– Decompression takes 20–40 minutes depending on your drive. It’s normal for CPU usage to spike.
C:\Games\The Sims 3 or
The big win: . Patch 1.67 is also more mod-friendly than Steam’s 1.69 (which mainly changed the launcher). 3. Installation Walkthrough (Clean & Safe) Assuming you downloaded the ElAmigos “Sims 3 – Complete Collection” (usually ~25–30 GB compressed, ~45 GB installed): sims 3 elamigos