Did you also try renaming the entire user folder ?
What is the user folder and what does that have to do with the issue in the game? Everything was working fine until a couple hours after the update. I did not add mods or change anything, and as I said the only issue is with Sims 4, not any other game in Origin.
The user file has all your progress so it has about everything to do with your game.
Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199
You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup.
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