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night0ceans
3 years ago
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Sims 3 Launcher "There are no packages to install"

Hello, I'm trying to install custom content on the launcher but it tells me "there are no packages to install" I'm not sure what to do, I tried clearing my cache and restarting my laptop. I also tri...
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  • MichaelS1990's avatar
    MichaelS1990
    3 years ago

    I was having this same problem but I figured it out! For me it turned out to be the new EA App. Go to settings in the upper left of the EA App.

    Then go to "Application".

    I changed two settings under here.

    1: Under "Notifications", chose "none" from the dropdown list for "when I'm in a game".

    2: Also disable the "in-game overlay".

    The launcher should be able to uninstall/install sims3packs again!

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@night0ceans  When you download the custom content, are you double-clicking on the files?  If so, try placing them in the correct folder: Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Downloads.  And make sure they have the extension .Sims3Pack, not anything else.

If this doesn't help, please post a screenshot of the folder that contains the files, as in, I want to see a list of the files themselves.  Include the address bar, above the list of files and folders, in the screenshot.

@roberta591  This player is trying to install .Sims3Packs through the launcher, not .package files.  So the Mods folder is irrelevant.

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@night0ceans @jacobs-jottings @bkook74 @LovelyBunnyHops @r2567 and anyone else affected by this issue

Please list the following details:

  • What game launcher you're using (Origin, EA App, Steam; or disc)
  • If you use Origin or the EA App, whether switching to the other helps
  • What Windows build you're using, not just the name but the build number, i.e. Windows 10 22H2 (you can find it under Settings > System > About)
  • What third-party antivirus you're using, if any
  • Whether Window's Defender's Controlled Folder Access is on, and if it is, whether you see a notice about it blocking Sims 3
  • Bluegayle's avatar
    Bluegayle
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    3 years ago

    EA App

    Switching doesn't make a difference

    Win 11 Pro 22H2

    No 3rd party

    No blocking notice

    Trying to install items I have purchased in the past  not CC.

    Have backed up on a stick and they are in sims3 packs.

    Can download to launcher but will not install. Says no package    

    Stranger is the fact that some will install and others not.  Sometimes after multiple tries.  Others after repairing game/deleting DC cache.  Some just refuse.

    Even when I reinstalled the whole game it won't install Fast Lane stuffpack.  I have a ticket out on that one but so far no response.

    • Auriana2011's avatar
      Auriana2011
      2 years ago

      I have the same problem,  Won't even install purchased stuff.  It was working fine a couple of months ago.  I have been using the EA app for a while now.

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