DCBackup, ccmerged.package and Your Premium Content Items
AKA Fix Your Premium Content
Having troubles with your Premium Content? Do your sims reset when they try to use the Spell Book? Are you unable to place your Sauna? Is your Multi-Tab 6000 not working properly? Do your sims not receive moodlets when using premium content objects? Does your wood fire oven have no interactions? If so, you’re not alone. But I have good news for you. The vast majority of issues with Premium Content can be easily fixed without the need of any mods.
This tutorial is available in Dutch, thanks to Libby. SimsExpressie – Fix bij niet werkend Premium Materiaal
For Missing Accessory/Missing Resource issues (missing Megaphone, missing Cauldron spoon, missing Charles the Chicken, big white boxes when using premium content etc.), see: Premium Content: Missing Accessories
The DCBackup Folder
Back before there was Premium Content, it was perfectly safe to delete everything in the DCBackup folder without care. This folder merely stores a package format back up of all content you install via the launcher. Keeping this folder empty means you will clear up some extra hard drive space (which is probably only important for people with SSDs). As far as I know, it also means your custom content will not be packaged with your lots and sims, though I have never personally confirmed this.
After EA released the spell book premium content object, which had a custom skill and moodlet, gone were the days of simply hitting Ctrl+A in the DCBackup folder, and then delete. There is now a very important package file stored in your DCBackup folder: the ccmerged.package file. This is where EA stores all custom moodlets, skills, ingredient data, plant data and recipes relating to Premium Content you’ve installed. If you delete this package file, the game will not be able to load your store moodlets, and objects that grant custom moodlets, such as the Deep Fryer and Fountain of Youth, will not work properly. Moreover, if you delete this file, you will encounter all kinds of issues including: the spell book reset issue, being unable to place the sauna, no interactions on the wood fire oven, deep fryer, ice cream maker, teppanyaki grill etc. Please note that the game does re-create the ccmerged.package when you delete it, but it is empty, and this empty ccmerged.package will cause most premium content objects to malfunction.
So, what does this mean? This means you should not delete the ccmerged.package in your DCBackup folder. It also means that you can fix nearly all Premium Content item “bugs” without any mods at all. You can still safely delete everything else in the DCBackup Folder.
So, maybe now you’re thinking, Help! I already deleted my ccmerged.package. Don’t worry, we can get your ccmerged.package back, though it will require a little bit of effort.
Restoring Your ccmerged.package
Who should use this method?
Anyone who installs premium content from the Sims 3 Store can use this method to repair their ccmerged.package. Even if you have never deleted anything in your DCBackup folder, your ccmerged.package may have somehow become corrupt or incomplete if the Launcher had trouble merging the information. Errors with the Deep Fryer and Ice Cream Maker, the sauna, moodlets, sims resetting, sims not gaining gambling skill, being unable to use the wood fire oven/teppanyaki grill/etc., are all linked to the ccmerged.package. This is probably also why the store development team is not able to reproduce the errors: their ccmerged.package is complete. It’s also why the SimGurus may simply tell you to re-install the object.
If you arehaving a Missing Resource/Missing Accessory issue (missing Megaphone, missing Cauldron spoon, missing Charles the Chicken, big white boxes when using premium content, etc.), see: Premium Content: Missing Accessories
How to Restore Your ccmerged.package
If you’ve already deleted your ccmerged.package, you’re going to have to get it back somehow. This is easy to do, especially if you back up your Store downloads (you DO back up your Store downloads, don’t you?). To do this, we will use the “factory reset” method (re-name “The Sims 3” folder) to create a fresh game environment. Then we will install all Premium Content, and move the resulting ccmerged.package to our old The Sims 3 folder. See detailed steps below.
1. Go to Documents\Electronic Arts\ and re-name the folder called “The Sims 3” to something else. For Example: The Sims 3.old (All of your current content is store in this folder and it will not be lost in the process.)
2. Start the Launcher. The Launcher will now re-build all necessary files to run the game.
3. Move your backed up premium content sims3packs into Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads . If you did not back up your downloads (tsk tsk), you will need to re-download your premium content items. You only need your premium content items. Note: You can use the World sims3packs (Hidden Springs/Lunar Lakes/Lucky Palms/Monte Vista/Aurora Skies/Midnight Hollow) to install Premium Content items that came with the worlds.
4. You may need to restart your launcher to see the now full Downloads tab. Otherwise, click on the Downloads tab and install the premium content items via the Sims 3 Launcher.
- Optional Step: You may now wish to test your premium content before moving your ccmerged.package. Simply launch the game and try to use your premium content objects. If they work, your ccmerged.package is good and you can continue to Step 5.
5. Close the Launcher. Find the ccmerged.package in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCBackup and copy this file to the DCBackup folder in your old The Sims 3 folder (The Sims 3.old). If you still have a ccmerged.package in your old DCBackup folder, choose replace.
- Important: Do not rename the ccmerged.package.
6. Re-name or delete the current “The Sims 3” folder in Documents\Electronic Arts\
7. Re-name your old The Sims 3 folder (In this example: The Sims 3.old) to The Sims 3
8. Go to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 and delete the scriptcache.package.
9. Start your game and test your premium content items. If they all work perfectly, YAY!
10. If your premium content items are still not working properly, there are few possible reasons for this:
- You may have an out of date premium content mod. This would have to be a mod that alters premium content moodlets, skills ingredients, plants, or recipes, In other words, a mod that alters a resource in the ccmerged.package.
- You may have an older copy of the ccmerged somewhere in your Sims 3 folder, such as in your Mods folder, or somewhere else.
- You may have some other package, or corruption in your Sims 3 folder which is causing the ccmerged not to be loaded properly. I highly recommend using the Optional Step in Step 4. Test your objects in the clean Sims 3 folder and make sure they are working before you move the ccmerged to your original Sims 3 folder.
You can also try the following:
- Download the ccmerged.zip below and unzip it to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCBackup
- Alternatively: Place a copy of ccmerged.package in your Mods\Packages folder. NOTE: This requires Mods framework.
- I do not recommend keeping your ccmerged.package anywhere except in the DCBackup, as otherwise you must remember to update the package every time you install new Premium Content.
- If you installed your premium content as package files, place the ccmerged.packaged in Mods\Overrides.
- Also, try reading the “It Sill Doesn’t Work!” section.
You can achieve the same results by uninstalling the your premium content through the launcher and then re-installing. However, I personally think using a clean Sims 3 Folder is easiest. The launcher is very clunky to use, and if you have many objects installed via the launcher, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to properly uninstall all premium content objects through the launcher. Simply re-creating the ccmerged.package by using a factory reset and re-installing the objects is a very quick, safe and easy way to get a working ccmerged.package, especially if you back up your downloads.
Q: It Still Doesn’t Work!
If your Premium Content still isn’t working properly, consider the following:
- Do you have any old premium content fixes/mods or an old ccmerged.package somewhere in your Mods folder or The Sims 3 folder? Try removing the old fixes and see if it that helps.
