Crash Fixes

 

How to Clear Cache and Preferences in Football Manager [FM]

 

Clearing the cache is a necessary step whenever a new patch or data update is released to ensure that your game loads fresh files in case any existing ones have been modified. It effectively resets the game to its default settings. When official Football Manager updates like 20.2 or 20.3 transfer and data updates are released, it's recommended that everyone clears the Football Manager caches before continuing their saved game or starting a new one to ensure smooth gameplay.

 

Clearing the Football Manager caches should be the first action taken when encountering issues like:

 

Game won't launch or crashes at the start.

Problems with importing tactics, skins, or other graphics.

Football Manager displays a blank screen, such as not being able to see player profiles.

Slow loading times, especially in long-term saves.

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Delete the Caches Folder

 

Before following these steps, ensure that Football Manager is closed and "Show hidden files and folders" is enabled.

 

For Windows 7:

 

Click 'Start.'

Select 'Computer.'

In the header, select the 'Organize' dropdown.

Choose 'Folder and Search Options.'

Within the 'View' tab, make sure 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' is selected.

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For Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

 

Click 'File Explorer' in the taskbar or type 'File Explorer' in the 'Desktop/Start.'

In the header, click 'View' and ensure 'Hidden Items' is ticked.

Next, navigate to the following path:

C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 202X

 

Delete the Preferences and/or Cache folder.

 

Upon deleting these folders, they will be regenerated when you launch the game. Remember to reconfigure any preferences, such as auto saves, sound levels, or game display mode, as they will be reset to default.

 

How to Delete the Football Manager Preferences Folder

 

In some cases, problems loading Football Manager are caused by incorrect settings in preferences, such as malfunctioning skins or other graphic rendering issues. You might want to reset your preferences to default to resolve these issues.

 

To delete the Football Manager preferences, follow the same approach as clearing the cache, but this time delete the preferences folder instead.

 

The full path is:

C: > Users > “Your Username” \AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 202X\Preferences

 

Alternatively, you can use the following method:

 

Click 'Start.'

Search for "Programs and Files."

Paste "%localappdata%/sports interactive/football manager 202X" into the box and press Enter.

Delete the Preferences folder.

C. Deleting the Editor Cache

 

If you encounter problems with saving or loading any version of the official Football Manager editor, you can also clear the editor cache by following the same procedures as described above. Select "Editor 202X" within the Sports Interactive folder and delete the caches folder within it.

 

Step 2 – Verify Gaming Cache [Steam]

 

Verifying the game cache is the crucial first step to reinstall complete, fresh files of the latest Football Manager version. Reinstalling fresh files won't break your save, making it fully playable after verification. Any deleted files will be restored, ensuring the game remains functional.

 

To verify game files for Football Manager:

 

Open Steam.

Go to your Gaming Library.

Right-click on Football Manager 20XX and select "Properties."

Click on "Local Files" and then "Verify Integrity of Game Cache."

Steam will verify the game's files, which may take several minutes. It will download any missing files, even if you've just verified. Once the process is completed, close the window and launch the game.

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Installing with other mods ( match engine mods )

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You can add the Match Engine mod to your sound pack but i hold no responsibility if you do it and your game crashes.

 

Here's how:

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Create a folder on your desktop and name it Match Engine Sound Pack
Open Resource archiver
Click - Extract Archive
Locate your sound pack mod simatch.fmf file ( Location is normally: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2024\data)
locate: simatch.fmf in the data folder
click load
Choose the folder you want to extract to: Match Engine Sound Pack ( on your Desktop that you created )
now go into your file you created and rename the folder simatch sounds

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Now do the same as above with the  Match engine simatch.fmf file and extract to the Match Engine Sound Pack ( on your Desktop that you created )

this time when you extract it, it should extract as just Simatch.fmf.

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now you should have 2 folders: simatch and simatch sounds

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now open the simatch sounds folder and delete everything in there apart from the events folder

now go back and open the simatch folder and copy everything apart from the events folder.

go back into simatch sounds folder and paste all of the files in there.

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Now the final steps

delete the simatch folder

rename the simatch sounds to simatch

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go back into the resource archiver

click: create archive

locate your folder you created on your desktop and click inside until you see simatch

highlight this then create file

save this to your desktop ( may take a minute to complete )

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you now should have a simatch.fmf file on your desktop

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now make sure you make a backup of your original simatch.fmf file and store it safely somewhere else. you can locate it in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2024\data)

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now place your new simatch.fmf into the data folder, and you should now have the new match engie merged with the sound pack mod

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