The Sims 3 64 Bit not Launching
Hello I have tried everything, i have scoured the internet, these forums included, and nothing has helped me I can not launch the sims 3 I can open the launcher but when I press the play button, ...
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@Gegahex Bluebellflora's guide to a clean uninstall isn't outdated; it's for the 32-bit version of Sims 3.
Anyway, please uninstall the game through Origin (right-click, Uninstall), then do a clean uninstall of Origin itself:
https://bluebellflora.com/how-to-uninstall-origin-on-a-mac/
Create a a new admin user account on your Mac, and don't import any settings or sync with any of your existing accounts, including iCloud. Download a fresh copy of Origin in that user account, install Sims 3, and see whether you can play. If not, please let me know whether you're using a third-party antivirus or a cleaner app.
I followed the guide, installed a new administrator profile on my mac, reinstalled origin on said profile, and then sims 3. same things happened, including after trying the fixes I originally mentioned
@Gegahex Try enabling Full Disk Access on your Mac, again in the new user account. Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy, click Full Disk Access, and add both Origin and Sims 3.
If that doesn't work, the only other thing I can think of is reinstalling macOS. You wouldn't lose your data, you'd be reinstalling the current OS over the top. Here's a guide:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1599/mac
The other potential issue that came to mind is if you bought Sims 3 from a third-party source and happened to receive a bad product key, this might be the result. I've only seen this happen in Windows, not in macOS, at least as far as I know, but the symptoms there are similar (although not identical). So if you did buy from some other site, it may be worth contacting EA customer support and asking someone to look at the status of your base game product key, not just whether it's on your account but whether it's been blocked. This can happen after the fact too—just because the key worked before doesn't mean it always will.
https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/
If you bought the game from Origin, this shouldn't be an issue.
The full disk access didn't work. And I bought the sims 3 in real life ages ago when it was new, same with most of the expansions i own. The only exception being seasons which I bought from a 3rd party however, it never actually downloaded and it never gave me the option to download/install it.
Oh also, im not using any sort of anti-virus or cleaner apps
