Sims 3 custom content files not being recognized

@theopisisters  Are nointro and nobuildsparkles working?  I can see why the third file in your screenshot wouldn't show up: it's an image of some sort, not a .package file.  But anything ending in .package should load as long as the mod or cc item itself is made properly.

Additionally, have you deleted the five cache files in your Sims 3 user folder?  They should be deleted any time you add or remove content to your game, whether mods or cc or a new pack.  For reference, they are:

• CASPartCache.package
• compositorCache.package
• scriptCache.package
• simCompositorCache.package
• socialCache.package

Thanks for response yes I just cleared the cache and repeated the process redownloaded framework. Maybe I'm missing something I'm not sure but it's still not recognizing them as package files. 

@theopisisters  I'm not sure what you mean when you say the files aren't being recognized as .package files.  The first, third, and fourth files in your screenshot do show up as .package files.  Do those work, as in, nointro, nobuildsparkles, and the cc file?  The third file isn't a .package file at all; it's not a question of whether it's "recognized" as such.

Okay you see how they show up as just blank paper on the screen? When other people install them it shows up as a Sims icon. I know custom content does not show up in the game as well

@theopisisters  What other people are seeing is a file association, as in, Windows has assigned a program to open that file type by default.  It's the same as when you see an icon with little lines on it for a .txt file: that's set to open with Notepad when you double-click.  Your blank icons mean that Windows hasn't associated a program with the .package extension.  The Sims icon likely comes from S3PE, as in, Sims 3 Package Editor.

This is not why your mods and/or custom content files aren't working.  The file association has nothing to do with how Sims 3 itself reads or doesn't read the files.  I myself don't have a file type associated with .package files, and my mods all work fine; that's true for many of us.

I'll ask again:  Do nointro and nobuildsparkles work, or not?  This is important info, and I can't help you unless I know the answer.

Please bear with me I'm very new to this I used to be good at it but it's been years and last I remember back in the day this file association was different on my old computer.

So now I'm starting to remember what's what.

How do I test if those two files are working? 

@theopisisters  The nointro mod eliminates the intro video you'd normally see when the game starts to load.  The nobuildsparkles mod removes the sparkles that appear briefly when you place something (e.g. a wall) in Build Mode.  If you don't see an intro or build sparkles, those mods are working.

Please also check in-game whether any other .package files are loading.  I don't know what else you have aside from what's in your screenshot, but for the fourth file at least, you should be able to see whether a sim has custom eyes available in CAS.  Check both genders and all ages.