How do I redownload a game I already have?
I recently bought a new iMac, and had all my old programs, etc. transferred to it. I have The Sims 3, but can't launch anymore it because the game requires the DVD, but my new iMac doesn't have a DVD...
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Did you uninstall the disc version (you should not need the disc) ? If there are traces of the disc version left on the computer, the game is still looking for it. You need to completely rid your computer of the disc version, then download and install the download one and you then should no longer need a disc.
Thanks much for the advice.
After deleting the exiting version of the game from my hard drive, I finally got the option in the Origin client to download the game. Took all day, and as I installed first the base game, then the expansions, I was warned that the previous installation is more recent than expected, and that the expansion about to be installed might be incompatible.
When I finished installing all the expansions and launched the game, a window came up and said an update was available. I clicked OK, and when the download finished, I got another window advising me that "an unknown error occurred". That's as far as I've been able to get. Is there something I'm doing wrong?
