Sometimes it is necessary to use the "Repair" option within the official EA App before the updater can function correctly.
Players using cracked versions of The Sims 4 (from 2017–2018) often seek updaters to add new features without redownloading the entire game. Version 1.41 corresponds to patches that added terrain manipulation, toddler stuff packs, and first-person camera mode. Cracked game communities sometimes share updaters as a workaround. sims4updaterv141exe
For older, legitimate physical copies, EA occasionally hosts manual patches on their support site. This is rare post-2020. Sometimes it is necessary to use the "Repair"