

Q: The installed world doesn't show up ingameĪ: Sometimes the world doesn't get installed correctly. The Sims 3 Dragon Valley Installation problems The links are below if you want to read up on what I searched out. If this doesn't work, another suggested tip is to uninstall the store items, and reinstall the items in groups, such as store worlds, lots, sets, and then the single items. Click the Gear Tab (General Settings) and enable shop mode.

Click the 3 dots (.) at the Main Menu and select Options. If this is the case, it's been suggested to try installing it via the in-game store, via shop mode. Sounds like you've got Dragon Valley downloaded. I'm not quite sure I'm understanding the problem. I really hope this helps people having this problem. If successful, it is highly recommended to create a backup copy of this The Sims 3 folder in a safe location. If all went well, you should see most or all of your items on the Installed Content tab of the Launcher. Once that's finished, close and re-open the Launcher. Start with the worlds, then lots, then sets and single items last. * Note, if you're doing this from a Factory Reset or a fresh install, you will not have anything in your Library or Installed Worlds folder. In you main The Sims 3 folder (\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3) delete the following files:.Delete the contents of the InstalledWorlds folder.Delete the contents of the Library folder.In your The Sims 3 folder, go into DCBackup and delete all of the files in there (including ccmerged.package if it's there).A number of files will be deleted in the process, and if something should go wrong you can re-copy your Sims 3 folder from the backup. I decided to post these in the hopes it can help others having the same or similar problems with the Store content.Īs usual, make sure you backup your The Sims 3 folder before making any of the changes below. It still took a couple of tries before things stayed installed (and some items still show as uninstalled, though I did confirm the items are still available in the game). I found the initial instructions on Sims VIP, but modified them a little. Nothing seemed to work until I tried the steps below. So, I tried a number of things including a complete re-install. I ran the game afterward and everything looked fine, but when I went to launch the game again, the Launcher showed none of my stuff was installed except for a very few items, and mostly stuff from the Library and Union Cove. After letting the game re-create the Sims 3 folder and copying all of the store content into my Downloads folder, I installed. I recently tried to do a Factory Reset on my laptop.
