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parmula
Seasoned Novice
7 months ago

EA app stuck on preparing/downloading/repairing/updating

I had a very frustrating night, after buying a sims4 add-on, I couldn't download it on EA app (stuck on preparing forever), so I clicked cancel (stuck on canceling) and failed to work, so I had to kill the program from manager. Then when I relaunch my EA app, my sims4 can longer be launched (even from offline), firstly it says repairing required, then stuck on repairing,  then it says update required, then stuck on updating. I try to download Apex and also get stuck. I've seen similar problems posted and tried all troubleshooting but did't work (I even try to install origin but seems fail to work on Win 11)

Talked to three advisors, none with proper solutions, one even tell me to boot my PC(I'm so appalled). EA app is so frustratingly crap, it's a crime considering how much money I spent on the game and now even launching it becomes impossible.

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  • parmula's avatar
    parmula
    Seasoned Novice
    7 months ago

    Also I don't know whether I could play my sims4 on Steam (I have basically all the dlcs), have to pray every time when there's a game update, so fed up with it!

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    parmula
    Seasoned Novice
    7 months ago

    Very funny, I can't even edit my post with more information, even this page is buggy!

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    parmula
    Seasoned Novice
    7 months ago

    Thanks, and I have tried all these, sadly not working, I have just boot my pc still didn't work

  • Totally understand your frustration — I had a similar issue recently. What finally worked for me was clearing the EA app cache (from the app's Help menu) and then doing a clean reinstall of the EA app. Also, make sure the EA Background Service is running in the background (check Services in Task Manager). It's not a perfect fix, but after that, my games started working again. Hope it helps!

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