@igazor: When switching from Origin to Steam, EA Store content would need to be re-downloaded and re-installed from Purchase History on the TS3 store site. Custom content, if you have that as well, should be fine as it is.
What I did when I made this switch not long ago, after confirming that my already installed EA Store content was useless on Steam, was to pull out all of the ebc files from the DCCache Folder. These are the actual store content installs. The dbc files can stay, those are custom content. Then I was able to download and re-install all of my purchased content from scratch. It was an annoying surprise, but only took a few hours to get through it all. Others may take longer depending on their Internet connection or how much content they own.
If you already have copies of your downloaded Store content saved elsewhere, you may not need to download them all again. Or it's worth a try to re-install a few of them that way, at least, to see if it works for you.
"Nikkei_Simmer;c-18206480" wrote:
Did you try this? https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Game_guide:Getting_store_content_to_work_with_the_Steam_version_of_The_Sims_3
...and I believe @igazor went through the same problem...in terms of being able to re-download the items from store.@igazor: When switching from Origin to Steam, EA Store content would need to be re-downloaded and re-installed from Purchase History on the TS3 store site. Custom content, if you have that as well, should be fine as it is.
What I did when I made this switch not long ago, after confirming that my already installed EA Store content was useless on Steam, was to pull out all of the ebc files from the DCCache Folder. These are the actual store content installs. The dbc files can stay, those are custom content. Then I was able to download and re-install all of my purchased content from scratch. It was an annoying surprise, but only took a few hours to get through it all. Others may take longer depending on their Internet connection or how much content they own.
If you already have copies of your downloaded Store content saved elsewhere, you may not need to download them all again. Or it's worth a try to re-install a few of them that way, at least, to see if it works for you.
"mw1525;c-18206548" wrote:
@GraceyManor - Sorry you had trouble getting your purchases to download. Glad you finally got things working. If you haven't done so already, now might be a good time to back-up all of your purchases, this way you can avoid any future issues with the store.
"Bluegayle;c-18206598" wrote:"GraceyManor;c-18206561" wrote:"mw1525;c-18206548" wrote:
@GraceyManor - Sorry you had trouble getting your purchases to download. Glad you finally got things working. If you haven't done so already, now might be a good time to back-up all of your purchases, this way you can avoid any future issues with the store.
I do have a back up but those didn't work either :(
I now have a love/hate relationship with my sims3 store content. I have managed to download it all, some from a back up disc and some from the website. However in order for it to show up in my game I usually have to restart the game at least once sometimes more. When I downloaded from my purchase history/store I did notice at times I had to double click the item/set/world in order for it to show up on launcher. Also had better luck having game open then open launcher and website then download. Items would then install. To be honest its a real pain and takes away the fun most times. It has to be the launcher as I run sims4 and 2 from the app with no problem.
Spoiler"Karritz;c-18207144" wrote:"Bluegayle;c-18206598" wrote:"GraceyManor;c-18206561" wrote:"mw1525;c-18206548" wrote:
@GraceyManor - Sorry you had trouble getting your purchases to download. Glad you finally got things working. If you haven't done so already, now might be a good time to back-up all of your purchases, this way you can avoid any future issues with the store.
I do have a back up but those didn't work either :(
I now have a love/hate relationship with my sims3 store content. I have managed to download it all, some from a back up disc and some from the website. However in order for it to show up in my game I usually have to restart the game at least once sometimes more. When I downloaded from my purchase history/store I did notice at times I had to double click the item/set/world in order for it to show up on launcher. Also had better luck having game open then open launcher and website then download. Items would then install. To be honest its a real pain and takes away the fun most times. It has to be the launcher as I run sims4 and 2 from the app with no problem.
The Launcher was designed to use Internet Explorer and that has now been retired. I think the functionality of IE is now in some other browser, possibly Chrome but I'm not sure. This is possibly what is causing all the issues with the Launcher lately.
"Bluegayle;c-18207188" wrote:"Rsanda;c-18207182" wrote:
FYI, TS3 Launcher still uses IE. Even if IE is not available for standard use, it is still there so that applications that used it as a dependency can still use it in the future. Even in Win11, TS3 still uses IE, even if you cannot use it.
However, there's an option to specifically "Clear browsing data for Internet Explorer" in Edge settings. You can still use that to clear IE related browser data.
I've tried that too. The website doesn't seem to like IE anymore. LOL Now my launcher has a blank welcome screen. @GraceyManor please post if your store content stays installed after you leave your game. I'm back to store worlds but now won't let me download the rest of my purchases as my launcher is refusing my login. And only my launcher when trying to download. The rest of the time shows me logged in. Seems like a lot of old problems from the past have returned to the launcher with a vengeance. I've tried the usual fixes for that but who knows maybe they are actually working in it.
