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eI-nombre
11 years ago
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Can i reinstall games after uninstalling them?

This is probably an obvious one but I was just wondering what the deal was with reinstalling games with Origin. Currently downloading Dragon Age as its on the house but if I delete it in the future t...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    There is 'Cloud Saves' for some games (mostly older games), but you need enable that option in Application Setting - General (top left corner Origin menu). Also from personal experience I would still recommend keeping save files locally as it just safer 🙂

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RandomEliax
10 years ago

If you already bought the game yes u can reinstall without paying

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
10 years ago

@RandomEliax Yes you can, just log in to Origin client using the account you purchased the game with or redeemed the games product code under and the game should show under 'My Games'. From there you should be able to download it with out any charge!

Let us know if you have any further questions!

  • simsfashion503's avatar
    simsfashion503
    10 years ago

    I really need help, so I uninstalled my sims 3 expansions and when I tried to install them back the only one I was able to get back was the original Sims 3. I can't get my expansions back!   ):

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    i bought sim city and uninstalled it by accident now when i go into my games it isn't there can you help.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    So if i already have the game downloaded in origin, can i reinstall without using the cd? 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      9 years ago

      To answer both your and my own question, yes, you can reinstall once they are already in Origin. I spent a little time on the phone with EA help, who were in fact very helpful. Some of my games were old enough (purchased originally on disc) that their Product Codes were no longer valid. They issued me new codes and put those games into my Origin library, so now are all accessible from there. Cudos to EA support!

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Hi, I have a question. Can I uninstall my ea game and reinstall on my other account? I bought a game for my daughter and accidentally downloaded it to my old account. I meant to download it on my new account as I play Dragon Age on my old one. I would love to be able to play while she is playing! To be clear, I don't want two copies of it lol. Can I take it off my main one and move it to the new account I made? Please help! Thank you ☺
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    sorry but can I try to choose another language by reinstalling the game (nfs 2015),  because I bought first time and thought I can choose language later, I need russian but as I saw later there was english as my language in my options in origin, I understand both languages but prefer russian, thx. shortly - can I reinstall the game with choosing another language. 

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    8608409463
    6 years ago

    I have fifa 19 and my ultimate team being giving me problems for 3 days now keep telling me sorry can’t connect to ultimate team server how can I solve this pls help it’s frustrating 

  • LAMBRINIBOI's avatar
    LAMBRINIBOI
    6 years ago

    What if the game you uninstalled does not appear in the my games section? 

    • holger1405's avatar
      holger1405
      Hero+
      6 years ago

      @LAMBRINIBOI 

      The most likely explanation is that you're logged in with an account this game is not registered too.

      If you are sure that this is not the case:

      What game is that?

      What is your Origins version number? (Origin menu > Help > Info.)

      Tray to clear your Origin cache:

      • Close Origin completely.
        (right click on the Origin symbol in the task bar > close)
      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
      • Type or copy and paste "%ProgramData%/Origin" (without quotes) into the new window > hit ENTER
      • Delete all the files and folders in the Origin folder, except for the "LocalContent" folder.
        (The "LocalContent" folder must remain untouched.)
      • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
      • Type or copy and paste "%AppData%" (without quotes) into the new window > hit ENTER
      • Now your Windows explorer should have brought you to your "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Roaming" folder.
      • Delete the "Origin"  folder inside the "Roaming" folder.
      • In the address bar of your Windows explorer click on "AppData".
      • Open the "Local" folder.
      • Delete the "Origin"  folder inside the  "Local" folder.
      • Restart your PC. > test

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