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Wannebeartist
Seasoned Newcomer
5 hours 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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4 Replies

  • Wannebeartist's avatar
    Wannebeartist
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 hours ago

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

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    4 hours 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.

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