Failed to share - have you had this happen?

MSladyTSO · January 2011

Hi - Im sorta bummed because I made a little house (named "Family Starter") to enter in a starter home contest, but when I click the "Share" button that loads it into my launcher so I can upload it to the Exchange, I get the error below. I have no problem saving it to my bin. I have tried re-writing the description, I've tried sharing it from the bin and/or directly from the town. I also tried placing a new copy of the house from the bin on to a new lot, and that didnt work. I then started a new game in a new town, placed the house from the bin into that town - still didnt work. Has anyone had this happen, and if so - what did you do to solve it if you were able to? Thank you!

Oh - and if you didnt solve it, is there a way to find the file for just this house so I can share it that way on a different site? (hopeful thinking)

judywork1957 · January 2011

It's got to be something wrong on that lot?! Can you share other lots? Try another lot, any of them cause it's just a test to see if it will even work?!

kimwriter75 · January 2011

I have had that happen before and the solution was just to change the name of the lot. Hope this works for you...good luck!

Quiggy29 · May 2012

Hey! I know this thread is ancient, but in case someone checks: I was having this same problem, one lot wouldn't load, I tried a few others, nothing worked. Then I uninstalled Hidden Springs...

TawniRae2012 · December 2012

this is happening to me as well. It' letting me share my sims but not my houses.

Seascape · December 2012

I can't share anything, never mind upload! Houses or Sims. No Mods, no CC.

GraceyManor · December 2012

Have you guys tried sharing while logged out of the in-game online features?

Ckorkows · January 2013

This happened to me today. I simply changed the name of my upload to 'The Pad v.1' instead of 'The Pad' and it worked. I'm not sure why it wouldn't load the other way but maybe that can help ya'll.
Before I did that I also lowered my graphics settings and emptied all of the screenshots (and other content) from the Sims launcher. That could have affected the change. (You can do that by going to the electronic arts folder/ the sims/ screenshots and either deleting them or moving them if you want. For other builds/sims/pets you can go to the electronic arts folder/sims/uploads and do the same.)

Rflong7 · January 2013

Hi

I remember having the Failed to share once- it was because of a space at the beginning of the lot name. iirc- it was years ago.

Good luck.

Rastamon · January 2013

As you can see, I still don't have an avatar. This is because I won't use a default and I can't export a 🐸🐸🐸🐸 thing. I can save Sims and lots and all just fine but I can't share. Why the hell are these two separate processes anyway? Why would uploading a custom avatar take more than a button click? I am seriously regretting all the Sims purchases I made over the holidays.

LOL3004 · January 2013

If you have any custom content installed it could be that it's corrupt. I couldn't upload anything either, so I deleted my custom content, after which I could upload again

Hope this helps you

amy83031 · February 2013

none of my houses I made are downloading to the Sims 3 launcher either. What did you do to stop that from happening. I also did everything you suggested

Joolster · February 2013

amy83031 wrote:

none of my houses I made are downloading to the Sims 3 launcher either. What did you do to stop that from happening. I also did everything you suggested

Perhaps there's an update ready for your game? Try checking your Origin and Launcher for potential updates.

amy83031 · February 2013

Joolster, thanks for the quick response! I tried your suggestion and updated the latest patch. Unfortunately that didn't work either.

Perhaps there's an update ready for your game? Try checking your Origin and Launcher for potential updates.

Engram · February 2013

Did you also update Origin? Sometimes both the game and Origin need to be updated. I think there was an Origin update recently. I remember updating the Origin client a couple of weeks ago when I bought Alice: Madness Returns during a sale.

trinaboo0 · February 2013

I just checked this forum to see if someeone else was going through this because I'm trying to share a residential lot as we speak and I can't do it for some reason. I have no CC on the lot, it's for a contest. I just shared a Sim a couple days ago, yet when I try to share the lot, I'm getting the same message that's in the OP's picture. It won't go into my launcher at all... I really wish I could find a solution.

AntigoneReborn · April 2013

any luck or solutions? im still plagued by these issues.

BreeMiles · June 2013

I have started having these issues also does anyone no how to fix this yet...

