INSTALL FOOTBALL MANAGER PRE-GAME EDITOR
The Football Manager Pre-Game Editor is a powerful tool that allows the user to modify the FM database in a number of ways. The Editor is available on Steam, Epic Games and Microsoft Store.
- Open the Steam App and from the top menu bar, select ‘Library’ and then ‘Home'.
- Select the ‘Games’ dropdown and ensure that ‘Tools’ is ticked.
- This will show all game tools within your library. Navigate down to Football Manager, and you should now see Football Manager 20XX Editor.
- Select the Editor and hit ‘Install’ on the app page.
- This will bring up a Steam pop up box, confirming the disk space required and estimated download time. Hit ‘Next’, and then ‘Finish’.
- Once downloaded, select ‘Launch’ to open the application.
- Open the Microsoft Store and from the main search bar, type Football Manager 20XX Editor.
- From the search results, select the correct version of the Editor you require and hit ‘Get’ to begin the download.
- Once complete, the Editor will now appear in your library to launch for both the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass versions of the game.
- Open the Epic Games Launcher and select ‘Library’ from the main sidebar.
- For ease, sort the library by ‘Alphabetical A-Z’, and untick any pre-selected filters on the right-hand side.
- Scroll down to ‘F’ in the list and select Football Manager 20XX Pre-Game Editor.
- This will bring up an Epic pop-up box, asking you to confirm the install location. It must be installed in the same location as the game itself, which by default is in your C: Drive.
- Select ‘Install’, and once finished, you can then launch the Editor by double clicking the app from your library.
BACK UP GAME FILES
We strongly suggest having auto save enabled weekly or fortnightly, with ‘New File for Each Auto Save’ so you always have a recent backup of your save. If you find you have a large number of backup saves, you can manually delete them from the file location shown below.
You can change your auto-save settings via the in-game preferences at any point. Bear in mind, auto save will save at the time period set by the user from the last time you saved. If you manually save at any point, the auto save clock restarts.
All your Football Manager game files can be found in the following location by default:
C:\Users\[Your Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\[Football Manager title]\
Users\[Your Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\[Football Manager title]
By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:
- Open Finder
- Click ‘Go’ from the menu bar
- Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
- This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter
- Go to ‘Application Support’ > ‘Sports Interactive’ > ‘[Football Manager 20XX]’
INSTALL UPDATES
Most updates of this nature should download automatically but if yours doesn’t, simply quit and relaunch Steam or the Epic Games Store to prompt it to do so. If you’re playing via the Windows Store or Game Pass, you may need to manually search for the update.
UNINSTALL FOOTBALL MANAGER
- Launch and sign into Steam
- Go to your Library and right-click on [Football Manager 20XX]
- Select ‘Uninstall’
- The game will now uninstall
Steam Deck
- Launch Steam/Game Mode
- Navigate to the Cogs icon
- Click ‘Manage’ then ‘Uninstall’
- Open the Start menu by pressing the Windows icon Key on the keyboard.
- Search for ‘[Football Manager 20XX]’
- Right Click on the game and select ‘Uninstall’
- Launch and sign into the Xbox app
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Click on your Library
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Click on the three dots next [Football Manager 20XX]
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Click on ‘Uninstall Game’
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Launch and sign into the Epic Games Launcher
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Click on your Library
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Click on the three dots next [Football Manager 20XX]
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Click on ‘Uninstall’
Hints and Tips
We have several places you can go to access help for gameplay elements of Football Manager.
View the game manual.
Access The Byline, our home for original FM content including hints, tips, features and interviews.
Join our community forum, which has an abundance of content from technical support, general game discussions, tactics & training, specific playing styles and more!