- Tip: Remove your mods folder and start the game. Load up a test world and test the object. If your object works without the Mods folder, then you have an outdated mod or ccmerged.package somewhere.
- Did you skip a step? Don’t skip steps! The best method to fix your premium content is to use an empty Sims 3 folder, so you can be sure that you didn’t miss uninstalling any of your Premium Content before you re-install.
- Try launching the game and testing the content before you go back to your old Sims 3 folder. If the content works, then you have something in your old Sims 3 folder that is breaking your object. If the content doesn’t work, then your launcher is not properly creating the ccmerged.package for some reason.
- You can use my ccmerged.package, provided below, if your launcher is not building the ccmerged.package properly, or if you’re too lazy to fix your own ccmerged.
- Make sure you delete the scriptcache.package, or the game might not pick up the changes in the ccmerged.package.
- Finally, just to remind you, if you installed your premium content items as package files (this does not apply if you install through the launcher), you must keep an updated version of the ccmerged.package in Mods\Overrides.
Q: I have all Premium Content from the Store. Do I really need to install everything?
No, you do not need to install all Premium Content (but if you have backed up all of your store content, it shouldn’t be much of a hassle). You only need to install content that provides custom moodlets, skills, recipes or plants (which is, admittedly, most premium content items). This includes (but may not be limited to):
- The Spell Book (Gothique Library)
- The Fountain of Youth (Hidden Springs)
- The Magic Cauldron (More Magic Set)
- The Voodoo doll (More Magic Set)
- The Crystal Ball (More Magic Set)
- The Deep Fryer (Fiesta Set)
- The Ice Cream Maker (Fiesta Set)
- The Hypnotizer (Seeing Stars)
- The MultiTab 6000 (Technophobe No More)
- Blackjack Table (Lucky Simoleon Casino)
- Triple Riches Slots O’Jackpots Slot Machine (Lucky Simoleon Casino)
- Wishing Well (Lucky Palms)
- Chocolate Fountain (Le Cirque Set)
- Massage Table (Sunlit Tides)
- Sauna (Sunlit Tides) — Having a broken ccmerged.package will cause the Sauna to throw errors and be unusable.
- Plants Vs. Zombies Peashooter (Supernatural Limited Edition)
- Basketball Hoop (Level Up Collection)
- Teppanyaki Grill (Itadakimasu! Japanese Inspired Dining)
- Plants Vs. Zombies Sunflower (Stones Throw Greenhouse)
- Pizza Oven (Monte Vista)
- Lemon Tree & Purple Eggplant (Al Fresco Venue)
- Baby Changing Station (Lullabies Set)
- Play pen & Local Motion Walker (Tiny Prodigies Early Learning Center)
- Hot Air Balloon (Aurora Skies)
- Party Statue (University Life Limited edition)
- Large as Life Movie Screen (Le Cinema Plumbob lot)
- Fowl and Feathers Chicken Coop (Country Livin’)
- Double Down Poker and Roulette Bundle
- Dragon Valley – Baby dragons (provide moodlets)
- Duke of Bows Renaissance Faire – Violin skill, Archery moodlets
- Skylight Studio for the Performing Arts (Stiff as a Board, Light as a Feather Dance Collection), Custom Dance Skill & Moodlets
- Business as Usual Bistro (moodlets)
- Surf’s Up Sun & Fun Wave Station (moodlets, hidden surfing skill)
- Milkin’ It Dairy Corral (from Farm Fresh Folk Set, new moodlets)
- The Titanic Toy Machine and the Savvy Seller’s Collection (Midnight Hollow Gold, new moodlets)
- Door of Life And Death (Grim’s Ghastly Manor)
- Quantum Power Pack (Into the Future Limited Edition Bonus)
- Grandpa’s Grove Tractor (Grandpa’s Grove, new moodlets, new ingredients – Oranges)
- Roaring Heights Gold
- Prism Art Studio (Glass blowing)
- Bohemian Garden
- Deliciously Indulgent Bakery
- World of Wonder Carousel Collection
- Brunch at the Old Mill
- Last Venue of Amore
Q: What if I install new Premium Content that comes with a custom moodlet, skill or recipe?
As long as you do not delete the ccmerged.package, you will be fine. You can install as many new Premium Content Items as you wish, and you should not encounter any problems with your content. The Launcher will merge any new information into your ccmerged.package on its own and you will not have to re-install all your premium content whenever you get something new
That said, I do recommend that you keep a backup copy of your ccmerged.package. In fact, I often back up my entire Sims 3 folder whenever I install new store items.
If something goes wrong for some unexpected reason, you may need to repeat this process again. If you had to put your ccmerged.package in your mods folder, you will need to replace that file with the new one when you install new content.
❗ However, if you put your ccmerged.package in the Mods folder, you must update it every time you install new Premium Content,
Q: But I install my store content as package files Or I really don’t want to create a ccmerged.package.
Ok, fine. You can have my ccmerged.package. I update it every time there is a new Premium Content item. Unzip to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCBackup
Download ccmerged.zip
This ccmerged.package contains all data for all premium content. Even if you do not own all premium content, you can safely use this package in your own game. It will not cause problems with your game at all. Please see What is the ccmerged? for more information about why you can use this ccmerged.
Related Posts
- What is the ccmerged?
- Premium Content: Missing Accessories
- Tutorial: How to Create and Use an Overrides Folder
Last update: 7 June 2014 for World of Wonder Carousel Collection
Nona's Sims 
Thanks for taking the time to write up such a clear explanation of this “ccmerged.package” issue. I’m more than happy to have found your blog, it’s a real gold mine of info!
I find that all your posts are clear, thorough yet straight to the point, and easy to understand.
Keep on with your great contribution to the Sims 3 players.
Help me please 🙂
Thank you for your kind words 🙂
In fact, if I wasn’t some lazy queen of procrastination, I would have posted on your blog weeks ago when I found it! But, ya know….:-)
haha, I totally understand!
Thank you for this explanations! Is it possible to get premium content working in package form? If yes, do I need the ccmerged.package?
Yes, you can use premium content in package form, but you will need the ccmerged package, unless you use a mod that provides the resources found in the ccmerged.package. KT’s mod at MATY used to do this, but now he has removed that stuff from his fix. It seems like he might be planning to add it back in for package users, so you might have to wait and see if he does that. In the meantime, you can use the fix provided at thesims3contents.com but it is actually just KT’s fix just uploaded by somebody else. This version of his fix still has the merged BUFFs files etc that you will need, which is why I recommend it (until KT updates his fix again).
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Thank you for the answer and the updated link to the fix! This ist very useful since I hate using the launcher.
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This info was so helpful and even easy for a nubie like me to follow. It worked like a charm! I appreciate you so much for taking the time to do this. Thanks again!
so I followed all of your steps and my multitab still doesn’t work and no matter what the ccmerged.package file is still only 1kb are there any more solutions? (I never altered anything to begin with even before the fix nothing worked it wasn’t because I deleted anything)
The size of your ccmerged.pacakge will vary, based on how many Premium Content items you have installed that actually have some custom effect (such as moodlets/skills/recipes). So, I wouldn’t rely on the size of the package file to determine if yours is properly installed. However, it does sound like your content is not being installed properly. I have all premium content objects installed, and my ccmerged.package is 10kb.
