Football Manager 2021 – How to Locate and Move your User Data Location

by Falagar / Articles, Football Manager / 16 Nov 2020

How to Locate Your User Data Location

Your User Data Location will be found in one of the following locations depending on which Operating System your computer is using:

Windows

C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\

Mac

/Users/[Your Mac Username]/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2021/

Linux

/home/documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2021/

While the process to change and locate your Saving Location has changed for FM20, the subfolders (such as graphics and skins) that you put user-generated content into haven’t changed. As such, you should follow the same procedures as in previous versions.

Also, note that FM2021 isn’t creating the graphics folder within your Saving Location, so if you are adding custom graphics, you will need to create this folder before adding custom graphics.

How To Change Your User Data Location

Even though the ability to change your User Data Location from within the game has been removed, manually changing its location is still possible.

(NOTE: You only need to follow the below instructions if you want to move the location, these instructions aren’t needed to add content to the game if you want just to use the default location)

In Football Manager 2021, you now need to add a command line to the game launch options.

To do this, follow the instructions below:

– Go into Steam -> Library -> Games view.

– Locate Football Manager 2021 and right-click on the game.

– Select ‘Properties’

– Click ‘Set Launch Options…’

– Copy the following into the dialogue box: –user_data_location=”<path>”

– In the <path> section, enter the exact path you wish the folder to be generated (ie D:\Users\ etc)

So, for example if you wanted your Saving Location to be G:\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021

You would add the following text to the dialogue box:

–user_data_location=”G:\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021″

Note that this folder location needs to already exist on your hard drive before setting the launch option; then, when you next launch FM2021, the game will automatically generate the needed subfolders (such as games and skins).

Though if you are adding custom graphics, you will need to create the graphics folder yourself.

There shouldn’t be any problem with setting both your Full and Touch Mode Saving Locations to the exact location, which should save you from duplicating any custom graphics you have downloaded.

Also, note that if you have already created anything in-game with the default location set (such as save games, shortlists, or tactics), you will need to copy the items to your new location manually.

To reset your User Data Location to the default position, you just need to delete the command line, and on your next restart of FM2021, the game will go back to using the default location. (Again, you’ll need to manually copy over any existing files from your old custom location to the default location for them to be read by the game).

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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