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lil_mystri's avatar
3 years ago
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Sims 4 won't repair or update

When I log in to the EA app and go to my games. I click on sims 4 and update it says something went wrong try again later. That was 4days ago. Now I have tried to repair the game first but it gets up to 67% then goes to 14% then says something went wrong try and restart the app. I've done all this including deleting cache. Restarted the app and still can't do nothing it's been 6days of this

  • lil_mystri's avatar
    lil_mystri
    3 years ago

    I actually figured it out. 

    I did a disk check and there was some files missing looks like its repairing now.

    Thank you 

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    lil_mystri
    3 years ago

    Thank you for your response.

    I tried it your way and it got all the way to 19Gb out of 20Gb then started all over again saying something went wrong.

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    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @lil_mystri  If you use a third-party antivirus, disable it temporarily, then clear the App's cache again and try to repair.

    If that doesn't help, do you have fast-enough internet that reinstalling the game wouldn't be a burden?  If so, please try that.  But instead of uninstalling Sims 4, rename the folder that contains the game's program files.  It's in the location you see in the EA App, under Sims 4 > Manage > View properties.  This will make the App think the game is uninstalled.  Be sure to close the App and kill the EABackgroundService in the Task Manager before renaming the folder.

    Once you've done this, restart your computer.  Create a new folder on the root level of the drive of your choice, for example C:\Games is fine, but not C:\Program Files\Games.  This is where you'll install Sims 4.  Open the EA App, click Sims 4, then Install, and you'll be asked where you want the game.  Choose the new folder, and let me know how far the process gets.

    If your internet is slow, you can try the same, except once you've started the download, pause it, then copy over the files from the previous install into the new location.  Once you resume the download, the App should verify the files' presence, download anything missing (e.g. the update content), and finish the install.  Hopefully.

  • lil_mystri's avatar
    lil_mystri
    3 years ago

    I actually figured it out. 

    I did a disk check and there was some files missing looks like its repairing now.

    Thank you