I recommend the following steps:
1. Cut & Paste the ccmerged.package to the desktop.
2. Delete all other package files in your DCBackup folder.
3. Download this zip file: https://www.box.com/s/1c89465a24e0e11126ca
4. Unzip the file to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCBackup
Now start your game and test.
Also: do you have any fixes for store content installed, or any mods for store content? If you have a mod that affects store MOODLETS, such as my spell book mod (for example), you must make sure that you keep them updated. Additionally, if you have any old premium content fixes in your mods folder, you might have trouble with this. Make sure you update any premium content Mod/Fix you are using whenever new premium content is released — if you use any, that is.
Edit: Edited to provide new link for ccmerged.package
thanks so much for this explanations, but when i deleted it, i just restored it from recycle bin and it was in DCBackup folder again, but will it work as same as if i did what u said? thanks anyway. 🙂
Hi Mya. It depends on whether your ccmerged.package was complete when you deleted it. If you have never before deleted anything in your DCBackup, it was most likely complete, so restoring from your recycle bin is safe. However, if you have problems with your premium content objects, you might want to follow the steps I outlined in the post.
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I couldn’t find anything anywhere explaining this and you did such a good job at explaining what to do. I’m so glad to have stumbled upon your blog!
Thanks, Allie! I’m very glad it helped you 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this ccmerged package file! Mine is outdated, and is only 3.1KB! Anyway, thank you so much for the help and effort! My Wooden Fire Oven is now working! Thank you so much! Keep posting and more power! :))
Glad you could get your wood fire oven working 🙂
If I have both store and Decrapified Premium Objects will this fix work?
Yes. They both need the same exact files. Just use the ccmerged I have provided, so you don’t have to worry about the group number yourself.
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Hello,
I got a little problem…
Ive installed the ccmerge from you download link, and the wood oven now definetely works, but the animation set just gets messed up and i dont see anything, because anything of the ingredients is invisible…hope you can help me 🙂
You need KT_StoreFix_DecrapFixes available here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21330.0.html
It goes in your Mods\Packages folder.
Hello, I don’t have the Mods/Packages Folder? I’m looking in the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder.
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Mods\Packages does not exists by default. To create your Mods folder, follow the instructions here: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_3_Package_Files/Setup_and_Files
A summary of the instructions:
1. Go to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
2. Click the blue Download button on the link I provided above.
3. Extract the FrameworkSetup.zip which you just downloaded to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
4. test the folder by starting your game. If you did everything right you will not the EA intro video. You will jump straight to the loading screen,
Hey:)
My pizza oven from Monte Vista wasn’t working at all so I did what you said but instead of deleting everything except the ccmerged package file, I merely cut everything and pasted them off my computer into a USB stick. Will it still work the same way? I am currently loading my game up as we speak and I am crossing my fingers!!
Well, there’s nothing wrong with you cutting & pasting your DCBackup files (though it is unnecessary) but I don’t have any step which actually says you need to delete what’s in your DCBackup folder*, so it does confuse me a bit.
If what you’ve done doesn’t work, re-name your ccmerged.package to ccmerged.package.old and download this: https://www.box.com/s/1c89465a24e0e11126ca
Unzip this file to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\DCBackup
Then delete the scriptcache.package in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 and start your game.
*edited to correct a bad sentence.
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Thank you for this tutorial. I want to let you know I translated the tutorial in Dutch for the official The Sims 3 site and I will place it also on my website. I hope that’s oke with you. Afcourse I credit you (I credit Nona, hopefully that’s you), I always do. At first I did not translated, I only opened a topic with a link to you’re solution for people who have problems with their premium content because recently there are a lot of topics where players say they have problems. So I googled and found you’re great tutorial and opened a topic. Somebody asked me to translate because she didn’t understand English that well. So I did. The only differents is that a made some additional comments (mostly about how to copy, paste, change name with the right mouse menu), gave some extra links to Dutch (my) tutorials about how to install .sims3packs, make back-ups and how to unpack .zip files. Also I did not put the comments about decrapifying in the translating. I don’t know much about this so I don’t know If this also can used for legal things. I do know it can be used for illegal things so I didn’t want to take the changes on the official forum. Anyway, I hope you don’t mind that I translated the tutorial and will put in on my website (is not published yet). Thank you in advance.
I’m very glad you translated this into Dutch 🙂 I have been hoping this information would get spread to other communities, because it is very important for premium content. If you come across something that you’d like to ask me about, please feel free to ask. I’ll help in any way I can.
If your forum is open to the public, I’d love to have a link so I can share it with others 🙂
Hi Mona,
Glad to hear you where hoping this tutorial would go around. I feel like a genie, I grant wishes and I didn’t even know it! Haha.
This is the translation on the offical De Sims 3 (Dutch) forum: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/639238.page. So when people have a account and speak my language, the can ask me questions in this topic. If people want to register on my forum (for free) they can ask me here: http://simsexpressie.messageboard.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=122
I’am now busy to put the tutorial on my website but it’s not published yet. I’am making pictures with the methode. I was only planning to use a few screens but somebody asked me to make (more) screens because she doesn’t understand the translating (I think she just feels insecure because it’s all new to her). When it’s published I will give you a link in another reply. Feel free to use the screens but the pictures are Dutch. This is de link to my (Dutch) website: http://simsexpressie.weebly.com/. The site is called SimsExpressie which means SimsExpression (you proberly where getting that). Somebody (English) has told me my site translated well with google translate so feel free to take a look. This is de link to my forum http://simsexpressie.messageboard.nl/forum/.
For now I don’t have guestions. Maybe I’am no tech whizz but I’am certainly no newbie. I understand you’re tutorial(s) very well. But if I do have questions, I know where to find you. Thank you very much.
Greetings,
Libby
I’am so sorry. I didn’t pay enough attention. I thought I hit the reply button but apparently I did not. Next time I will make sure to hit the reply button.
Your post ended up in the moderation queue because WordPress thought it might be spam because of all the links 🙂 Sorry about that!
I spoke to soon. I do have a questions and a comment. In order to remove or rename the new De Sims 3 folder (step 6) people have to close the launcher otherwise you won’t get permission. My question: I don’t have a scriptcache.package. I know I followed you’re tutorial in the right way. I had to download my premium content from the store (I do have a backup but of all my store content so it was easier to install the premium content directly from the store (not my account because I don’t want to navigatie in more dan 30 pages). I did have this package in my new The Sims 3 folder but after I deleted this en renamed The Sims 3_old in The Sims 3, there was no scriptcache.package in the old and in somewhat new The Sims 3 folder. I restarted my launcher to see If that gave me this file but no. I do have to say, I did not have any problems (that I know of) with my content, I just followed these step to make screens. I figured, It would’t hurt to renew the ccmerged.package. I don’t use mods/fixes and downloads. Only store downloads.
