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FIX: Origin download failed error message
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Some users have encountered the Origin download failed error message when trying todownloadtheir favorite games.
This issue has caused a lot of anger on the official EA forums. This is understandable considering that people pay for a service in order to get access whenever they want to.
Here is what one user had to say about this issue on theEA Answers forums:
My games won’t actually start downloading, they will get stuck in the preparingdownloadphase, and then fail todownload. I get a message saying mydownloadfailed, and that I should try in a few minutes.
After researching the online forums, we have compiled the best methods to apply to fix this issue. Please follow the instructions carefully so no new issues can arise.
Here’s how to fix the Origin download failed error message on Windows 10
1. Run the Origin client with administrator privileges
It is very important that you make sure Origin is started with administrator privileges. Doing this will allow the software to gain access to create folders and write files on yourPC.
To do so, you need to simply navigate to the Origin.exe file on your hard-drive -> right-click it -> choose Run as administrator.
2. Allow Origin through anti-virus and firewall
In order to fix the issue mentioned above, you will need to make sure that you added both Origin.exe and OriginClientService.exe to the whitelist of both your firewall and anti-virus software.
3. Restart your router and start a Network troubleshooter
To restart your router, you will need to either press the Reset button (if the model has one), or justunplug itfrom the wall socket,wait for 30 seconds, and thenplug it back in.
Follow these steps to run the Network troubleshooter:
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4. Check your file system partition format
A large number of users have reported that they identified the reason for the Origin download failed error message.
It seems that the issue is caused by yourdownloadpartition being set to FAT32. Thisformatdoes not allow downloading of files larger than 4GB.
To solve this issue, set thedownloadlocation of your games to another partition that is notformattedas FAT32.
5. Remove Origin from your hard-drive and re-install it
We hope that now you are able todownloadyour games normally.
Please feel free to let us know if this guide helped you solve your Origindownloadfailederrorby using the comment section below.
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