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teieuw
Newcomer
3 months ago

Please allow me to uninstall a single pack to make space on EA

Please allow me to uninstall a single pack to make space on EA

I really don't wish to uninstall sims 4 just to uninstall a single or couple of packs that are occupying too much space on my laptop. I don't remember Origin being this way, but EA has been taking up a lot of space on my laptop every time I try to test my luck and install some packs that I know I will want to use on my gameplay. Please sims 4 team make it a thing where we can uninstall the packs we want off our sims 4 without having to uninstall the whole game. 

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 months ago

    teieuw  It's not officially supported, but you can delete the folder for any given pack you don't want to use.  Each one has a folder directly inside [install location]\The Sims 4.  The folders inside Delta only hold patch data, so you can ignore those.

    In order to delete one of these folders, you'll need to close the EA App and kill the EABackgroundService in the Task Manager.  Disable automatic updates within the App as well, or it might try to reinstall the missing pack(s).  You can of course cancel the download if you catch it in time.

    If the App still tries to install your packs, there's a more involved workaround; let me know if you need it.

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