The scriptcache.package is one of the 4 main cache files that people delete regularly. If you don’t have a scriptcache.package then it is because you deleted all of your caches files. You may have done this manually, or you may have used a program, such as Delphy’s Dashboard or CC Magic, to do this.
The next time you start your game, after it loads, go back to your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder, and you will see the scriptcache.package. It is not necessary to delete this package all the time, but you should delete it when you add or remove new mods.
Thank you for the feedback on Step 6.
Edit: Don’t worry bout the comments and “reply” button. It’s not a big deal at all.
Edit2: One more thing, I personally think it’s better to for people to make their own ccmerged.package instead of using somebody else’s. But some people report that even when they do this with a clean folder, their premium content doesn’t work. Yet, when they use my ccmerged.package, their prmeium content does work. I am not sure why this is. It may be that their Launcher is simply not merging the data properly. It may be that they did not follow my directions properly. Or maybe they are even using illegal downloads. I really do not know. But that is why I ended up adding a link to my own ccmerged.package.
Afcourse, silly me. I know this! I have a tip about removing the temporary files on my site and I do remove those files manually, I recently did that (totally forgat) and I have not started my game yet. I finished the tutorial on my site http://simsexpressie.weebly.com/tip-16-fix-premium-materiaal.html. I will also include your second edit with this. Thank you very much for you’re attention and help. Have a great weekend!
Lovely tutorial, thank you for sharing it!
You’re welcome and thank you.
At the request of a mod I also opened a topic with the tutorial in the Dutch Tech forum (I had opened the topic in The Store subforum) so she could make it a sticky. I thought to let you know. One community down, some more community’s to go! Because I already gave you so much links, I do not include a link (only If you asked me to).
I want to take the opportunity, hope you don’t mind, to ask you if you want to include a link to SimsExpressie in the category “More Sims 3 Stuff”. My site is very good, if a may say so myself: with a lot of Dutch CAW tutorials, a library with many helpful links, even for you or anybody else who doesn’t speak my language, The Sims 3 tutorials and simology, technical assistance and much much more! I can’t find a contact sheet to ask you (hope I didn’t look with my nose), that’s why I ask here.
Greetings,
Libby
Sure, I would love to ink to your site. I can’t do it right now but I’get to it as soon as possible 🙂 Please feel free to share links, I really do not mind. I intend to add a link tot your tutorial on this post as well, I just haven’t had time to do it.
Cool! Thank you very much. The link to the tutorial on my site (tip 16) and the corresponding topic on my forum I already gave you. But If people don’t want to register on my forum and have a sims 3 account, they can find a similar tutorial here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/640159.page where they, of course, can ask questions. The other topic, see link in no. 21, is closed (on my request). Have a great night.
Hi, Do you plan on updating your ccmerged with the new Aurora Skies premium content?
Yes, I just haven’t had time to install yet. I should be able to do it today.
It’s been updated now.
Thank You!
Hi! Will you update the ccmerged for University Life? Thanks!
The ccmerged.package only needs to be updated when new premium content is released at the store, and ONLY if that premium content adds a special skill, mooodlet, plant, recipe, etc. For example, the Wind Chimes and the Massage Chair are both examples of premium content that do not require the ccmerged.package at all. They do not add anything “special” to the game.
So, no, I will not update the ccmerged.package for University Life, because it is not necessary. However, if there is a new premium content item in the store today I will update when I can, if it is necessary.
Ok, nevermind. The ccmerged.zip HAS been updated. I had not yet installed the party statue thing form the Limited Edition, which is when I checked the ccmerged. 🙂 New moodlet from the statue.
People — please stop asking me if I will update. It will not make the update process faster. I update when I am able to. I live in Europe, so I do not have all day/night when new objects are released in the store. They are released in the evening here, and I am usually busy then, so you generally have to wait until it’s the next day my time.
Also, I always get EPs and SPs two days later than the US because that’s when they’re released here 🙂
ccmerged download has been updated for the Large as Life Movie Screen (Le Cinema Plumbob lot). Also includes moodlet for the Party Statue from UL Limited Edition.
Update for the Chicken Coop.
Hey, i tried all 3 options and my chickens in the coop are still invisible and my sims reset when trying to use the lemonade stand! Now i have no idea what to do. I run my game from the new Sims 3 folder before reverting back to the old one and the problem still remained. I only installed the Country Livin set in the new folder to be certain that no other files were causing a problem.
downloading the ccmerged file from here and from maty never worked either…..
Invisible accessory objects are not related to the ccmerged. This is something I have been meaning to post about for a while but I have been sick (for a few weeks now) and also busy. So I just can’t find the time or energy to do it. Basically, your chickens are invisible because the game can’t find the chicken resources. This can happen for two different reasons: 1. The accessories are not properly installed (VERY common issue!) 2. You have decrappified the object (or installed the object illegally)
Case 1: This is your case if you did not decrapify the object. The easiest way to fix this is to simply re-install the sims3pack without uninstalling it first. Sometimes it takes several tries for this to work. I mean it. It could takes 3-4 back-to-back reinstalls before the Launcher finally properly installs the chicken accessories.
Case 2: If you decrapified the object then you must use the fix available at MATY (not the ccmerged, but KT_StoreFix_DecrapFixes).
Just as an added FYI, Case 1 is extremely common. It happens ALL the time. I don’t know why the Launcher just skips over installing these accessories but it does. The biggest mess with accessories first happened with the Magic Cauldron. Many people couldn’t see the ladle when stirring the cauldron. In the end, it just boils down to reinstalling the stupid thing until the launcher picks it up. I’ve had this happen to me a couple times as well, most recently with the gardening station’s megaphone.
thanks very much for your response. i am off now to see if i can fix it 😉
One more thing, sometimes decrapified sims3packs will also fail to install the accessory objects properly. What this means is that even when you are using KT’s Decrap Fixes, you might not not see the accessories. To fix this, just make sure you have the most recent version of KT’s fix and then keep re-installing the sims3pack until the accessories show up.
Hope you get your stuff working soon 🙂
Updated for the Double Down Poker and Roulette Bundle.
However, this was an extremely minor update, because the moodlets are the same as the moodlets from the Black Jack table and slot machine. Your content items would have most likely worked without the update. As I’m not actually playing right now, this is something I was not able to verify.
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When do you update your ccmerged? I’ve got Dragon Valley, and my dragon eggs are not hatching.
ccmerged has been updated.
However, if you’re dragon is not hatching, it is not because of ccmerged. There are two possible reasons why the dragon won’t hatch: 1. The dragon is not properly installed. If that is the case, try re-installing the world several times. 2. You have decrapified the sims3pack before installing it. If your sims3pack is decrapified, you will require an updated fix for the dragon to hatch.
