“Your download has been paused” - Help!
Hi! Having trouble downloading sims 4 through origin on my mac. The error coming up says “Your download has been paused - Origin needs to download files and is waiting for permission. Please choos...
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Hey!
Cheers for the suggestions!
Unfortunately running the system preferences > Security/privacy > general didn't seem to initiate any pop-ups for me to accept.
Also, I've been making sure to check behind any active windows and minimising them during the "resuming" process to ensure I don't miss any authorization pop-ups and still nothing :-(
Have attached a photo of the first method + the error window for any additional input/insight,
Again thanks for the help, any further suggestions are greatly appreciated,
Olivia
@oliviafoster96
The System Preferences suggestion does not initiate a pop-up window, that is a separate troubleshooting suggestion.
Odd that it's referencing Windows. Where did you purchase the game from? Are you using a proxy or VPN?
The System Preferences suggestion does not initiate a pop-up window, that is a separate troubleshooting suggestion.
Odd that it's referencing Windows. Where did you purchase the game from? Are you using a proxy or VPN?
- @Bluebellflora that's what I thought too! and all the solutions Ive looked for are for PC users haha, bought all legit off origin + a few expansions, no proxy or VPN. Had the game all installed and working about a year and a half ago and needed to uninstall to make room, its this time around that it been giving me issues
- @oliviafoster96
It really is a bit crazy! Is your user account on your Mac an administrator account? If so then try the following:
Back up your Sims 4 folder (just in case) then run the Origin reset tool, then trash the Origin app in your Applications window. Empty the trash, restart your Mac, then re-download and install Origin. Hopefully that may fix it.
If it isn’t an admin account then try updating through an admin account and see if that initiates the pop up. - @oliviafoster96
Did you manage to try my last suggestion? Because I may have another workaround that may possibly work, let me know 🙂Hey! I tried your last suggestion but it didn't work or me☹️, what else could I do?
-bad english, sorry.
