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pupsalem
Rising Traveler
4 years ago
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Can't Download Purchased Game

Product: EA Desktop
Platform:PC
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Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Download Game
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 10/16/2022 but has been happening for a few days since it switched to EA Play on desktop. 
Summarize your bug I purchased an expansion for Sims 4 and it will not download. I have tried clearing the cache within the app through the Help option as well as doing it manually as some people seem to have in the past found that helpful. I have had no luck, and contacting EA has been a mess. I would just submit a refund at this point but it doesn't show up as being eligible for refund. I'm just kind of feeling hopeless at this point. If I click download through going to Manage on Sims 4 itself basically nothing happens. If I search and go to the High School Years expansion within the store and click download usually the first time it shows a little loading circle for a split second then absolutely nothing happens. I wish I hadn't clicked to download EA Desktop, I had no idea it would then be impossible to go back to Origin or that the app was such a mess. 
How often does the bug occur? Every time I attempt to download
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I suppose only if you also purchase the same expansion through EA Desktop and attempt to download it which I don't particularly recommend. I saw also someone mentioned if you download a free game then it will let you download your purchase and I tried that and also nothing. But it does confirm I can download other things, just not this. 
What happens when the bug occurs? Either nothing happens or on the product page when I attempt to download a circle appears for a split second and then it still doesn't do anything.
What do you expect to see? The game download. 

  • I was able to uninstall EA for desktop and reinstall Origin. IMMEDIATELY started downloading my purchase. If you find this because you're having issues, get rid of the app and reinstall Origin. Search for the installer on your desktop as searching Origin online for me just goes back to EA for desktop. 

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  • pupsalem's avatar
    pupsalem
    Rising Traveler
    4 years ago

    I was able to uninstall EA for desktop and reinstall Origin. IMMEDIATELY started downloading my purchase. If you find this because you're having issues, get rid of the app and reinstall Origin. Search for the installer on your desktop as searching Origin online for me just goes back to EA for desktop. 


  • @lamealienbean wrote:

    I was able to uninstall EA for desktop and reinstall Origin. IMMEDIATELY started downloading my purchase. If you find this because you're having issues, get rid of the app and reinstall Origin. Search for the installer on your desktop as searching Origin online for me just goes back to EA for desktop. 



    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. I had bought a ton of packs and when they wouldn't download i was devasted. I would have never thought to reinstall Origin. Everything started downloading as soon as I opened Orgin. You're a life saver! 

  • amimmeker's avatar
    amimmeker
    Rising Newcomer
    3 years ago

    I want to add on to this as I have been searching for an answer for while. Since the EA app wont let you use the orgin app, the steps have changed a bit. I found a copy of the Origin app and downloaded it and logged in.

    The pop up will come up to transfer to EA, but don't click anything. Let it do it's work in the background, till all the verification ends. You will see this in the bottom left of the corner. Then when all done since it wont let you use the app, you can click the update ea app. It worked for some but not all. At least the more important ones worked.

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  • This worked perfectly for me, was able to find the correct version of Origin and the add ons I purchased started downloading after all! Thank you for discovering this!

  • it won’t let me download origin now it just skips to the link to download the ea app. please help what do i do

  • how it could work on windows pc as originn just works in MAC pc??? is that possible?

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