#Sims 3 all expansion packs update#
#Sims 3 all expansion packs mods#
#Sims 3 all expansion packs password#

I have no idea what to do, as all the files and icons were already in the right places and everything seems to be fine, it just doesnвЂ™t show on the launcher that I have it and I get the error message from trying to launch it. The game still launches from other icons though. I tried copying and replacing the folder in the launch game in case something had corrupted between them or something, tried to make a new alias folder icon, but when I try to launch through Master Suite I get the unknown error. I have used the fixes on other titles, and it worked perfectly for those (so I donвЂ™t think itвЂ™s me not following instructions correctly), but IвЂ™m struggling this time. Master Suite stuff is installed, the icon shows up in the applications folder, the folder for the game is in the right spot in the launch game, but it doesnвЂ™t show as installed in the launcher. I thought that this was my problem, but the fixes really didnвЂ™t do anything since it was already showing up in most places.

Repeat the above for every EP/SP that has not installed into the Sims 3 Applications folder.

If you are still getting the Unknown Error message then you MUST follow Corey_0414вЂ™s instructions which fixes the issue here.

Attempt to launch the game through the shortcut you just added to the Sims 3 Applications folder.

Delete the alias from the file name so it just has the name of the EP/SP. Drag the alias file you have just created into the Applications > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 folder so the folder now has the base game and all your EP/SP shortcuts (aliases) in it.

NowВ right click on the add-on pack and select Make Alias.

#Sims 3 all expansion packs update#

After the update you will probably get the Unknown Error message again.

#Sims 3 all expansion packs password#

If you are further prompted to update Permissions then go ahead and enter your password when prompted (this is a macOS security feature). You may get a popup telling you an update is available, go ahead and update.

Double click on the pack icon you are missing.

In the Finder window that opens navigate to Contents > Resources > AddOns.

Navigate to your base game in Applications > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, right click on it and then select Show Package Contents.

If you try to launch the game from another EP/SP or the base game you get the Unknown Error message.ДЄmbitions, Fast Lane, Late Night, Outdoor LivingДЄll those downloading and installing the digital versions of the affected packs through Origin.Дuring the installation processВ the add on pack alias (shortcut) is not being added to the base gameВ Application folder so the game cannot find it. You have just downloaded and installed an Expansion or Stuff pack through Origin but the pack is not showing up in your Applications > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 folder. Get yourself comfortable before doing this, depending on how many EPs and SPs you have it may take a while! You will also need to probably follow those instructions in order to complete the installation successfully. This is related to, but not the same as, the other Unknown Error message whereby files need copying from one EP to the other.

#Sims 3 all expansion packs mods#

Yes my game and Origin are all up to date and no, no mods are installed.If your installed Expansion and Stuff Packs arenвЂ™t showing as installed in your Applications > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 folder and you are receiving the Unknown Error message then you need to follow the instructions below to get your packs working properly. It's very time consuming and frustrating when I have to keep reinstalling Expansion Packs over and over again just to get them to show up in game. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am tired of uninstalling and reinstalling just to get them back into my Sims 3 launcher again. All my Expansion Packs are showing up in Origin just not in game when I launch Sims 3.

They were all there yesterday and working and now today poof just gone? Does anyone know why and what is going on? I have tried to search for an answer but I'm not finding what I am looking for. I am able to Repair Sims 3 and all my Expansion Packs but after doing so they still will not show up when I launch Sims 3. When I launch Sims 3 they are not showing up under Expansions but they are showing up on Origin under My Games. They either just go Missing or are not checked and I have to re-check them all under Active. My expansions keep going missing in game and I just uninstalled and reinstalled all of them. I logged into Origin today to play Sims 3 only to find all my Expansion Packs missing from my game Launcher under Expansions & Stuff again today.