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Readsbyella's avatar
Readsbyella
2 years ago

How to get access to my expansion packs

Hi,

I played Sims 4 awhile back and I had purchased a bunch of expansion packs to expand my gameplay at the time. Since then I had that computer wiped for personal reasons and I tried to save the files to a hard drive but lost it and I was wondering if there was a way to get those packs back. I managed to find the EA Account that I originally made the purchases on as I can see them on my purchase history but when I go to one of the packs, it says that I have to buy it again. I was also using Origin back then to get through to the SIms 4 homepage but I know that Origin itself does not exist now. 

Is there anyway possible to get access to those expansion packs now? I would just love to be able to play the game again with the same experience I had back then. 

Any and all help is greatly appreciated thank you. 


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3 Replies

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @Readsbyella  Just to be clear, when you say you found the account where you made the purchases, are you signing into this account now, or a different one?  Only the account that made the purchases will be able to access the content.   As in, you'll need to use that same email address to sign into the EA App, and the content should show up in your game library.

  • Readsbyella's avatar
    Readsbyella
    2 years ago

    Hi Puzzleaddict,

    Yes I am logged in on the same account at the moment that the purchases were made from. That was how I could check the purchase history and saw the purchases made for the expansion packs. I will re download the original gameplay and check and see if the packs are still there. Fingers crossed they are. Thank you for your help. Is the EA App the same or similar sort of program like Origin was? 

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    2 years ago

    @Readsbyella  The EA App is supposed to work like Origin, except better.  The reality is it works like Origin, except worse.  There's not much that can be done about its issues from the player side either.

    Within the EA App game library, if you click Sims 4 and select Manage > Manage add-ons, you should see all the packs you own and be able to download any that aren't already installed.  Please post a screenshot of what you find there, and also list the packs that you've purchased but don't see.

    Additionally, please go back to your purchase history on ea.com and look for any refunds, full or partial, for Sims 4 content.  Let me know what you find.

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