Pre-game editor not working error "Unable to find some essential data"

Hello, i have that problem, someone know why?

Pls help

Hello, can you please try uninstalling/reinstalling the editor?

I have a fix for this, Using game pass version. On Windows. It seems to be an issue with installing the game outside the default folder.

copy  and paste into any explorer address window or the start bar and hit enter. Or C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024.

If you cant do the above or still struggling press the windows key and the letter "R" at the same time and paste %localappdata%\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024 into the box that shows up and hit enter.

 

Inside is a file called: install_path.txt. if you open this in notepad mine just had "C:/Program Files/WindowsApps/SportsInteractive.FootballManager2024_0.9.297.0_x64__5w3tn6tb6stnm/data/" inside. That is not where my game is installed. 

I edited it to where my game is installed which in my case is "E:\Xbox Games\Football Manager 2024\Content\data"

 

I am currently in the editor and the editor is installed on my C: drive while the game is on my E: drive. 

 

Hope that helps.

 

I have a fix for this, Using game pass version. On Windows. It seems to be an issue with installing the game outside the default folder.

copy  and paste into any explorer address window or the start bar and hit enter. Or C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024.

If you cant do the above or still struggling press the windows key and the letter "R" at the same time and paste %localappdata%\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024 into the box that shows up and hit enter.

 

Inside is a file called: install_path.txt. if you open this in notepad mine just had "C:/Program Files/WindowsApps/SportsInteractive.FootballManager2024_0.9.297.0_x64__5w3tn6tb6stnm/data/" inside. That is not where my game is installed. 

I edited it to where my game is installed which in my case is "E:\Xbox Games\Football Manager 2024\Content\data"

 

I am currently in the editor and the editor is installed on my C: drive while the game is on my E: drive. 

 

Hope that helps.

 

EDIT 15th April. 

Went to load the Editor again and it has changed the install_path.txt file back to looking in the C: Drive. editing file again to point to where it is installed fixes it again.

 

Edited April 15 by Gazza88
extra info I found after posting.