Re: Disable Packs Command Not Working

It also doesn't work with just one pack. I also know it won't work via the shortcut, I rarely use the shortcut anyway.

@myeungo  Your command looks fine, unless there's a space before the - (I can't tell either way).  Try clearing the EA App's cache:

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/

If that doesn't help, try running the App as an admin: right-click the desktop shortcut and select "Run as administrator."

If that doesn't help either, I'm a little perplexed; I haven't seen any other reports of this lately.  But as a workaround, you could try deleting these packs manually.  They're labeled exactly as in the command line argument, and they're here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4

You can ignore the folders inside Delta, which are patch data for the packs and not relevant here.  Make sure you've disabled automatic game updates in the EA App.  Close the App and kill the EABackgroundService in the Task Manager before trying to delete any folders.

If the App still tries to reinstall the packs, it might only do so once, but if it keeps trying, you can create text files with the same names, and strip off the .txt extensions, in the same location.  The App won't be able to create folders with these names if the files already exist.

@myeungo  Are you saying that the packs are loading in-game even after you've deleted their folders?  And the packs haven't reinstalled?

If so, then either you deleted the wrong folders or you have a second Sims 4 install somewhere on your computer.  In that case, try searching for the folder names.  Open a File Explorer window, click This PC in the left panel, and enter a folder name, for example EP05 for Seasons.  When the scan is finished, expand the window sideways until you can see the entire path to each folder, and use Windows key-shift-S to capture that portion of the screen.

Please do this for two or three packs, and post the results for each one.  You should absolutely have at least two entries for each pack, even with the main folders deleted.

Yeah, they haven't been redownloaded and they show up even after I've deleted the folders. I tried one that I did delete to see what would show up (GP01), here's the results.

@myeungo  Where did you delete the folders from?  I see an intact GP01 folder here, in the game's program files:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4

I don't see any evidence of a secondary install either—there would at least be a GP01 folder inside ...\The Sims 4\Delta.  (That folder is irrelevant for this purpose; I'm just saying it would be there.)

Separately, if you use the -w command line argument, by itself, does it work?  It should force the game to open in windowed mode.

I deleted it the way you told me to do previously. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4. Since GP01 is one of the packs I wanted to disable, I deleted it.

-w does work. 

@myeungo  Okay, then the problem is specifically with disabling packs, not with the command line overall.  I don't know what's going on, only that I've seen this problem a few times in the last several years (maybe 3-5 max), and it's never had a good explanation.  The function is working overall in the EA App—I tested it by successfully disabling EP01 and GP09, and we'd see more reports if this were a common bug.

Asid from uninstalling the EA App with Revo Uninstaller, or uninstalling and then using Piriform's CCleaner to remove hidden files, I'm not sure what to suggest.  If you want to try, the free version of either app is fine; I'd use Revo's Hunter Mode if you go that direction.

It's also very strange that you'd see any content from the packs you've deleted.  Are you able to filter by these packs in CAS or Build/Buy?  That's the easiest test.

Oddly enough I can filter by them. I'm going to try uninstalling everything and reinstalling it, see if it helps. I'd like to disable the ones I don't use so my game runs smoother. I have 70 add-ons, so it's getting a little laggy.