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    I'm about to upgrade my operating system

    PmlTryPmlTry Posts: 783 Member
    in The Sims 3 Mac Discussion
    So I'm going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade my OS, and since it's been a while, this is going to involve taking my Mac in to the genius bar after backing up everything. My question is -- how likely is it that I will no longer be able to play Sims 3 once I've upgraded? Does anyone have any recommendations about what works best with Sims 3?

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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      Most who have upgraded to El Capitan, and I assume this is the same with Sierra that was just released a few days ago, find that disc authentication no longer works, they have to uninstall, and switch to an Origin for Mac digital install (no discs).

      Some have found that they need to pull their TS3 game folder out of Documents to their Desktop for safekeeping thus forcing the game to create a new one in order to get things going again after an OS update, others don't seem to be so affected.
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      BluebellFloraBluebellFlora Posts: 7,110 Member
      Just a question - why do you have to take your Mac to Apple to update it?
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      PmlTryPmlTry Posts: 783 Member
      igazor wrote: »
      Most who have upgraded to El Capitan, and I assume this is the same with Sierra that was just released a few days ago, find that disc authentication no longer works, they have to uninstall, and switch to an Origin for Mac digital install (no discs).

      Would this erase all the games I've saved?

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      PmlTryPmlTry Posts: 783 Member
      BluebellFlora wrote: »
      Just a question - why do you have to take your Mac to Apple to update it?

      Because my OS System is very, very out of date. My husband had the same one, and he had to go to the genius bar for his update.
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      edited September 2016
      PmlTry wrote: »
      igazor wrote: »
      Most who have upgraded to El Capitan, and I assume this is the same with Sierra that was just released a few days ago, find that disc authentication no longer works, they have to uninstall, and switch to an Origin for Mac digital install (no discs).

      Would this erase all the games I've saved?

      The first step for peace of mind would be to pull your TS3 game folder out of Documents to your Desktop or some other location for safekeeping, with the intention of putting it back later on. Your saved games and any installed content are in there.

      I take it you are already certain that your Mac can even handle an OS upgrade? Although I suppose the Apple genius can help you figure that out before beginning.
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      PmlTryPmlTry Posts: 783 Member
      edited September 2016
      igazor wrote: »

      The first step for peace of mind would be to pull your TS3 game folder out of Documents to your Desktop or some other location for safekeeping, with the intention of putting it back later on. Your saved games and any installed content are in there.

      I take it you are already certain that your Mac can even handle an OS upgrade? Although I suppose the Apple genius can help you figure that out before beginning.

      That's why I'll be taking it in. Thank you for your help. I'll take your advice.
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      PmlTryPmlTry Posts: 783 Member
      One more question. If I have to reinstall via Origin, will I have to log onto Origen every time to play?
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      PmlTry wrote: »
      One more question. If I have to reinstall via Origin, will I have to log onto Origen every time to play?

      No, that's a Patch 1.69 (Windows only) thing. But even then, it's possible to login to Origin in offline mode.
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      Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      I've installed Sierra and Sims 3 works wonderfully. No problems so far, other than the usual suspects that I fix myself. :)
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