Get the fix here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21330.msg600308.html#msg600308
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Hi! My woodfire oven and violin are both in package files. I have the KT store fix plus the updated ccmerge package, but I still don’t get interactions for the oven and no skill bar for the violin. Was there something I did wrong? Thanks!
If you have installed your premium content as package files, then put a copy of the ccmerged.package in the Overrides folder (or any folder that has a higher priority than Mods\Packages). Make sure you keep the ccmerged.package updated in both places if you get new Premium Content.
How do you update the ccmerged.package in the Overrides folder? Simply copy past from the DCBackup? Or more complicated then that?
Yes, all you need to do is copy the new ccmerged.package to the Overrides folder. Just make sure you only have ONE copy of it in your Overrides folder: 1 ccmerged.package in DCBackup and 1 ccmerged.package in Overrides.
another question, do you have to re-install EVERYTHING? ALL you content? please explain to me how that works
This question is answered in the post.
If you are asking something different, please be more specific. Also, start a new comment thread by leaving a reply without hitting reply under an already existing comment.
Finally, I have further information about the ccmerged int his post: What is the ccmerged? which is linked under “Related Posts.” Read theses posts as I have explained everything already and I’m not going to re-type it all in a comment.
But do i need to install ALL the Premium content? Or just the one that doesn’t work?
If you are creating a brand new ccmerged, which is what this post is about, yes, you must install all premium content with custom moodlets/skill/plants/ingredients/recipes. There is no way around this.
If you make a clean sims 3 folder and install only the premium content that doesn’t work, and then you put the resulting ccmerged.package into your old Sims 3 folder, only the one object you installed in the clean folder will work.
If you really don’t want to re-install all of your premium content you have two other options 1. Uninstall the broken object with the launcher and re-install. This is not a fail-safe method as the launcher may not update the ccmerged.package when you re-install the broken object. Additionally, if you have any other broken premium content, it will not be fixed.
2. Use the ccmerged.package I have provided. If you put my ccmerged.package in your DCBackup, you do not actually need to update it every time you install a new premium content object. The launcher will have no problem updating the ccmerged package for you. Some people just download mine every time to be sure, because if you don’t know how to use S3PE, you can’t look for yourself. However, here is a tip: When you install new premium content, first take note of the date on the ccmerged.package. Then install the package and look at the date again. If the date has changed then the ccmerged.package was update.
it didn’t work, not any of it, i tried the re-install, nothing, i tried to make a new ccmerged.package, nothing, i even tried the file you have available, nothing .- .
Thank you very much for this help, I had problem with the pizza oven! 🙂 The tutorial didn’t work in my game, my launcher just didn’t create the ccmerged.package correctly, but your ccmerged is working wonderfully 🙂 Thanks again 😉
I’m glad it worked for you, Nikvi 🙂 Thanks for letting me know. I don’t know why some launchers just don’t seem to create the ccmerged.package properly, but it seems fairly common for whatever reason. I’m glad you could use my ccmerged.package.
really great write-up!! You write so clearly!!! Thank you for your effort!!
and if not already never delete ccmerged .. what should i do ? Help me please ..
Sometimes the launcher does not build the ccmerged.package properly. Try using the ccmerged I have provided. Look under the section called: Q: But I install my store content as package files Or I really don’t want to create a ccmerged.package.
I’ve tried it, but the teppanyaki grill not worked, if i click the teppanyaki grill added option serve my sims did nothing. what should i do ? help me please . thanks
but in my teppanyaki grill i can Practice Onion Volcano Trick and Practice Egg Juggle Trick.. my problem cannot serve but i have option serve… please help me
Please explain the steps you did to try to make your grill work. Did you unzip the ccmerged.zip?
If i did not unzip your ccmerged, my wood oven (make pizza) not work.. but I skip this step –> NOTE: This requires Mods framework ….
im unable to get my sims to cook on the Teppanyaki Grill. They can do the tricks, but the action to serve cancels itself . this my problem, help me thanks
step.
1 download your ccmerged
2 unzip
3 copy and replace ccmerged in document/Electronic arts/The Sims 3/DCbackup .
4 Play
my wood oven work but my teppanyaki grill not worked,, before that both can not work .
only teppanyaki grill not worked , everything work execpt it .. Help me please thanks
Where did you get the Teppanyaki grill? Did you actually BUY it from the store or are you using a pirated version? Did you install it as Sims3Pack or did you install it as a .package?
Thank you, it really helped me especially with the violin, however it’s graphic doesn’t load now it is pale grey object and it doesn’t have an icon in the skill journal.
And how will we know that you updated the ccmerged.package?
Pale gray object? That sounds like a texture loading issue. Did you wait and give the game time to load all the textures? If you did, it could be an installation issue as well. You could try re-installing the sims3packs (don’t uninstall first). Please note that the ccmerged.package has nothing to do with this issue.
I did answer the question about the skill icon in the skill journal on the Violin post that you asked it on.
You can know when I update the ccmerged in a couple of different ways: 1. bookmark the download page and check it when a new object comes out. Usually I can get the ccmerged.package updated within a day of a release but this is not always the case. or 2. Sign up to get e-mails when I update my Mod Index at my wiki.
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Hi, i keep having problems with the multitab. i even installed all the decrapified things to help with the package store items that aren’t in 3packs but i can’t listen to tabcasts. the motion starts but nothing happens. i’ve followed your instructions 3 times over. i even did a soft nuke of creating a new sims3 folder and it still didn’t work. what’s wrong? is it a conflicting mod? i never had this happen before…!!! would i be better off doing a complete re-install?
Are some of your premium content items installed a package files? If so, put the ccmerged in your Overrides folder, but be aware that you must update it every time you get new premium content.
I can’t download the ccmerge.zip file. It keeps saying “file name invalid”?
nvm I got it. the name was a jumble of numbers & letters at first so I renamed it to ccmerged.zip, hit retry and it worked 🙂
That is strange, it shouldn’t do that.
Here is the thing, I like your websites. I really love your writing style.
Is your ccmerge.zip file updated to include the Quantum Power Pack? It says that your file was last updated on Oct. 26, which was the week when Grim’s Ghastly Manor was released.
Yes, in the comments on the download page, the last comment says “Updated for ITF Limited Edition Bonus - Quantum Power Pack” 🙂 Also, if it’s listed in the post, it’s included.
Edit: You know that the Grim’s Ghastly Manor was released the same week as ITF right? ITF is released 2 days later here than in the US, so I didn’t get ITF until Thursday, which was the same day that Grim’s was released. I didn’t get my code for the Power Pack until the next day, and then I didn’t have time for Sims for right away so that’s why it was done on the 26th.
I added a line to the post to explain that if the content is mentioned in this post, the ccmerged is updated for it. Keep in mind that I often update the ccmerged and don’t update the post until later, so the BEST way to know when the ccmerged was updated, and for what, is to go to download page and look at the last comment.
Right, I just noticed that apparently you can’t see all the comments I write when I update the ccmerged. I’ll have to update the description every time I re-upload, I guess.
Cannot download ccmerged from box.com, please upload to a less shitty site.
