@eemiliak Have you tried using the EA App? Origin is having issues with Sims 3, although several affected players have said Sims 4 downloads fine. The App may uninstall Origin automatically, but you can reinstall it yourself. You can find a download link for the EA App here:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/FAQ-EA-Desktop-Beta/td-p/9090992
Last I checked, the App didn't have Origin's Move Game function, but it may have been added recently.
@eemiliak Yes, you'd keep all your user data, and the EA App should recognize your installed games as well. The user data is in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 (or ... The Sims 3) no matter which app you use. It's a good idea to back this folder up from time to time regardless, but there's no extra risk in introducing the EA App.
@eemiliak No, that's not supposed to happen. But I suppose it could if the underlying reason Origin keeps repairing is that an essential file for Sims 4 (for example, TS4_x64.exe) keeps getting corrupted or deleted. Without that file being present, the EA App might not see the game as installed at all.
The good news is that if you install to the same location as before, the EA App might see the existing program files and only download what's missing. But if that doesn't help, I'd still suggest reinstalling the game to a new folder as the next step.
And look, I've asked you about an antivirus twice now and you haven't answered me. I'm trying to help here, but I can't do that as effectively if you won't give me all the relevant information. This is exactly the kind of problem that a few different antivirus programs have been causing for two years now. And if that's the underlying cause here too, you likely won't be able to solve the issue, at least not permanently, without addressing it. So you'll just be wasting your time and mine.
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