@dotazuredWhen the issue first happened to me, this thread was already super long, so I didn't have the time to read each little post in it (I still have a life, come on - lol) - so I simply added to it saying it was also happening to me, etc..
After that, I decided to make some tests myself and share my results/conclusions, because I thought it might be helpful to the discussion.
I'm glad to hear other people got to the same results and conclusions as I did - this means I'm not crazy (lol) and that we can all agree about a few things - including the obvious fact that deleting our personal data should NEVER be a 'solution' (the actual solution MUST be given by EA itself and it shouldn't involve losing/resetting ANY game data or progress either)..
And last but not least..
I didn't lose anything myself - as I mentioned, I made sure I had a backup of all of those folders and files, for safety, so.. I was able to put everything back in their places after I was done with the tests - I just wanted people to be aware of that if they decide to do the same or anything similar.
Cheers!