Here’s a temp link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/8qbu927gg9w71yn/ccmerged.zip
I’m thinking of moving this whole thing to my wiki, where formatting will be a lot better, and it should be easier to note updates also. But it’s a lot of work and I don’t like to work unnecessarily.
Thank you, but they are down for maintenance. Maybe upload yet another copy of the file to mega.co.nz ?
Never mind, site is back up and I got the file. Still, it’s a good idea to upload to multiple sources to get around “down for maintenance” blocks.
Well, that’s not going to happen. It’s already enough hassle for me to have to make sure I get this updated on time every single time there is new premium content.
Too bad, but I’m happy as long as it doesn’t get uploaded solely on some P.O.S. compulsory registration site.
Yes, I do not intend to upload anywhere where registration is required to download, unless it somehow becomes impossible.
ccmerged has been updated for Roaring Heights Gold.
As a reminder: I am going out of town on December 17th, and I won’t be back until January 10th. If there are any new premium content items while I’m gone, it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to update the ccmerged and you’ll have to do it on your own, or wait until I get back.
Happy holidays!
Nona, thanks for the updated ccmerged and I have a question. Would the current kt fixes (at patch 1.63) need to be updated as well to work with Roaring Heights?
If you aren’t using a legit copy of the world, then you’ll need to use the temp fix posted at MATY until KT updates his fixes.
Thank you, appreciate the help. Hope you have a nice holiday.
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OMG, thankyou so much!!!
I’ve been looking for a decent solution for ages, thank you thank you, thank you!!!
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the ccmerged.zip link is broken
I know. There’s a working link literally right next to the broken one, so use that one (mediafire mirror). See also: https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/some-people/
I am busy this week so I’ve not had time to go through and update the links yet.
Basicaly I downloaded your ccmerged yeah It gave me options to bake with the wood pizza oven but it wouldn’t let me see the dough. Then i checked all the other premium Content and it was the same as before. -.-
If you aren’t seeing the dough you have either an installation issue, or you used decrapified sims3packs (meaning you didn’t download form the sims 3 store). See: Premium Content: Missing Accessories.
Because your comment is rather unspecific, I cannot do anything but provide some educated guesses as to what might help you. You say “it was the same as before.” I don’t know what that means. However, you may have: bad installation, decrapified sims3packs or something in your sims 3 folder is overriding your ccmerged, such as a mod. Read Step 10 in this post.
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I seem to have lost the menu for the bistro stove after i updated the ccmerged for the bakery.
I noticed some corruption in old games after installing the bakery set. Check the bistro in a fresh save and see if it works.
Will do. Thank you and I will let you know if that worked
Hope it works 🙂
It did! thank you so much!
Good, good. I’m not sure what causes the issue in current saves. It’s a shame, but at least the content isn’t broken.
thank you so much ❤
Aw, thanks for levaing this comment 🙂 and You’re welcome!
My multi-tab premium content used to work, but now it doesn’t. Can you help?
Try using my ccmerged, which you can download in the post. Unzip it to your DCbackup folder. Please note: this is not guaranteed to work., but it’s worth trying.
Yes, I have your most recent ccmerged file and it still won’t work. I am able to play online games with it, but I can not learn any new skills.
You may have something overriding your ccmerged. You can try two different things: put the ccmerged in the Overrides folder (requires mods framework) and see if that helps.
Or: 1. Make a clean sims 3 folder by re-naming your The Sims 3 folder in Documents\Electronic Arts to The Sims 3.old.
2. Start The Sims 3 Launcher.
3. Install the multi tab.
4. Start the game and test the multi tab. does it work? if yes, something in your Old The Sims 3 folder is causing your multi tab not to work properly.
Once you’re done testing, quit the game and go back to Documents\Electronic Arts. Re-name or delete the current The Sims 3 folder, and re-name The Sims 3.old to The Sims 3. Now you have restored your old folder and you can decide whether you want to re-install everything or try to the find whatever is causing your multi tab not work.
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Hello Nona,
I hope your studies are going well. It is hard work, but as we have discussed before, it is very rewarding in the end.
Ok, I have 2 questions for when you have some time, please.
1. Did I understand correctly? After reading this post, I understand that, with exception of the ccmerged.package file in the DCBACKUP folder, ALL ELSE can be safely deleted from that folder. Is this correct? I am trying to free as much HD space as possible, so deleting the contents of that file, minus the ccmerged.package file would be helpful. Please, confirm if deleting all else is fine.
2. What should go into an OVERRIDES folder? BTW, I could not follow your link to the tutorial about making an overrides folder. I am not sure but I think the link is broken.
Thank you!!!
Red Mallie
Hey RedMallie 🙂
1. Yep. Everything can be deleted, just not the ccmerged. 🙂
2. The Overrides folder is mainly for certain types of mods. In general, it’s not needed. Maybe this link will work: http://www.den.simlogical.com/denforum/index.php?topic=1513.0
I’ll check the link in the post later 🙂
Hello there! 🙂 Thank you for your fast reply, Nona. I’ll check the link.
Take care! 😀
Can I just keep the clean folder and delete the original one ? Is it like starting the game all over again? But will my expansion packs still be there?
I’m not sure what folder you mean, because you didn’t specify. However, any folder you delete in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 will NOT uninstall your expansion/Stuff packs.
— If you delete the DCBackup folder, nothing will happen to your game, but if you have installed Premium Content from the Sims 3 store, you MUST replace your ccmerged. You can either create a new one using the method I outlined above, or you can download mine.
— If you delete the The Sims 3 folder in Documents\Electronic Arts, again none of your expansion/stuff packs will be uninstalled. However, you will lose all of your: saves, installed sims, lots, worlds, mods, everything you installed through the launcher, all of your user presets, your collections, screenshots, videos. If you do not back up your downloads and remove them from your Downloads folder, you will lose those as well. For a detailed explanation of each folder, see: http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_User_Folders_Explained and http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Sims+3+Folder+Contents+FAQ
— Deleting the The Sims 3 folder in Documents\Electronic Arts is often referred to as a “factory reset” or a “clean folder” because it returns your game to the state it would be in if you had just installed the game.
Ok thank you that helped a lot! I have one last question. Since I remade my ccmerged file the game has been working great and everything works fine. Except when I go into the dc backup the only thing in there is the cc merge. Shouldn’t other things have generated in there by now? It’s been about a week. And It is also says that the ccmerge is 13 kb. Is that what it’s supposed to be?
Thanks 🙂
Size of ccmerged will vary based on how many premium content objects you have installed.
The only time the game puts new stuff in the DCBackup folder is when you install something news through the launcher. If you haven’t installed anything through the launcher, nothing new will be in your DCBackup.
Ok thanks for your speedy response! And thanks for all your help!
