The Sims™ 4

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 4 from your PC

The Sims™ 4 is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Electronic Arts Inc.. Take a look here where you can find out more on Electronic Arts Inc.. You can read more about related to The Sims™ 4 at http://www.ea.com. Usually the The Sims™ 4 application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4 directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove The Sims™ 4 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The Sims™ 4's primary file takes around 31.93 MB (33479200 bytes) and is named TS4_x64.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside The Sims™ 4. They occupy about 206.00 MB (216008024 bytes) on disk.

• TS4_x64.exe (31.93 MB)
• TS4.exe (22.15 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (852.30 KB)
• Touchup.exe (852.80 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (913.97 KB)
• Touchup.exe (915.97 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (5.41 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.76 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.30 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.50 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.38 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)
• vp6install.exe (27.76 KB)

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This info is about The Sims™ 4 version 1.85.203.1030 alone. You can find below info on other releases of The Sims™ 4:

• 1.62.67.1020
• 1.23.24.1010
• 1.103.315.1020
• 1.44.88.1020
• 1.88.228.1020
• 1.84.197.1030
• 1.65.70.1020
• 1.11.64.1020
• 1.31.37.1020
• 1.106.148.1030
• 1.44.83.1020
• 1.99.305.1020
• 1.20.60.1020
• 1.36.104.1020
• 1.25.136.1020
• 1.5.139.1020
• 1.45.62.1020
• 1.19.31.1010
• 1.55.108.1020
• 1.9.83.1010
• 1.27.80.1020
• 1.73.48.1030
• 1.98.127.1030
• 1.83.24.1030
• 1.50.67.1020
• 1.0.732.20
• 1.93.146.1020
• 1.19.28.1010
• 1.80.69.1030
• 1.2.16.10
• 1.21.40.1020
• 1.58.63.1010
• 1.89.214.1030
• 1.52.100.1020
• 1.69.57.1020
• 1.91.205.1020
• 1.43.14.1020
• 1.72.28.1030
• 1.49.65.1020
• 1.35.10.1010
• 1.6.69.1020
• 1.10.57.1020
• 1.68.154.1020
• 1.0.671.10
• 1.41.42.1020
• 1.73.57.1030
• 1.51.77.1020
• 1.54.120.1020
• 1.25.135.1020
• 1.63.134.1020
• 1.67.45.1020
• 1.96.365.1020
• 1.3.32.1010
• 1.40.61.1020
• 1.98.158.1020
• 1.81.72.1030
• 1.86.166.1030
• 1.48.94.1020
• 1.0.797.20
• 1.4.114.1010
• 1.3.33.1010
• 1.68.156.1020
• 1.13.104.1010
• 1.36.99.1020
• 1.28.25.1020
• 1.10.63.1020
• 1.13.106.1010
• 1.46.18.1020
• 1.84.171.1030
• 1.37.35.1010
• 1.9.80.1020
• 1.48.90.1020
• 1.47.51.1020
• 1.56.52.1020
• 1.58.69.1010
• 1.47.49.1020
• 1.22.22.1020
• 1.38.49.1020
• 1.21.37.1020
• 1.97.62.1020
• 1.79.93.1030
• 1.91.186.1030
• 1.39.74.1020
• 1.2.24.20
• 1.96.365.1030
• 1.93.129.1030
• 1.0.625.10
• 1.16.61.1020
• 1.29.69.1020
• 1.21.32.1020
• 1.59.73.1020
• 1.42.30.1020
• 1.15.55.1020
• 1.90.375.1020
• 1.94.147.1030
• 1.70.84.1020
• 1.51.75.1020
• 1.78.58.1030
• 1.60.54.1020
• 1.75.125.1030

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The Sims™ 4 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall The Sims™ 4:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall The Sims™ 4:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\InstallLog.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP04\Support\mnfst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\__Installer\Cleanup.dat_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\__Installer\Cleanup.exe_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\__Installer\installerdata.xml_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\__Installer\Touchup.dat_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\__Installer\Touchup.exe_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\SP06\Support\mnfst.txt_DiP_STAGED
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\InstallLog.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6install.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6vfw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild8.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild8.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\magalog.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Data\Client\magalog2.package

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase The Sims™ 4 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 4 is a program marketed by Electronic Arts Inc.. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to uninstall The Sims™ 4 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find The Sims™ 4 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "The Sims™ 4". If it exists on your system the The Sims™ 4 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click The Sims™ 4 in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about The Sims™ 4, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for The Sims™ 4:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.ea.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall The Sims™ 4.


8. After uninstalling The Sims™ 4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims™ 4 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 4 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove The Sims™ 4 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.