Sims 3 Wont Launch on Macbook
After contacting EA twice about having problems with sims 3 its now really taking the biscuit!
I purchased the Sims 3 Starter pack which included Sims 3, SIMS 3 HIGH END LOFT STUFF and SIMS 3 LATE...
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Tried all of that. It's not working. After installing, the EP icon does not even appear in the Sims 3 folder. But it still registers as installed. Re-downloaded and no luck. I'm running MacOs Sierra.
This is extremely frustrating. And it's happening with Ambitions too.
Edit: I am able to play the game, only with those two expansions uninstalled.
Edit2: Already applied superpatch, no mods or anything like that.
Maybe it's the Origin download? Is there somewhere I could download a version that is not Origin's?
Tired of all what? Have you uninstalled the EPs as suggested, including deleting all the hidden files and folders? If it's showing as installed on Origin then it's because there are residual files of that EP still on your Mac which is why I gave you the link to delete all EP related files.
The Origin download is fine. There was an issue with Origin not automatically opening the installer but I think that has now been resolved (and it didn't affect the actual download).
Sims 3 won't have been tested in Sierra so there is always a chance that it's not compatible if installing into Sierra, rather than already having the game/EP installed before upgrading to Sierra.
I tried everything you have told me. I don't mean this in a mean way at all, quite the opposite, but I did my research before posting here. There were a few threads that recommended the same course of action you have brought up. Uninstalled the expansion: didn't work. Uninstalled everything: didn't work. Manually uninstalled the expansion: didn't work. Manually uninstalled everything: didn't work. All this after installing the superpatch. All my other expansions work perfectly, I don't get what is wrong with these two. I'm kind of a techie so if you have any alternative that looks complicated I'll give it a try 🙂. I even checked the expansion pack's files to see anything that looked out of place. It all looks fine, except that the app itself won't show up in The Sims 3 file as an installed app. It does, however, appear inside the AddOn file on The Sims 3 app files. I've done everything you and other members have suggested in other threads, believe me. I don't really know what else to do.
Thanks in advance for any help you have provided or will provide in the future, I really appreciate it 🙂.
Just to confirm, did you delete the EP in the AddOn folder too as part of the manual EP uninstall?
Are you running any clean up apps that could have interfered with the installation? They're dreadful things and very often cause issues rather than fix them.
The only other thing I can think of is to manually uninstall any traces of the EPs again and download them from Origin. If you're already using Origin to download them make sure there are no game installers already on your system before downloading again. It's weird that you are successfully installing them but they're not showing up anywhere. Are they greyed out in the Launcher too? I've just seen someone report over on the official game forum that the new iCloud Drive setup in Sierra could be causing issues so it may be worth disabling it in System Preferences if you have it enabled.
I did the manual uninstall according to the instructions in the link you gave me. The thing is when I click on The Sims 3 app I get the error message even before the launcher shows up, so I don't get to see the launcher or if it detects the EP. The EP appears inside the AddOn file inside the SIms 3 app, but not inside the Sims 3 folder in my Applications tab. It's really weird.
I will try the iCloud Drive thing tonight and will get back to you with the results regardless. Thanks!
