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kitkatjenkins's avatar
9 years ago

Sims 3 Store Content keeps uninstalling.

Game is updated fully to Patch 1.69, all EPs + SPs installed, though currently only running Base Game + World Adventures.

This started happening this past week, before I started playing with World Adventures. All my Store Content--worlds, sets, individual items, everything--will completely disappear from the Installed Content tab AND the game itself. I've tried a fresh Sims 3 folder, deleting the ebc files, reinstalling from files left in the downloads folder (that time, the game just refused to recognize them, at all. Wouldn't show in the launcher or in game). I've repaired my game, and reinstalled it. I've told my computer not to delete cookies from the launcher.

I think I'm on Reinstall Attempt #6, in that many days. When I install it, it'll be in game for the length of that playtime; once I quit the game and restart the launcher, everything's gone. I'm so tired of having to redownload everything, over and over and over again.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hello @kitkatjenkins,

    Sorry to hear that you have run into this issue with the game.

    Could you please try the following:

    1. Clear Origin cache

    2. Restart your computer

    3. Start Origin with Admin rights (right click Origin shortcut, select Properties, select Compatibility tab, check the box at the bottom under Privilege Level where it says Run this Program as an administrator, click Apply and OK).

    4. Check the launcher for the expansions/packs

    Let us know how you get on.
    - Kristi

  • ShanEnri's avatar
    ShanEnri
    9 years ago

    I too am having the same problem. I'm on Windows 10 and no it didn't update, but the game or origin did!

  • ShanEnri's avatar
    ShanEnri
    9 years ago

    @roberta591 no everything is the same even my cc content is unaffected. Just the store content. When I download and install it (I do have to delete and redownload everything) it's in the game but when I leave the game it is uninstalled the next time I get on. Sometimes I don't even have to go into the game at all. I install it and exit the launcher, but when I pull the launcher back up it shows as uninstalled. It shows in my DCCache as being installed but it's not. I tried uninstalling the game and reinstalling just the base game and everything is good. I then reinstalled all the expansion and stuff packs and so far so good but I haven't tried going into the game yet. I'll let you know though. 

  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    @ShanEnri  Is your game version 1.69 - launcher in the lower left? Did you try deleting the item from the downloads tab of the launcher and re downloading the item. When the game updated to Origin the store items also had to be updated.

  • ShanEnri's avatar
    ShanEnri
    9 years ago

    @roberta591 Yes I did right now I'm checking my cc, I'm thinking it was one or more items I had previous to the update. Thank you

  • @roberta591 so I ended up deleting all my cc and hopefully all I have to do is redownload all cc as well as store content, running on just mods and ep/sp's. Idk if it'll work but something in that last update screwed up my game!

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