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A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall The Sims™ 3 for Windows. It is made by Electronic Arts. Open here where you can find out more on Electronic Arts. You can read more about about The Sims™ 3 at . Usually the The Sims™ 3 program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The Sims™ 3's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\Sims3Setup.exe. The program's main executable file is called Sims3Launcher.exe and occupies 1.22 MB (1275152 bytes).

The executable files below are part of The Sims™ 3. They take about 36.01 MB (37758264 bytes) on disk.

  • Sims3Launcher.exe (1.22 MB)
  • TS3.exe (28.38 MB)
  • TSLHelper.exe (53.27 KB)
  • eadm-installer.exe (6.36 MB)


The current page applies to The Sims™ 3 version 1.0.615 alone. You can find here a few links to other The Sims™ 3 versions:

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The Sims™ 3 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall The Sims™ 3:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3

The files below remain on your disk by The Sims™ 3's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\Sunset Valley.objectCache
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Caches\TCC_Version.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\cs-CZ\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\da-DK\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\de-DE\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\el-GR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\es-ES\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\es-MX\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\fi-FI\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\fr-FR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\hu-HU\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\it-IT\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ja-JP\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ko-KR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\nl-NL\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\no\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pl-PL\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pt-BR\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\pt-PT\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\ru-RU\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\sv-SE\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\bin\zh-TW\Sims3Launcher.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\code_version.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Default.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\dialoglogo128x128.jpg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\eauninstall.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\gameplay.package
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Gameplay\GameplayData.package
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GL.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GraphicsCards.sgr
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\GraphicsRules.sgr
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CHT_CN\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\css\ie6.css
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\css\main.css
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\blueBullet.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\blueBulletOpaque.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\bodyBackground.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\greenBullet.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\greenBulletOpaque.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\navBackground.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelBottom.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelMid.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\panelTop.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\sims_logo_38X80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\sims_logo_38X80_png8.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\Common\images\simsLogo.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\CZE_CZ\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DAN_DK\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\DUT_NL\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\ENG_US\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FIN_FI\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Updates_Mac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\FRE_FR\Help_Upload.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Content.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Download.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Media.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates_DDMac.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\HelpPages\GER_DE\Help_Updates_Mac.html

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\Sims3Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to delete The Sims™ 3 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is a program offered by Electronic Arts. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice to uninstall The Sims™ 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find The Sims™ 3 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 3". The The Sims™ 3 application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click The Sims™ 3 in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for The Sims™ 3:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.TheSims3.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\Sims3Setup.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall The Sims™ 3.
Uninstall The Sims™ 3


8. After removing The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of The Sims™ 3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling The Sims™ 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 2000 (5.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your PC, nor are we saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall The Sims™ 3 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 22:00:55.853