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If Football Manager 26 is not working correctly, such as crashes, loading problems, or missing data, resetting the original game files can often fix the issue. This is especially useful if you have been modding the game. Mistakes can happen when editing files, and many players realise too late that they did not back up the original data. Verifying or repairing the game restores those original files without affecting your saved games.
Below are the steps for resetting the original files on Steam, Epic Games Launcher and Microsoft Store:
Steam
- Launch Steam.
- Go to the Library tab.
- Find Football Manager 2026 in the list.
- Right-click on it and choose Properties…
- Head to the Installed Files tab
- Click Verify integrity of game files
- Steam will scan and download any missing or corrupted files. This may take several minutes and may download files even if you have verified recently
- Once completed, close the windows and launch the game
Epic Games Store
- Open the Epic Games Launcher.
- Go to your Library.
- Find Football Manager 26
- Click the “…” (three dots) next to the game title
- Select Verify
- Epic will check and restore the game files. This process may take several minutes and may download files even if already verified
- Once finished, you can launch it by double-clicking its icon in your Epic Games Library.
Microsoft Store
- Click the Windows Start button.
- Open Settings
- Go to Apps, then Apps and Features
- Find Football Manager 26 in the list
- Click the “…” (three dots) next to the game
- Select Advanced options
- Under the Reset section, click Repair
- Wait for the process to finish, then launch the game
- Date Created
- 12 Dec 2025 16:58:01
- Date Updated
- 12 Dec 2025 16:58:48
- Last Comment
- 28 Dec 2025 09:29:32
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stomaking1986
Hi I have an issue were base game players are at wrong clubs woltemade still at Stuttgart and ekitije still in Germany it seems to happen when I use mods just can't work out witch one or if it's the amount of mods please help
edgardavids8
That's on your editor data folder (which is considered a personal folder), when you start a new game you may choose which files are ticked or not from your editor data folder.
alberdelpro
Hola! alguien tiene el archivo original de la ruta “ui-newgen-portraits_assets_all.bundle” he pecado de novato y he cambiado el archivo y no he creado copia de seguridad y no me gusta mucho las caras hechas por IA. Si alguien lo tiene y es tan amable de pasarmelo, gracias