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If you are having trouble installing our Football Manager Transfer Update or any other Football Manager Database then please read everything below.
The guide is split into two sections, the basic installation instructions, which should be very simple for 99% of users and some common mistakes and issues. Please make sure to read the guide in full and check you're not making any of the common mistakes before commenting asking for help.
Extra: What to do if you're missing January transfers like Ronaldo, Enzo Fernandez etc
If you're missing transfers from January that means your copy of FM isn't up to date. Update it through Steam or whatever other platform you're using. When starting a new save make sure that it says 23.4 in the top right.
If you are using a cracked or pirated version of FM our update will not work, there is no way to make it work, do not ask for help with a cracking or pirated version you will be banned.
How to download and extract the Football Manager Data Update
- First download the Data Update. You will then be presented with a “zip” file to save somewhere on your computer
- Extract the zip file
- Mac: Usually you can just double click on it.
- Windows: Right click on the file and click “Extract All”
- You should then be presented with a folder that contains files named “.fmf”. In some cases you might be presented with just a single “.fmf” file not in any folders.
- Move the “.fmf” files to your “editor data” folder. See below for where this folder is located on different systems
- Make sure to put the “.fmf” files themselves directly in the “editor data” folder. You cannot have any sub folders within the “editor data” folder.
Windows: Where to put Football Manager Data Updates on Windows
The default path on Windows is:
Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data
Obviously change the year to whatever version of the game you're playing.
Mac: Where to put Football Manager Data Updates on Mac
The default path on Mac is:
/Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data
Obviously change the year to whatever version of the game you're playing.
This can be difficult to find on Mac using Finder, use the following steps to easily find this folder:
a) Open Finder
b) Click “Go” from the menubar and select “Go to Folder” (alternatively press Shift+CMD+G)
c) Copy in the following: ~/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/
d) Open the folder for you game e.g: “Football Manager 2023”
e) Open the “editor data” folder (or create it if it doesn't exist)
f) Move the “.fmf” files into the ”editor data" folder
By default in Finder the path is not shown. Click “View” > “Show Path Bar” in Finder and the full path will now be shown at the bottom of every Finder window.
How to find and change your “editor data” folder in Football Manager
Below you will find the default paths, but not everyone's installation is the same. The easiest way to be sure is to check in Football Manager itself.
- Open Football Manager and click “Preferences”
- Search “Location” at the top and you should see a path, stupidly FM has bad UI and you can't read the whole path.
- Click “Change Folder” and click the dropdown at the top and it should display the whole path.
- If you do wish to change the location you can do so here, but if you're struggling to install a file and asking for help this may confuse the situation.
- There is a reset button to the right of where it says “Change Folder” click this if you're unsure if you've changed it.
Common Mistakes
Not extracting the zip
The “.zip” file should not be in your “editor data” folder. You must extract the zip file. If you are seeing a .zip file in your editor data folder instead of .fmf files then you're doing it wrong.
Do not use sub folders
Your “editor data” folder should never have sub folders.
Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data/new leagues/France.fmf BAD
Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data/France.fmf GOOD
Sometimes when you download a file it will be organised in sub folders like “Football Manager 2023/editor data” already. Make sure to copy just the “.fmf” and not all the sub folders.
Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data/Football Manager 2023/editor data//Data Update.fmf BAD
Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data/Data Update.fmf GOOD
Having “public” folders
For some reason some people have duplicate folders under a parent folder called “public”. I'm not sure why this is, but sometimes it can cause problems. Check if you have the files under a folder folder called “Public” or “Public Documents” and move them to the correct path instead.
Here's some examples.
Windows
Users/Public/Public Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data BAD
Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data GOOD
Mac
/Users/yourname/Public/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data BAD
/Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2023/editor data GOOD
- Date Created
- 07 Feb 2023 08:37:48
- Date Updated
- 18 Aug 2023 15:24:10
- Last Comment
- 18 Dec 2024 19:03:36
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Footygamer
@Keith Batcheltor That makes complete sense. M.Oakley has 1 year on his contract in real life and he has 1 year on his contract in game, our update reflects real life by giving him a 1 year contract rather than the exact date.
We adjust all dates by 1 year since the game starts in June 2022 but we are in June 2023 in real life.
