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Re: Sims 4 Cats and Dogs pack not working

@Soldier_Adams  What you found in OneDrive is the Sims 4 user folder, which contains saves and other user content.  If the EA App did somehow install an expansion into this folder, the game wouldn't be able to use the data anyway.

And yes, the fact that you can use each others' saves is definitely because of OneDrive syncing the local files with cloud storage, then downloading them to all computers signed into this particular Microsoft account.  In your position, I wouldn't want OneDrive to sync anything, but perhaps you have a use for it.  If not, let me know, and I can describe how to stop the syncing from happening.

If you click Sims 4 in your game library, then click Manage, then Manage add-ons, is Cats & Dogs on the list?  If so, you should see a Download button.  At least, that's what I see on my laptop now that I have the game installed there, and the download did start when I clicked the button.

If that doesn't help, try using the App Recovery option, which is in the dropdown menu in the upper-left corner, in the Help category.

If this doesn't work either, please contact EA customer support to make sure that the purchase did in fact go through.

https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/

5 Replies

  • Soldier_Adams's avatar
    Soldier_Adams
    3 years ago

    The manage add-ons did the trick! I can't believe I never looked at that option before. There was a download option next to Cats and Dogs. It is now downloaded and working properly.

    Thanks again for all your help with this, much appreciated!

  • Kara_1010's avatar
    Kara_1010
    2 years ago

    @puzzlezaddictSo, I have the same issue, but instead of it showing "you already own this pack" on ea, it shows "purchase", like it thinks I didn't buy it at all, which I of course did. There might be a problem with that I bought this pack on instant gaming and putted the code in ea, but then, why do I see the pack in The Sims 4 game and it says "you own this pack", or something like that. Also, when I click manage on ea, it only shows those options:

    View properties

    Repair

    Uninstall

    But there is no potion to manage adds-on, I can only go to adds-on that are next to "Overview"

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @Kara_1010  Did you try again after I posted?  Sometimes it takes a little while for these issues to self-correct, so please try again now even if you expect it not to work.