Re: Not enough space to download sims 4

There is no options button when i click down on the origin section

In the Origin menu, there should be application settings. Try that

what if u are playing and u run out of space what do u do ?

Try to free up some space by removing Sims unrelated files. Like photos or videos or anything of that kind. Move that to an external device or something

You should be able to do so while you play.

i tried to do that but wherever I change the location to, it still puts up the message that I don't have enough space, I am having the same problem as the original commenter

@missakirabee

You need enough space on your system drive for the temporary files created while downloading.

why can we play free?????

I take it you mean "How" instead of "why". There is a demo that you can download.

Will using an external hard driver work? Looking into purchasing one that goes through the USB port. 

If you can move enough files from your System drive to the external drive then yes.

I bought a new USB to download the game onto, and it's definitely enough space to hold everything, but any time I try, origin tells me I can't download the game onto a USB.

HI @girllovespandas 

that's interesting. Could you post a screenshot of the error message ?

me too

@miss_ashey8   When a file(s) is downloaded to your system, a temp file is created on the system drive until the download is complete. The temp file is then copied (not moved) to a designated folder. This may or may not be on the system device. In the case of the TS4 download, It is then uncompressed. Then the installer is called and the game is installed to the target device. The minimum free space you need on the system device is the size of the download file. There may be other programs using temp files and the operating system is probably using temp files. You need to free up some free space for the download to function properly, Just adding a usb device will not solve the problem. And IMHO the situation probably won't get better. BYW the original temp file may not get deleted right away if ever. This is just one way operating systems bloat.