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You need to manually free up your MacвЂ™s RAM so the game always has access to more memory. This is due to CiderВ not being able to access more than 2Gb RAM. If your game is constantly crashing youвЂ™re probably running out of RAM during gameplay.

Tremayne4260 has posted some great tips on trying to get your game going in this post.

All the individual files and folders are explained.

If you want to know more about your gameвЂ™s user folder have a look here on the Sims Wiki page.

Navigate to the Electronic Arts folder again, this time opening The Sims 3 folder.

Put your old folder, the one you moved to the desktop, back in itвЂ™s place.

To put your game back to how it was (not working presumably if you had to just do that step!), navigate through to the Electronic Arts folder again and trash the Sims 3 folder the game just recreated.

bit by bit from the folder you moved out to the newly generated folder to work out where the problem lies. You will need to move back your CC/Saves/Downloads/Mods etc. The difficult part is figuring out where the problem is within the data. If that works then the installed game and EPs/SPs is fairly stable so the issue lies somewhere within the folder you moved out. Make sure you open CAS and make sure you try out Build/Buy mode.

Now, fire up your game (it regenerates the folder you just moved) and see if you can play with a new Sim in a new world.

This folder holds all your game data like downloaded content, saves and everything precious to your game. Drag this to the desktop DO NOT DELETE IT. You will see one folder in there called The Sims 3. Doing this is simple, open your Documents folder then open the Electronic Arts folder.

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This will help figure out if your install is dodgy or you have corrupted data.

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The first step to trying to figure out how to get your game working again is to try a new game, without any CC, mods, saves etc.

Primary things to try first (especially if your Launcher doesnвЂ™t open or your game will not load):

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I donвЂ™t use any CC and have never used Mods but hereвЂ™s a super duper guideВ on where to install CC and Mods to, courtesy of itsaprilXD.

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You should then update your Mods accordingly. If you play with Mods, these must be moved out prior to patching. There is no magical perfect solution for the Save problems вЂ“ please donвЂ™t expect one! Patching: If your game is hanging or crashing whilst saving, and you have saved as recommended, then try your game without any CC/Mods. It is also a good idea to purge your RAMВ before you attempt to save. Saving and Quitting:ДЄLWAYS pause your game and then Save.

Tabbing between apps you have open doesnвЂ™t always work when you have the game running, hence the need to play in windowed mode. This will save you having to power off your Mac using the power switch (which can damage the HD). In the highly likely event of your game freezing/hanging you can then click anywhere on the desktop and go to the Apple logo, top left, and select Force Quit. To do this hold down CMD and press Return when the main game window launches. Whenever you play the game you should play in windowed mode: For a detailed explanation please read this.

If you receive advice from Customer Support to quit Processes on your Mac PLEASE ignore it. Unfortunately us Mac Simmers have to help each other as EA do not offer much support for OS X, if any. The locked вЂhelpвЂ™ thread on here by simguruhydra has not been updated in over 3 years. These threads and guides are not definitive nor exhaustive but they have proved extremely popular on my website and do seem to have helped frustrated Simmers along the way.

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