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Re: Sims 3 Uninstallation Issues

@puzzlezaddict 

Ah! Thanks to you I realized I probably was in the wrong spot. I found the Electronic Arts folder and all the Sims 3 related folders are still there! So, would deleting these folders help to properly uninstall everything? I was thinking of doing a system restore to yesterday to try and get my registry numbers (? I'm not sure if they're called this haha, but the codes for the games) back and try to do a clean uninstall one more time but I was holding off in case anyone answered this post. 

I did download Revo Uninstaller earlier for this issue but so far I haven't exactly found the way to properly uninstall it so I haven't messed with it much. Also I did empty my recycle bin after I did all of that and nothing really changed with my free space, that's how I knew that something wasn't right.

Thank you for your help and advice! 🙂 

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  • @Ko0me  The registry entries do in fact contain the product keys for your packs, and if you haven't deleted those entries (or you do a system restore), you can find them easily enough:

    https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2013/09/how-to-find-your-serial-number.html

    As long as your packs are registered in Origin though, you should be okay, whether or not Origin thinks you also need to buy Access again to play the game.  The only other reason you'd need the keys is if you plan on reinstalling using your disks some day and have lost the case inserts that had the keys printed on the back.

    I don't know what's on your hard drive, but yes, it sounds like deleting the files in the Electronic Arts folder (we're talking about the one in program files, not in Documents, right?) should remove almost all the data taking up space on your hard drive.  This doesn't touch the registry, but the stranded entries don't matter unless you later reinstall the game.

    For Revo, I've only tried uninstalling Sims 3 with it once, and that was almost a year ago.  But these are the notes I took at the time:

    • launch Revo
    • highlight a pack on the list
    • click Uninstall up top
    • after uninstall, select Moderate under scanning modes, and Scan button
    • when it says found leftover registry entries, click select all, then delete
    • click next
    • when it says found leftover files and folders, select all, then delete

    Sorry they're not super detailed, but I was just messing around a bit to see whether it would work well enough to recommend.

  • Ko0me's avatar
    Ko0me
    5 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict
    The files I found were located in the program files, I went ahead and deleted them and I got around the amount of free space back that I figured I would!

    The game's names (BG and EPs+GPs) are still stuck in my Apps & Features for some reason, though they don't actually seem to be on my computer anymore so, since this helped clear some space up I figure I can ignore it for now.

    Thank you so much for your help!