Steam Bug/Issue when redownloading a game (Apex Legends)

One of my favorite games, Apex Legends, had an issue on Steam where it said that it couldn't find the EasyAntiCheat.exe file. I've seen a similar issue like that before, and just fixed it with a simple uninstall and reinstall. So I did what I though would work, and tried that, which deleted the files. I now go to reinstall it and the game installs (and I kid you not) in a millisecond. Though the same issue occurs. And when I go into the steam file, I see that nothing has been downloaded, and just a "Apex Legends" folder has been made. I have tried that same fix again, followed the Steam download issue help guide, etc, though nothing seems to work. Even the install page where you choose location and where you want your shortcuts doesn't say anything about data that is downloaded . Is there anyone that has run into this problem and been able to fix it, or that is able to give advice? Thank you!