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RocketDweebd's avatar
2 years ago

Discontinued Game No Longer in Library, Cannot Uninstall Now

Product: The EA app
Platform:PC
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Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Game Hub
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 28.01.24 12:00
Summarize your bug I cannot uninstall a game that is no longer in my library, nor available on EA's online catalogue.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? "C:\Program Files\Common Files\EAInstaller\KnockoutCity"
What happens when the bug occurs? I cannot uninstall my game
What do you expect to see? My game, uninstall-able

I cannot uninstall a discontinued game from the EA app, even using the windows installed apps section to uninstall. The game in question is the discontinued game Knockout City, which is occupying 28.4 GBs on my C:Drive that I cannot remove since it's greyed out with no access. It was under Program Files, then EAInstaller, and all 5 of the games in there are greyed out as only the EA app can make changes. And since the game is longer on EA's app, it does not know how to remove it, as when I try under windows app remover it wouldn't actually disappear, and now it says it cannot locate the file which was at "C:\Program Files\Common Files\EAInstaller\KnockoutCity" I just want a way to remove these remaining files and free up the space, thanks.

1 Reply

  • @RocketDweebd  You can try using Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) to uninstall any app you want.  However, Revo may not be able to find an app that's been partially uninstalled.  In that case, I'd suggest manually deleting any folders you find.  Make sure the EA App is closed and the EABackgroundService is NOT running in the Task Manager when you do this.  Then use Piriform's CCleaner (again, the free version is fine) to clean up any leftover hidden files, for example registry entries.

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