The Sims™ 3

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 3 from your system

The Sims™ 3 is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Electronic Arts. You can find out more on Electronic Arts or check for application updates here. You can get more details on The Sims™ 3 at http://www.TheSims3.com. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files x64\The Sims 3 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The Sims™ 3's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe. The Sims™ 3's main file takes about 389.27 KB (398608 bytes) and its name is Sims3Setup.exe.

The Sims™ 3 is comprised of the following executables which take 1.14 MB (1195824 bytes) on disk:

• setup.exe (389.27 KB)
• Sims3Setup.exe (389.27 KB)

The current page applies to The Sims™ 3 version 1.19.44 only. You can find below info on other application versions of The Sims™ 3:

• 1.4.6
• 1.31.118
• 1.0.631
• 1.50.56
• 1.11.7
• 1.9.22
• 1.63.4
• 1.15.34
• 1.0.615
• 1.54.95
• 1.17.60
• 1.66.2
• 1.23.65
• 1.33.2
• 1.12.70
• 1.5.82
• 1.48.5
• 1.29.55
• 1.32.3
• 1.14.11
• 1.2.7
• 1.55.4
• 1.57.62
• 1.7.9
• 1.22.9
• 1.18.9
• 1.24.3
• 1.62.153
• 1.39.3
• 1.26.89
• 1.63.5
• 1.34.27
• 1.42.130
• 1.28.84
• 1.36.45
• 1.0.632
• 1.67.2
• 1.6.6
• 1.21.123
• 1.47.6
• 1.38.151
• 1.8.25

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall The Sims™ 3.

Folders remaining:

• C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\ELECTRONIC ARTS\THE SIMS 3

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall The Sims™ 3:

• 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

How to remove The Sims™ 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 3 is an application released by the software company Electronic Arts. Frequently, people try to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to erase The Sims™ 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate The Sims™ 3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 3". If it exists on your system the The Sims™ 3 application will be found very quickly. After you click The Sims™ 3 in the list of applications, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for The Sims™ 3:

• The publisher is: http://www.TheSims3.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{C05D8CDB-417D-4335-A38C-A0659EDFD6B8}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall The Sims™ 3.


8. After uninstalling The Sims™ 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims™ 3 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts from your computer, we are not saying that The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove The Sims™ 3 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.