Football Manager 2022 is the latest title that is being released in the Football Manager Series. Just like the previous installments in the series, this game will also deliver the most realistic experience of managing a football club. You can choose to manage your favorite club and make important strategies to be the best out there. In this game, you will experience everything from recruiting players to developing them to achieve great heights in their careers.
As more and more players are trying out FM 22 early access, they are generally giving very positive reviews. But just like any other game, FM 22 is also experiencing a bunch of errors in its early access phase. Early access is the first interaction of the freshly developed game to the open world and therefore, it is ordinary that such issues are encountered in the game. The issue we will be addressing in this article is the “Unable to find essential data” issue. So, if you are also facing a similar issue, continue reading this article to learn how to fix it.
Fix: FM 22 Unable to find essential data issue
Mostly, this issue pops up when you are attempting to launch FM 22. The major reason behind this issue is the incompatibility of Steam. So, to fix this error permanently, you will have to run some configuration tests for Steam’s compatibility. The guide for the same is here:
If you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8.1:
- Right-click on Steam shortcut
- Select “Properties”
- Under the “Compatibility” tab, uncheck the box “Run in Compatibility mode for”
- Click on “OK” and then start Steam using the same shortcut
- You can now try the game.
If you are using Windows 10 or Windows 11:
- Right-click on the Steam shortcut.
- Select “Troubleshoot compatibility”
- Following It attempting to Troubleshoot, select ‘Try recommended settings’
- You can now try the game.
By following the above-mentioned steps, you will not do any harm to your PC. These steps will make steam compatible with your system and henceforth eliminate the FM 22 Unable to find essential data issue. If you found this article helpful, spread it across your friends to help them resolve this issue.
Also, check out: Football Manager (FM) 22 Content File Locked & Disk Write error: How to fix it?