Do you have any suggestions on how to make my game not crash so much? Because it does that alot
You might want to check if your computer is actually compatible with the games spec requirements. Another thing I do is clean out my folders. Here is a link I found about how to clean out your sim files. I actually do this right before I play and I have never had crashing issues. Link: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Sims_3_Delete_Cache_Files
What about the tree of prosperity premium content from Lunar Lakes? Mine is not working properly and I do not see that item listed in your list. When I go to pick the fruit nothing happens.
If your Tree of Prosperity isn’t working properly, you probably have a bad installation (or you may have a pirated version of the tree). See: https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/premium-content-missing-accessories/
Thank you very much for your reply. My tree is certainly not a pirated version and I have read on many sites how others are having the same problem. I will check out your link right now. Thanks again!
Nona, I wanted to just give you a shout out and thank you for all of your hard work that you put into not only your MODS, but also updating the CCMERGED file. I know you are very busy in your real life and your help is so appreciated. The best thing about you that I can honestly say is that when you help people with their various questions, you explain it in the simplest of wording and you do’t make the person feel like an idiot (like on other sites people do). Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything that you do for us to make our game run smoothly. 🙂
Thank you, David 🙂 I really appreciate your kind words!
I uploaded the updated ccmerged file earlier today (this morning), before I had time to update this post. Anyhow, it’s updated now. So, enjoy.
I’m returning back to the game after a year or so, and I followed the links here to get the updated ccmerged, but I can’t find anything that says if we’re supposed to keep KT’s old store fixes in individual packages. EX making UL and Hewsman CASTable
The ccmerged is not related to those particular fixes. You can keep them.
oH my GOSH! thank you for YOUR ccmerged.package!
saved me from installing the premium contents!! my bakery’s stove is now working 🙂
Question: When I went to drag my ccmerged file into the DCBACKUP I got a warning saying “A newer item named “ccmerged.package” already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the older one you’re moving?” Do I replace it or?
Yes, you do.
Hi. Will you update ccmerged with new set?
Yes.
Oh. )) Thank you for uploading.
I’m not really good at words, tho I really wanted to thank you for all your wonderful stuff, your ccmerged and all your kind explanations about it. I’ve tried to fix my %!#$?@ store content for months now, even reinstalling my game and stuff, and then, I discovered your blog. It has changed my life. Like, really.
Thanks again for all your amazing work, best regards from France 🙂
Thank you for the lovely comment 🙂 I really appreciate it. I’m so glad that you were able to get your content working!
Nona – Thank you for your continous support on this site and others. You are truly a beautiful person with a heart of gold. Good luck with you studies and may all your dreams come true.
Yays! Thank you for updating your ccmerged.
Hi! I have installed your ccmerged file because I downloaded a bunch of package files for store content….. my package content works great, I’m missing moodlets but that’s no biggy for me! The ANNOYING problem I’m having is that some of my previous content is now not working. Even when I did a full restore… my wood fire oven and my tepanyaki grill are not working. I can’t cook on them I can select the tricks on the tepanyaki grill but nothing else and the oven there are no interactions available. What do I do? I feel like I’ve tried everything! I don’t have any old files, I have the mastercontroller and overwatch mods but I just put them in at the same time.
Hi, you may be having the issue posted here: http://www.den.simlogical.com/denforum/index.php?topic=2459.msg15884#msg15884 (read comment by babele44).
Close, but not exactly, in my case there are no interactions at all with the wood oven, I can’t even click on it. The tepanyaki grill I can select, but only do the tricks on. And when I did the optional step, the wood oven and the grill both worked fine. I guess something in my packages folder is interfering with it.
Yes, it’s very possible you have a problem in your mods folder but I recommend that you try the fix that babele suggests first.
Also, check if the problem is present in a fresh game. If it is, it’s a problem with your mods folder. If isn’t, it’s a problem with your save.
Thank you for your suggestions! 🙂 I ended up sifting through each and every premium content item in my game. (Took almost all day) It turns out it was the sizzle baby deep fryer and the Icecream machine package files that were making my Wood oven and tepanyaki grill not work. In case anyone else has that problem! Everything else works fine. 🙂
Sorry, I did not have enough time to read through your comment all the way the last time. Because you are using package files, you need to put a copy of the ccmerged in your overrides folder. Then you will get all your moodlets and your content to work. Just remember, you must always update both the ccmerged in DCBackup and the Overrides folder.
Apologies to Ery and you. I did not mean to reply in your conversation with Ery. I just realized it after it was done. So sorry. I have very little experience posting and overstep.
No worries. Not a big deal at all. Thank you very much for your kind words, I really appreciate them.
Hi, Nona:) First of all, wanted to thank you for your admirable work here with all your exceptionally detailed and educational tutorials, for your amazing mods, and, particularly, for your ccmerged file, for your constant moderating of these comments and your literally endless patience in answering all the stupid questions here! 🙂 And I have another one for you, which I am sorry for, but I can’t seem to figure this out myself and can’t find info about it anywhere, so I decided to try and ask for you kind help here.
I have Deliciously Indulgent Bakery, Bohemian Garden, Grandpa’s Grove and Brunch at the Old Mill sets, all packaged, your ccmerged in both Overrides and DCBackup folders. All is working fine (the standalone functions provided by the sets, accessories, even all the moodlets), but when it comes to cross-functioning, it doesn’t work. What I’m trying to say is: I have no toast option on the jam jar made with the canning station (which, as it turnes out, requires the bakery station installed), I have no extra recipes on the bakery station that require bohemian garden and grandpa’s grove, but, considering that I have all these sets installed and these functions should be working, I came to the conclusion that the sets don’t see each other for some reason. I tried merging all these sets in one package, using your fixes, I have also all KT’s store fixes up to date, I put out all mods except nointromaxis, I deleted cache and world cache and started new game every time (even new profile with AnyGameStarter), but nothing worked out, I’m out of ideas. I’ve been following KT’s thread at MATY, and noticed some comments on that topic here and there at MTS, and it seems like only people who install sets as packages are experiencing such proplem. So I’ve been thinking, maybe there needs to be a fix for packaged sets that unlocks these functions? Or whatever else can be done for that matter? I’m no modder, so don’t quite understand how things work. I totally don’t want to install sets as sims3packs, so I’m desperate to find another way round it. Anything that you could comment, advise or point me to would be appreciated.
Kind regards from Russia 🙂
Hi August_sun. Thanks for the kind comments, I really appreciate you leaving them. Unfortunately, I’m not really playing any Sims right now. I’ve got exams in a week, and I have a term paper to write, so I haven’t got much time to work on anything sims related. I took a very quick peek at the packages for the Brunch set. Worst case, you might be able to do with a script mod, but it’s not the kind of mod I would make, not to mention I don’t have any time to make it. Unfortunately, I don’t have any other information that might be able to help you. I hope you can find some way to get it working with your packages, but I’m afraid I won’t be of much use in the matter.
