Game Help:Installing TS3 Packs
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Step 1 - Get a RAR Extractor
First, you will need a program that can extract from both ZIP and RAR files.
Windows
We recommend WinRAR, which is "nagware". That means that you can use it for free for a period of 45 days, and after that you can continue using it free - it just nags you to pay for it, but you don't have to pay anything to use it. Download the installer and run it.
OS X
For OS X, the free utilities StuffIt Expander and The Unarchiver handle most any archive type. For .rar files in particular, you can also use UnRarX, a simple and efficient freeware tool.
Then, once your preferred de-archiving application is installed ...
Step 2 - Download/Extract Custom Content
Now you're ready to download the content you want.
- You should already know how to do that - click the link to get the ZIP or RAR file and save it somewhere you can find easily.
- Then extract from the ZIP or RAR file to get at the .Sims3pack files (Windows: right-click, Extract Here; OS X: double-click.).
- If the file you downloaded, is not zipped or rar'ed, just proceed on to Step 3.
Step 3 - Installing
If you want to install just one Sims3Pack, double-click on it (the Launcher will open so that you can install it from there).
To install more than one Sims3Pack at a time:
- Place the Sims3Pack files into the Downloads folder in
- Start the Launcher.
- Select the Download button on left.
- Place a check beside each CC that is not installed. (These will NOT be grayed out and the status box will be blank).
- Select Install.
You can use a 3rd party tool such as 3viewer if you don't like the Launcher (3viewer is a Java app, so it works both for Windows and OS X).
Step 4 - Play!
Hopefully, the above steps should have worked just fine, and you can go ahead and play with your new content in-game!
If it didn't work...
- Did you place the files in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads\?
- Did you get a red circular icon or an installed icon with the arrow in the Downloads tab of the Launcher?
- Do you see the item in the Installed Content tab in Launcher?
