Sims 3 Never works

I just redownloaded the sims 3 today, no mods no saves and I'm having the same overlay issue after finally getting past the perpetual load screen issue 

taytaylewlew11   What version of macOS are you running?  And in the new admin account, can you load Sunset Valley?  If not, please move the Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto the desktop, or delete it if it doesn't have any content you want to save, and try again.

If this doesn't help either, try playing while offline.  You can sign into the EA App and put it in offline mode, then disable wifi before pressing Play.

Please also plug in your Mac while you're trying to play.

katanna314  Please list the full specs of your Mac: everything under About This Mac including the OS and except for the serial number.  Please also post a photo of the overlay, for reference, and let me know whether it happens if you put the game into windowed mode.

I am using macOS Sequoia 15.3. 

which one do I move? 

taytaylewlew11  You move none of those, and you especially don't move anything while the game is open.  Where is this folder though?  Please right-click any of the folders in your screenshot and select Get Info, then post the information under Where.

This folder is underneath my downloads in finder

taytaylewlew11  I need the entire file path.  Please post a screenshot of the Get Info window or write out the whole path.

And my original suggestion was to move the Sims 3 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts , not in Downloads or any subfolder inside.

Okay, I moved them to documents. Attached below are all the get info for every document. Please let me know if there’s anything else you need. 

taytaylewlew11  No, this is not at all what I was asking you to do.  I wanted you to take the Sims 3 folder that was already in Documents > Electronic Arts and move it AWAY, not move something TO the Electronic Arts folder.  I think you may have broken your install at this point.

There is one good part of this though: it shows that your Documents folder is in your iCloud Drive.  This could be the original problem.  It's also why I asked you to try playing in a new admin account on your Mac that was NOT linked to your Apple ID.

Please uninstall Sims 3 through the EA App.  If you can't uninstall it, manually delete the Sims 3 Packs folder and the Sims 3.app (the green plumbob icon, not a folder) in your most recent two screenshots.  Then empty the trash and restart your computer.

Before proceeding, let's find out how much Sims 3-related data is left on your computer.  Open Terminal, which is an app in Applications > Utilities, copy and paste this command, and enter:

find / -name "*Sims 3*" 2>/dev/null

The search will take some time to run.  You'll know it's done when you see the same prompt as you saw initially (computer name ~ %).  Please post a screenshot of the results.  Use cmd-shift-4 to capture that portion of the screen instead of taking a photo on your phone.  I need the text to be as clear as possible.

Hello,

Here you go, I uninstalled and emptied trash can. Let me know how to proceed.

Thank you

taytaylewlew11  Did you run the Terminal command before or after you uninstalled the game?  It says that there is a Sims 3.app (green plumbob icon) directly in Documents and a "The Sims 3 Packs" folder there too.  Please delete them if they're stilll present.

Next, please reinstall it to the default location, which is Applications > EA Games.  Try to run the game again.  If you still can't play, open Documents, then Electronic Arts, and drag the Sims 3 folder inside to the desktop.  Do NOT touch any other folder.  And do NOT search for this Sims 3 folder—it's hidden and won't show up in a standard search.  You need to manually open Documents and then Electronic Arts.