The Sims 3 64-Bit Keeps Crashing on Mac
Can any help me figure out why my sims 3 64-bit keeps crashing? Here are my computer specs: macOS Monterey Version 12.5 MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) Processor 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Int...
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@krabby_pattiess Do you use iCloud, is it syncing the contents of Documents, and if so, is it full or close to it?
My icloud storage is pretty full. I have 26.55 GB available out of 50 GB
@krabby_pattiess That's not full enough to prevent the game from saving though. Just in case it's this simple, have you been using the buydebug cheat? The game will often freeze or crash if buydebug is still enabled when you try to save. There's nothing wrong with using it; just remember to disable it when you're done.
Otherwise, as a test, please move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop. When you launch the game, a clean folder will spawn with no content. Don't add anything to it yet; just start a new save and see whether you can save your progress without crashing.
If the new save crashes too, please temporarily disable the iCloud syncing of Documents and see whether it helps. If the new save does NOT crash, please copy your existing save to the new Sims 3 folder and see whether it can save. Don't move over any other content with the exception of a store or custom world if the save takes place in that world.
Let me know the results, and we'll go from there.
I have not been using buydebug at all. Just don't want to mess up my save, but honestly, it's okay because it's just one game I have been playing. How do I make a new folder without messing up my previous save? Or do you just want me to move the whole thing?
@krabby_pattiess I want you to move the entire Sims 3 folder so the current save doesn't load at all, just as a test. This folder or its contents can be freely swapped as necessary, so you won't break anything by moving files around. The only reason your save might not load in a new folder is if it takes place in a store or custom world that you haven't installed into the new folder, and like I said, in that case it's fine to install just that world.
If you mean you don't want to mess up a save other than the one that's crashing, the same principle applies. But if you prefer, you can instead put the entire original Sims 3 folder back when you're done testing. I was just worried that the issue was something in the user folder rather than one specific save.
Now is also a good time to back up your saves, especially if you have one or more intact saves you'd like to keep playing going forward. The user folder or some of its contents can become corrupt for any number of reasons, but with backups, you shouldn't lose anything for good.
