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edithc
3 years ago

Spore will not start downloading

This is what happens whenever I press download on the game

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It does this

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and then does this weird glitch after it fails to do the first thing.

All other games are downloading just fine through Origin except Spore. I have tried to download Spore on 3 different computers and it has worked on none of them. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Origin, restarting my computer, and running Origin as administrator, none have worked. I am very stumped on how to fix this. Any and all help is appreciated.

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10 Replies

  • ChrisT00f's avatar
    ChrisT00f
    3 years ago

    Same Here. Why is this not fixed after months of download not working?

    EA Store App does not let me get the Serial # to redeem it on steam...

  • mepos6639's avatar
    mepos6639
    3 years ago

    I'm having the same problem and its the end of December. Game will not download.

  • mepos6639's avatar
    mepos6639
    3 years ago

    My problem was with Spore. Problem same as described above. I got the game to download by removing all the add-ons from the download. I noticed that one of the add-ons was queued before the game when I looked at the xbox app. I suspect that the download order created a problem because the add-on wouldn't download unless it detected the main game. but that is just a hunch based on the fix.

  • Alverenn's avatar
    Alverenn
    2 years ago

    " I got the game to download by removing all the add-ons from the download." This fixed the issue for me when using the EA App to download this game. The App was stuck on "Preparing"

  • VirranTaellos's avatar
    VirranTaellos
    1 year ago

    Thank you! Your advice to disable addons in downloading order helps me too!

  • atnese's avatar
    atnese
    1 year ago

    This fixed my issue as well. Thanks.

    Edit: wow the replies are NOT clear: What fixed it was just downloading each part separately.

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