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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

 

 

Comments
PoorJack
13 years ago
21 minutes ago
58
By Chwpyz 11 September 2024 - 23:17 PM UTC 

I just got FM24 through EPIC games on my MAC. Although I've added all files to the correct folder, the databases still do not show up in the selection menu when creating a new game. What other troubleshooting steps can I take?

 

Not familiar with Mac, but anyway: 

 

“Preferences” > Search for “Location”… is it pointing to the right folder? 

Chwpyz
1 month ago
1 month ago
2
By PoorJack 12 September 2024 - 02:37 AM UTC 

Not familiar with Mac, but anyway: 

 

“Preferences” > Search for “Location”… is it pointing to the right folder? 

 

Mac was weird with installing FM24 and automatically did it within a “Public” folder as opposed to “Library." I switched the file path to include that public part within the advanced settings of the game, and it seems to have fixed the issue!

jmz108jmz
1 month ago
3 weeks ago
2

I can't get this thing to work. I have done everything that is supposed to fix the problem. The editor data files are still not showing up when I want to start a new career. 

 

My sports interactive file keeps showing up in my public folder when I start the game up again, even after I delete the file and place the exact same in the library/application support folder.

 

I have set the path of the files like this: /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/editor data

 

So I guess the problem is that every time I start the game up it automatically puts the sports interactive folder in public. Can anybody please help me with this?? 

 

If that's not the problem is there anything else I can do??

 

Got the game for free from Epic Games Store btw

 

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The attachments are in Dutch

Publiek=public

Bibliotheek=libary

PoorJack
13 years ago
21 minutes ago
58
By jmz108jmz 13 September 2024 - 16:32 PM UTC 

I can't get this thing to work. I have done everything that is supposed to fix the problem. The editor data files are still not showing up when I want to start a new career. 

 

My sports interactive file keeps showing up in my public folder when I start the game up again, even after I delete the file and place the exact same in the library/application support folder.

 

I have set the path of the files like this: /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/editor data

 

So I guess the problem is that every time I start the game up it automatically puts the sports interactive folder in public. Can anybody please help me with this?? 

 

If that's not the problem is there anything else I can do??

 

Got the game for free from Epic Games Store btw

 

----------------

The attachments are in Dutch

Publiek=public

Bibliotheek=libary

 

I don't use Mac, so no idea what these mean. Hope they help:  

https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/1775kng/has_anyone_found_a_solve_for_installing_custom/ 

https://sortitoutsi.net/content/17293/fmf-editor-files-not-showing-in-game#comment_690870

jmz108jmz
1 month ago
3 weeks ago
2
By PoorJack 13 September 2024 - 17:54 PM UTC 

I don't use Mac, so no idea what these mean. Hope they help:  

https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/1775kng/has_anyone_found_a_solve_for_installing_custom/ 

https://sortitoutsi.net/content/17293/fmf-editor-files-not-showing-in-game#comment_690870

 

Thank you for the research but unfortunately it still hasn't worked out. It's like my files are invisible in the library and it keeps placing new folders in my public one. And that's where the problem is, I think.

 

Engin Kıvrak
1 month ago
3 weeks ago
1

Merhaba,

fm2024 son yamayı bir türlü indiremiyorum. zip dosyasını indirmek için kullanıcı adımı ve şifremi istiyor. Birkaç kez aynı adımı tekrarlayıp istenilenleri giriyorum ama indirme izni vermiyor. zip dosyasını indirmek için ne yapmam lazım?

Domino Délampe
3 weeks ago
3 weeks ago
1

Hi, thanks a lot for your job.

 

I have a problem : for a new carrer, I only can choose clubs from third league in each country… Can you help me please?

 

Thanks!!

 

Franko Vizarreta
3 weeks ago
2 days ago
1

Hola, estuve intentando actualizar el link de la Serie C/B italiana para que puedan agregar el ‘’Milan B'' como ‘’Milan Futuro'' a esta liga pero no se guarda, espero puedan hacerlo por su cuenta, aquí les dejo el link.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/serie-c-girone-b/startseite/wettbewerb/IT3B

dllmon9
3 weeks ago
4 days ago
1

no idea why it is unable to import into the editor data

PoorJack
13 years ago
21 minutes ago
58
By dllmon9 24 September 2024 - 15:26 PM UTC 

no idea why it is unable to import into the editor data

 

See if this may help: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/1fbg6kw/fm_24_epic_games_custom_databases_logo_and_kit/

Phill Smith
8 years ago
4 days ago
1

Is it just the latest updated fmf file that we have to move to the editor data file, when downloading the database for the 1st time?

Becanes
16 years ago
1 day ago
23
Premium

Can you all tell me which files will not work with Daveincid's increased realism mod?

ololade awotiwon
2 years ago
6 hours ago
1

Why are we not getting a latest update data for mobile. Will this work for mobile?

 

tscc
10 hours ago
9 hours ago
1

Try as I might, seems as though this is a bit of a no-go for mac. I've put it into the correct folder and triple checked it, but I can't get it to recognise more databases. No point me adding a screenshot as it's the same as the others where nothing is showing up.

 

I'm also on steam, dk if that's making a difference?

 

On the off chance, can someone who has it working on mac send a screenshot of were you put the fmfs?

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