Re: game installation directory is invalid. please select a different directory

by AtheCles
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Re: game installation directory is invalid. please select a different directory

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It's interesting to see this has been a problem for over 2 years now, I really don't understand why EA has this time, while other DRMs don't.

I'm not complaining, since I was warned about this, but 27 hours does seem like a long time. Just looking for a plausible reason, and one that can't be refuted by "Steam doesn't have that problem". 

This is a huge issue. It should have been fixed years ago. 

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Thank you so much for this post I have been stuck trying to fix the issue for 4 hours and it's now fixed thanks to this 😊
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Mine is still saying the same thing does anyone no waht else to do
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OMG thank you, thank you, thank you! This actually worked guys!:eahigh_file:

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What is a safe game installer other than the one provided? I really don't want a virus.

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There is no "advanced" option.

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advanced doesnt exist for me
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it said the same thing and idk how to fix it ALL I WANTED WAS TO PLAY THE SIMS    IF ANY ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS PLEASE TELL ME  ALSO WHAT THE HECK IS A DIRECTORY IT DIDN'T EVEN ELL ME WHAT THAT IS 

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I freaking love you for this . It’s finally letting me download ❤️ . I’ve been trying for almost a month now and it works oooo yah .
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I was having this same problem. I found a very simple solution, and that is this: I just created a new folder in the drive I wanted to install games on, called it "Origin Games", went into Application Settings > Installs & Saves > [On Your Computer] Game Library Location > Change folder ... > and selected the Origin Games folder I had just created. Worked for me. 

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