BreeMiles · June 2013

I have Figured it out yay.. This worked for me, Save your lot to your library, then back out of your game all the way back to the launcher. Go to installed content an click an let them load, right beside select all or select none, there is a box that says (run without custom content),

check that box. A warning will come up read it clearly.. Then click ok, and go into your game. don't open the lot you want to share, just click where you have it saved in your library, and now click share, and it should work. Now just back back out of your game DO NOT SAVE when it ask... Now it should be in your launcher. Now Uncheck that box before you go back into your game, and everything should work fine. It has to be reading something of EA's as CC, because I don't use CC in my builds. As I said this just worked for me. I hope it works for you all also..I'm headed now to see if it will upload to the exchange. I will let you know if that part works also...

heaven_sent_8_18 · June 2013

The problem with that solution is that if you use Store Content, the game doesn't save it in the upload. Which means that all the store content you used and recolored will not be placed when someone downloads it.

heaven_sent_8_18 · June 2013

I have this problem as well, and have tried a number of solutions. None have worked for me.

-Deleted all exports/screenshots/etc from launcher.
-Deleted my cache files.
-Renamed the lot to something different.
-Removed the few mods I had in the folder.
-Saved lot to library, tried to export from library.
-Saved lot to the library, placed in a new town, tried to export from new town.
-Deleted DCCache and DCBackup and reinstalled all my store content.

BreeMiles · June 2013

heaven_sent_8_18 wrote:

The problem with that solution is that if you use Store Content, the game doesn't save it in the upload. Which means that all the store content you used and recolored will not be placed when someone downloads it.

Mine did, but I saved it to library first, then went back to launch and did those steps..

BreeMiles · June 2013

Sent to the gurus hopefully they can shine some light on this..

BreeMiles · June 2013

This is how you can fix and the only way I have found to fix (Failed to Share Issue)... Copy your whole The Sims 3 folder to your desk top and give it another name after you get it on the desk top like The Sims 3 old will do fine.. Now that makes you an old copy in case you mess anything up... Now go to the EA folder The Sims 3 and open it and go to DCCache and Delete everything in that folder, this is your store content and custom content folder. Now Go to DCCachebackup and delete everything in that folder except the (ccmerged.package) Do Not Delete that file... Now your game will upload your lots, Sims, ext. To the launcher.. To add your store content and or custom content back to game just copy it from your old folder and paste it in the new one under downloads folder. Check the downloads on your launcher they may be already there and ready to install.If so just go download and check all that you want to install. I would suggest that you do a small amount at a time and check then to make sure you can still upload your lots from the game to the launcher, and then proceed on... All I can tell you on the cause is that it is just a glitch that we are going to have to work around.. If this doesn't work you may have to go with a complete factory reset of your game or reinstall all games.

Neashaleigh · July 2013

BreeMiles wrote:

This is how you can fix and the only way I have found to fix (Failed to Share Issue)... Copy your whole The Sims 3 folder to your desk top and give it another name after you get it on the desk top like The Sims 3 old will do fine.. Now that makes you an old copy in case you mess anything up... Now go to the EA folder The Sims 3 and open it and go to DCCache and Delete everything in that folder, this is your store content and custom content folder. Now Go to DCCachebackup and delete everything in that folder except the (ccmerged.package) Do Not Delete that file... Now your game will upload your lots, Sims, ext. To the launcher.. To add your store content and or custom content back to game just copy it from your old folder and paste it in the new one under downloads folder. Check the downloads on your launcher they may be already there and ready to install.If so just go download and check all that you want to install. I would suggest that you do a small amount at a time and check then to make sure you can still upload your lots from the game to the launcher, and then proceed on... All I can tell you on the cause is that it is just a glitch that we are going to have to work around.. If this doesn't work you may have to go with a complete factory reset of your game or reinstall all games.

I have done everything that's been suggested in this entire thread... including reinstalling my entire game (which I had to do when I reinstalled Windows anyway), and NOTHING has worked.

Has there been any joy for anyone else on this issue?

bmit04 · October 2013

@Breemiles

Thank you for your suggestion! It worked! I ran Delphy's Dashboard on my backup file a few weeks ago and found a lot of conflict files. I wonder if that is the reason I couldn't upload lots. However I could still upload items, like a rug for example. I haven't dealt with them because I don't really know how to deal with them. I could you a good link or suggestions on how to deal with those if anyone knows... In the meantime I am going to install my items a few at a time to see if I can pinpoint what is causing the error.

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