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Wannebeartist
Seasoned Newcomer
22 days ago

EA app keeps downloading content that I didn't want installed

I am currently selling my gaming computer and hoping after I move countries I can get a new setup, so in between changing setups I am on a laptop that can't handle all of the expansion packs, game packs, stuff packs and kits that I own, so I just want to have the base game and one expansion installed at time. BUT THE EA APP KEEPS INSTALLING THE REST OF THE CONTENT THAT I OWN. When I first installed the base game and expansion pack that I wanted I ran the game and the content started to download and install as I was playing, then I had to stop each one of them one by one (all 60+ of them). Now I bought some new kits and it did it again when I ran the game for the first time after I bought them. This is very frustrating since I can't uninstall the ones that installed before I got a chance to stop it without having to uninstall and reinstall the others too!!

Is there a setting that I can use to make sure it stops doing this?

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6 Replies

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    22 days ago

    Wannebeartist​  Normally, disabling automatic game updates in the EA App's settings is enough to stop this after the App's first attempt.  As in, you'd have had to cancel the downloads once, but not again unless you cleared the App's cache.  Is this setting off?  If not, try it.

    There's also a somewhat-janky workaround to block the App from installing any given pack, if you're interested.  It's not supported but also shouldn't break your computer or your Sims 4 install.

  • Wannebeartist's avatar
    Wannebeartist
    Seasoned Newcomer
    22 days ago

    I have the auto-update setting disabled. I am very interested in the workaround!

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    21 days ago

    Wannebeartist​  To stop the packs from installing, rather than simply disabling them, you can create a text file for each pack with the same name as the pack folder.  These files will go in [install location]\The Sims 4, where you'll see one folder per installed pack, named by type and release date.  For example, Get to Work was the first expansion released, so its folder's name is EP01.

    Close the EA App and make sure the EABackgroundProcess is NOT running in the Task Manager's background services list.  Delete the folder for an installed pack, create a text file with the same name, place it in and strip the .txt extension off so it's simply named EP01 or whatever you're choosing.  Place it in [install location]\The Sims 4.  The EA App won't be able to create a folder with this same name in the same location and therefore won't be able to download the pack with that folder name.

    Any time you want to reinstall that pack, delete the text file (with the EA App closed, or you won't be able to make changes to the game's program files) and download that pack if it doesn't happen on its own.

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