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'''The Exchange''' is the official place where creators can share their [[custom content]] for ''The Sims 1, 2 and 3''. It is a community feature made available by [[Electronic Arts]]. It is free to up- and download from The Exhange once you have registered as a user.▼
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▲'''The Exchange''' is the official place where creators can share their [[custom content]] for ''The Sims
==The Sims==
The Exchange for ''The Sims'' had sections for families, as well as for lots for the various [[Sub-neighborhood|community areas]]. In general, downloads from this Exchange did '''not''' include any [[custom content]] used on the lots or any custom [[skins]] worn by the Sims in a family.
===Notes===
Some creators do not appreciate their work being uploaded to The Exchange. They'd rather upload their work to communities such as [[ModTheSims]]. [[Pay sites]] in particular are imploring people not to redistribute their content on The Exchange as it is free to use, though there are no legal ramafications for doing so.<ref>See [[Pay sites]].</ref>▼
Downloading from this Exchange did not work with browsers other than Internet Explorer, though users of other browsers could view family albums. Much data on this Exchange was lost in a major crash in early 2008, and was never restored. After that, downloading became erratic, and uploading effectively became unavailable.
As of August 20, 2010, this Exchange was not directly available. As of May 9, 2011, it, along with the last vestiges of [[TheSims.com]], was removed.
==The Sims 2==
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The exchange for ''The Sims 2'' (along with the entire website) went down sometime in the Spring of 2011. After complaints, however, the site returned, with the content from the exchange slowly being added back. On January 14, 2013, The Sims 2 Exchange was removed by EA, along with the rest of [[TheSims2.com]]. When it was still active, players could share stories, lots and sims on it.
===Patch===▼
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==The Sims 3==
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The exchange for The Sims 3 is split into 16 sections, accessories, clothing, hair color, households, lots, objects, patterns (from [[Create a Pattern]]), pets, pet accessories, pet colors, plumbots, plumbot parts, Sims, tattoos, stories, and worlds (from [[Create a World]]).
While playing ''The Sims 3'', players can directly upload houses, and other objects straight to the exchange through the Launcher.
==Notes==
▲Some creators do not appreciate their work being uploaded to The Exchange. They'd rather upload their work to communities such as [[ModTheSims]]. [[Pay
==See also==
*[[Corrupt file on The Exchange]]
▲==Patch==
▲There is a known 'Error code 5' bug with the Sims 2 Exchange. A patch can be downloaded to fix the issue here: http://thesims2.ea.com/community/Sims2SSLPatcher.exe (0.2 Mb)
==External links==
*[http://www.thesims3.com/exchange ''The Sims 3'' Exchange]
*<s>[http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/index.php?pid=Exchange ''The Sims 2'' Exchange]</s> (dead link)
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