This issue has now been fixed in patch 1.62.69.1220 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/Mac-April-14th-2020-Patch-Notes/m-p/8965382#M31601
If the Sims 4 Packs folder in your Applications folder is complete yes, trash the desktop one. Which is the bigger folder?
For turning off automatic downloads in Origin - https://bluebellflora.com/the-sims-4-origin-how-to-disable-automatic-updates-and-startup-on-a-mac/
Thanks No more reinstalling has occurred since shutting it off so thank you!
& I did trash the desktop folder saying “The Sims 4 Packs” & then everything in Origin & also in game kept telling me to download & “download to use” .. once I put the folder back onto my desktop everything showed as downloads & Playable in gams. Both Sims 4 Pack folders on my desktop & in the user applications folder are the same size. Not sure what that’s all about.
