Sims 3 always stuck on second loading screen Macbook pro

camagatha  Did you try moving or renaming the entire Sims 3 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts?  If not, please do so now.  This would remove, but not delete, your saves and other user data, all of which can be restored later.

If that doesn't help, please list the free and total storage available on your Mac, and let me know whether iCloud Drive is running and specifically syncing the Documents and Desktop folders.  For the latter, open System Settings, click Apple ID, then iCloud Drive if it's checked off, and have a look.

hi, thanks for your message! I did rename the folder but I still have the same issue, stuck on the 2nd loading screen after choosing a city. In terms of space I do have 420GB of free space (out of 500) on my Mac so this shouldn't be a problem. 

For the iCloud Drive part, the Desktop & Documents is checked off already, but the iCloud Drive part is still sync to my mac as I don't want to remove this part. Even with this part checked off it seems like the game is still stuck on the 2nd screen

camagatha  By checked off, do you mean the box is checked, so the feature is on; or that the box is unchecked, so the feature is off?  While iCloud Drive shouldn't cause issues on a computer with sufficient free space, it's worth asking.

Please also let me know whether it helps to play with your computer offline.  You can sign into the EA App and put it in offline mode, then disable wifi before launching the game.

Separately, do you use a third-party antivirus, or some kind of cleaner app?  What version of macOS are you currently running?  You can see it by clicking the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen and selecting About This Mac.

Hello, the box was unchecked so the feature is off for now. I will try to play offline and let you know! For the rest, I do use an antivirus (malwarebytes), and the version of my Mac is the last one Sequoia 15.3.1

the offline mode doesn't seem to work, everytime I arrive on the second loading screen my gam crashes

camagatha  Please try playing in a new admin account on your Mac.  Don't link it to your Apple ID; you can skip that step.  Repair the game in the EA App (Sims 3 > Manage > Repair), then launch the game and see how it goes.  Your saves and other user data won't be available, but that's fine for the purposes of this test and can be addressed later.

If this doesn't help, please disable or remove Malwarebytes, temporarily, and test again.  As long as you don't do anything else at the same time, your computer should be safe.  And frankly, a third-party antivirus isn't necessary on a Mac for regular use anyway, as the OS has robust protections against malware.

I tried disabling my anti virus but it doesn't work, now everytime I reach the second loading screen the game crashes and exit. Will try to play as a new admin and let you know.

Hello I can't seem to be able to play from another account in my computer, it still doesn't work and crashes on the second loading screen

camagatha  How much free and total storage do you have on your Mac?

I asked about a cleaner app before, but you didn't say either way, so please let me know if you use one.

Hello I have 415gb of free storage on my computer. I don't have a cleaner app on it