Absolutely no worries, I’m incredibly grateful to you for even finding the time to answer me 🙂 Studying comes first, no doubt, and I know how rough college life can be. I will definitely find a way to make it work, I don’t give up that easily 🙂 Thank you for your kind words, and you’ve already helped me, really 🙂 I’ve got at least some information from a competent person now to start with, not just my bare assumptions. I wish you all the luck in the world with your exams and an immense amount of strengths and patience, I really hope you’ll make it through at your best 🙂
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hi nora! i love your page, but i have a problem when i try to use the tea set, they dessapear from the table and apaer far away from the tablet ): and i put the ccemerge in DCbackup i dont know what i can do.. (sorry my english is not good) i hope you understand my bad english (im from dominican republic)!
Hi Princess. This is probably a missing accessory issue: https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/premium-content-missing-accessories/
I wants to be a mentor in this topic someday. Very efficiently written article. I am totally impressed. After reading this I am scared I might never be the same. Your write up is great!
My bistro menu is also missing. If I go into the bistro it is there but it’s not in my shop mode any suggestions? I have the bistro from the sims3 store. I’ve reinstalled it and I’ve replaced my ccmerged file. Just not sure where to go from here.
This is not a ccmerged issue. It is most likely a missing accessory issue: https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/premium-content-missing-accessories/
Thank you Nona for all your effort and for providing the up to date ccmerged file! You’re awesome! ^^ Good luck with your classes aswell!
You’re welcome, and thank you 🙂
Hello,
First, thanks for your awesome work, I start to understand how premium content works!
Now, your ccmerged doesn’t seem to work with Brunch. On media, I saw that you’ve updated it a few days after its release, but it somehow doesn’t work with the latest content. I’ve tried to make my simmies use the tea table and the “oven” (I don’t remember its name actually) provided by Brunch, they start moving to it, they are in front of it… But queue drops, they just stand here doing nothing.
My sims dont freeze a few seconds before dropping their queue, or act strangely, like teleporting a mile away, they just stop moving in front of it and stare blankly at it.
Ye, i read that you’re at the end of your term, so I understand how busy you can be and that you don’t have enough time to spare with the sims, but if you could provide me an answer or indicate me what to do, or better, reupdate it for the latest content, it would be awesome!
The ccmerged is fine. I have no played sims in months, so I’m not entirely sure what your issue could indicate. The most common problems are installation issues and outdated mods.
ccmerged is now updated for the Last Venue of Amore.
Thank you for always updating this and sharing it.
You’re welcome 🙂 Thanks for leaving a comment!
i should put the ccmerged on my dc backuo files or on the overrides files in the mod files?
I have answered this question countless times. Press Ctrl + F and type in Overrides. You will find many details on this page which answers the question.
listen i ask because i have always put the ccmerge files on my dcbackups but now with the issues of the las store content the venue of amore they are saying to put tthe new ccmerge in the overrides and i did tipe con crt +f and it dis not answered my questions a simple yes or no would have been nice but tnks anyway
I have deleted files from library (lots) that was my collected houses ….how can I get them back.. plzzz reply me
I have deleted files from library how can I get them back and it isalso deletedfrom recycle bin plzz help me help me….
If you deleted them from the recycle bin there is not much I can do, with the exception that you could go through the trouble of using a free recovery program to find the deleted files. Explaining how to use such a program is beyond the scope of this blog. Try googling “free recovery software”
Thnx for replying back..will try for that.:)
does this work for mac?
There is no reason why it would not work for mac, so yes, I believe so.
I think it’s not aviable to download any more 😦
it still dosent work for me even when i used ur ccmerged
[…] Before you start playing, always go to the Sims 3 folder in Documents and delete the cache files. If you’re playing store worlds there are also World Cache files that you can safely delete. You can also delete the files in DCBackup – the only one you need to leave alone is CCMerged (DON’T DELETE IT! or all Premium Store Items will stop working. You’ll find info on CCMerged here.). […]
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[…] Before you start playing, always go to the Sims 3 folder in Documents and delete the cache files. If you’re playing store worlds there are also World Cache files that you can safely delete. You can also delete the files in DCBackup – the only one you need to leave alone is CCMerged (DON’T DELETE IT! or all Premium Store Items will stop working. You’ll find info on CCMerged here.). […]
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I Followed all the steps and it didnt work on my computer
i even dragged my working ccmerged file from my laptop to my computer but yet it didnt work
[…] the right working CCmerged file from here. The download link is at the bottom of the post called “Download ccmerged.zip“. It is […]
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[…] be reconstructed and averything should work fine again. b)Get the right working CCmerged file from here. The download link is at the bottom of the post called “Download ccmerged.zip“. It is […]
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[…] Each time before you start playing, always go to the Sims 3 folder in Documents and delete the cache files. If you’re playing store worlds there are also World Cache files that you can safely delete. You can also delete the files in DCBackup – the only one you need to leave alone is CCMerged (DON’T DELETE IT! or all Premium Store Items will stop working. You’ll find info on CCMerged here.). […]
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Would this method work for people who have downloaded the premium store content free from other websites?
Ok… so I read through this page (skimmed mostly), and tried EVERYTHING! I replaced the CCmerged.package file from the one you provide to my folder, replaced it, reinstalled everything and nothing worked. Then I went back through and read again (I actually read it ALL this time through!) and I seen “Outdated package/mods”. I look through my Mods folder and delete this “Sims 3 Store Fixes 12.07.12.package” file and things fix themselves after deleting this file. This file only showed up after the 1.69 patch after I updated my launcher on 11/18/2015. So if things STILL aren’t working for you, try deleting that.
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I’m still stuck on step 3: Move your backed up premium content I need literally words so that I will do the correct thing. Anyone know of a video that could help?
This website really sparked my interest. Could you tell us more about this subject? I hate that my lap top battery is about dead. Your blog is awesome!
I enjoy the details you provide here. Any additional suggestions or hints? Thanks for the advice! I am impressed.
awesome!
What about all my 3rd party custom content and custom recipes? Can I replace my ccmerge and not lose any of that.
El problema es que tenemos demasiados modelos de mesas en internet y a veces nos cuesta decidirnos, encontre esta página y me ayudó bastante.
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Worked perfectly! Thank you so much.
[…] The game also generates a file called “ccmerged” in this folder, when you install premium content from The Sims 3 Store. Do NOT delete this file. If you do so, your store premium content will not work properly. More details about this can be found here: DCBackup, ccmerged.package and Your Premium Store Content Items […]
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Thanks so much for your detailed instructions. Unfortunately, I am not a native english speaker and am pretty sure I misunderstood something or it went over my head (OR I’m a little dumb. Very possible.) So I have all my premium content as package files and dont receive the moodlets for the objects. I downloaded the ccmerged folder provided by you and replaced the old one in DCBackup without any changes in my game. Would you be able to help me out with this? Thanks in advance, all you do is greatly appreciated 🙂
And I followed your instructions for creating the Override-Folder in my mods folder and copied the ccmerged into it.
Afterwards I discovered in my game that I also lost the moodlets for installed premium content from the store. They worked before BUT I’m not crying over it :,)
Again: Thanks for your blog and all the time you put into this. Thank you so much ❤
I’m so sorry for spaming >.< It works now <:o)