have the CD... and I've re-installed it once before. This time, however... the installation progress bar would get stuck at "206 of 237 items" and not budge. After a good cleaning of the disc and another attempt... I got a little bit farther. "208 of 237" but still no dice. The THIRD time I tried to install it... it informed me that I didn't have enough room on my harddrive. I had more than enough when I tried re-installing it for the first time! Each time I try... it takes up the 6GB of space it needs... but it never installs! Any ideas? Would love some help...

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Macbook Pro! I can't try re-installing it again because it just keeps on filling up my harddrive. I've searched it for any 'Sims' like data that wasn't complete and I could delete but there's nothing. Just taking up phantom space or something.... Frustrating!

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Forgot to mention... running on 10.8.4! Definitely running on updated machinery, here...

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Hi

    If you've tried a few times to install it, there may be a load of leftover files that will take up room and also may affect your attempt to install. It is best to completely remove them. BluebellFlora's website provides a guide on how to do this:

    http://bluebellflora.com/the-sims-3-on-a-mac/how-to-do-a-clean-uninstall-and-reinstall-on-a-mac/

    After cleanly uninstalling, install the base game and patch it up to date. If you cannot update via the Launcher, download and apply the latest cumulative manual patch (called the superpatch) for Mac. You want to reach patch 1.63.

    Caspin

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