Einnem_Truk
Hey,
I am installing the update correctly and the players are showing up as transferring but when I start a new game I get the error message “Rule Group has empty discipline rules” (after selecting leagues) - not sure what impact this is having on the game longer term, but when I remove the files, the game loads up fine.
Is this something I am doing wrong?
jay romeo
My database works perfectly, thanx sortitoutsi.
however my Chelsea FC squad is not accurate, there is no Mudryk, Madueke, Enzo when you begin career.
Hablo
The clubs VfB Oldenburg and SpVgg Bayreuth are swapped in the leagues. VfB Oldenburg belongs to the Regionalliga Nord and SpVgg Bayreuth belongs to the Regionalliga Süd in Germany.
jukerrs
These files aren't showing when I try to start a new career mode and change the editor data
jay romeo
please check the Chelsea squad on recent updates, a lot of players are missing for example;
Mudryk, Madueke, Enzo, Badiashile, Santos,….
mapesho uchiha
This is not working how do we update when it says 23.0.0 and yours is v23.4.0
The English League cannot change due to this.
Zangor
These players are already at Chelsea in the base version of the game with the latest SI update (23.4). This means that you either have accidentally selected an older database when creating your career or you don't have the genuine version of the game…
Zangor
You should be able to select database version 23.4. If you can't, update your game. This should not be a problem with the original version of the game 🙄
Strahinja96
Hello.
I downloaded a lot of Data Updates, and always worked perfectly. However, in the last few Updates, when i start a new game, all players are one year older then in real life. For example, Mbappe is born in 1997., instead of 1998.
How can i solve that problem?
Rafa Dias
Im using the cracked game, i don´t have access to 23.4.0, all transfers work except the winter ones, can someone help?
Example: Tonali is at NUFC already however Enzo still at Benfica, Ronaldo at United etc…
ALREADY SOLVED, DM if u need help!
Rafa K
Hello. There is a problem with many leagues and the wrong number of teams in leagues that's why fm blocks these leagues and you can't select them in the selection screen. I'm sorry for my english.
Black Phantom
ryanw31
I have same problem
BragaPortugalWin
How I can start new save summer 2023 with your database? If I choose Sweden, where season start May 2023, i see two season results 2022/23, yours and generate in game
berkay_beydag
selamlar her şeyi yapıyorum daha öncede güncelleme yükledim ama şuanda çalışmıyor transferler küme düşenler hiç bişey değişmiyor ne yapmam lazım
Footygamer
This is intentional, the game starts in July 2022 so we've changed the birth dates by 1 year.
It's an optional file just uncheck “Updated Ages and Contracts by 1 year” when creating a new game.
Footygamer
Our update is not designed to work with a future start date file. Our update includes all the promotions and relegations if you start in May 2023 then another season will play and random teams will be promoted/relegated.
yessirleka
Hello. I downloaded the files and put them into the right place but when i open the game and go to database this happens and it won't allow me to hit advanced files.
Moreno_Tottenham
Hello all FM Addicts.
I only want some help to know what are the optional files that i can uncheck from here please.
For example the +1 year i can take it of, but the others?
I want to have only the transfers that happen so far…
Thank you all. Good saves !
Footygamer
Transfers and contract updates are all in the the file called “changes”.
p373
Ireland League not working, just have red triangle when go to add Leagues. It told me too many teams, but I have checked there are only 10 as it should have.
p373
Ireland Leagues?? See Attchment
Jorgen
I looked in the editor. All divisions have 10 teams, none of them doubled.
izu chiemeka
ive done it all but its still not
working
Jorgen
It isn't just one file. You have to unzip it and copy the files in the unzipped folder direct to the editor data folder
Optimistic Nut
New link between Newcastle & Larne to add.
stevo82376
Hi,
Might be me being thick, but it looks like the Changes update clashes with the league updates? When I load both, the squads are updated but the leagues are last season, e.g. Sheff Utd in Championship? Do I need to untick something? Database is 23.4.0.
pierce
I have downloaded the recent updated file.
When I search in the database, I find Jordan Henderson gone from Liverpool. However when loaded the files, he´s still at Liverpool.
Have I done something wrong?
Yahya Latif
I have the Custom Start Date installed and set to June 5th. But in my FM save, all the loans just END on June 30th, 2023. The new season ones. (like datro fofana, union berlin)