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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Sims 3 Mac error when starting game

I am installing my older Sims 3 game on my Mac Powerbook and have done everything suggested in several forums to fix it. I have gone around the launcher and still get an error. I have been trying to ...
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    Bluebellflora
    10 years ago

    @Kitiaraven

    It's most probably a memory issue, you need to purge RAM before you launch the game, frequently during gameplay, and before you save. You have a 2011 15" or 17" MacBook Pro right?

    Sims 3 can only access up to 2Gb RAM but OS X makes loads available. There are huge memory leaks and the Launcher uses nearly 2Gb RAM just to load so bypassing the Launcher is always a good idea. Can you upgrade the RAM? If it is the 2011 model it can support up to 16Gb RAM. Whilst you will still get memory issues unless you purge regularly, they won't happen as frequently.

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Bluebellflora
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10 years ago

@Kitiaraven

It's most probably a memory issue, you need to purge RAM before you launch the game, frequently during gameplay, and before you save. You have a 2011 15" or 17" MacBook Pro right?

Sims 3 can only access up to 2Gb RAM but OS X makes loads available. There are huge memory leaks and the Launcher uses nearly 2Gb RAM just to load so bypassing the Launcher is always a good idea. Can you upgrade the RAM? If it is the 2011 model it can support up to 16Gb RAM. Whilst you will still get memory issues unless you purge regularly, they won't happen as frequently.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I just found the forum for Mac users! 🙂 I have never done a "purge" before and will try that as well!

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