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madyson97's avatar
madyson97
10 years ago

Is there any way to download CC/mods without WinZIP or WinRAR?

I used the free trial for WinZIP while I could, but eventually it ran up. I enjoyed downloading CC and mods. I'm not tech savy at all. I don't want to pay for WinZIP or WinRAR. I know I could do another free trial, but it was a pain to do in the first place since I had to sign up for something to get it. Are there any other options?
custom content (cc)

9 Replies

  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
    Hero
    10 years ago
    Hello
    7 zip is a good unzipping program to use. It is free to use.
    The link to the program is http://www.7-zip.org
  • luthienrising's avatar
    luthienrising
    Hero+
    10 years ago
    If you use Windows, you don't need a separate program for zip files; Windows will open them. You do need a separate program for rar files.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
    Hero
    10 years ago
    "may151997;14277999" wrote:
    Which one would I download?

    7-Zip 9.20
    Or
    7-Zip 15.10 beta


    This is what is written on the site .

    What version of 7-Zip is more stable?

    Now there one main version of 7-Zip:

    7-Zip 9.20 - it's revision 20 of 7-Zip 9 (started in 2009)
    Latest beta versions can fix some bugs of previous versions. So they can be more stable in some cases. In general it's safe to use latest beta version.


    It would be good to use the beta version.
  • tyrianprince's avatar
    tyrianprince
    Rising Traveler
    7 years ago
    I'll second 7zip. I know some modders say it doesn't always work for .rar files, but I've personally had 0 issues, 7zip works like a breeze for both .zip and .rar files and the occasional odd modder that actually uses .7zip.
  • GalacticGal's avatar
    GalacticGal
    Legend
    7 years ago
    "rosie_simmer;c-17040238" wrote:
    I'm on a windows device and have a zipfile- I have extracted all (which i have been told to do) and put them in the right folder. I logged onto my game and it said that windows/sims couldn't remember anything because what i was using wad big. THen i went into script mods and cc, nothing showed! Can someone please help??? :s


    I use Windows and found that when you select extract all, you get a window giving you the option as to where you wish to extract the files to: use the browser button to get to your documents>Electronic Arts> Sims4> Mods then click the 'done' button. I always have the show extracted files button checked to be certain everything is extracted.
  • tyrianprince's avatar
    tyrianprince
    Rising Traveler
    7 years ago
    Also, if you're just using CC (i.e. not script mods) you can always use Raxdiam's Mod Manager. It automatically extracts .package files from compressed folders directly into the program and you just check which ones you want active in your game and it'll put them in your Mods folder for you.
  • duraijeeva's avatar
    duraijeeva
    7 years ago
    You can download premium WinZip directly by searching on google. It's very simple to download premium software free nowadays.
  • pipersfun2's avatar
    pipersfun2
    New Ace
    7 years ago
    "may151997;d-860687" wrote:
    I used the free trial for WinZIP while I could, but eventually it ran up. I enjoyed downloading CC and mods. I'm not tech savy at all. I don't want to pay for WinZIP or WinRAR. I know I could do another free trial, but it was a pain to do in the first place since I had to sign up for something to get it. Are there any other options?


    I use 7-zip and it is free. work really well haven't had a problem with it.

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