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How To Change Your User Data Location

By Cormac/HUN/

If you need use another disk than C (ie becouse you have SSD on C), then you can move the FM21 datas to another location.

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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>"
The <path> section: enter the exact path you wish the folder to be generated (ie D:\FM2021Datas etc).

After that the FM will use this directorys, there can put the facepacks, logos, stc.

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Robioto 20 Oct, 2022 @ 10:46am

Thanks, used it last year for FM22, just set it up now for the beta of FM23.

Cormac/HUN/ [author] 26 Sep, 2021 @ 1:57am

Sebban:
If your installed game is not in the E:\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\ then change your directory exaclty where it is and need two dash at the start.

wagons: I don't know this can speed up or not (i think just a little bit help), but this give much more lifetime for your ssd.
The FM series need a lots of RAM, so if your game is slow, the need more RAM (or play less leagues)....i've 16GB RAM and this is enough for lots of leagues.

wagons 25 Sep, 2021 @ 9:36pm

does it help speed up the game if i were to put it on my good ssd?

Sebban 26 Aug, 2021 @ 4:56pm

Used this but it still detects the wrong folder on the C disk

mljkvcc- 13 Mar, 2021 @ 6:03pm

I wrote --user_data_location="<E:\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\>" and still detects that folder in C disk.

Cormac/HUN/ [author] 2 Mar, 2021 @ 3:51am

Hello Ondra,

In Steam main menu go to the Directory (second main on the left).
Then there you see all your games. But you can filter that list, you can set only games, only accessories and both. If you set both, then you will see the FM editor also.
You can set the filter above the list.

ondrasliz 2 Mar, 2021 @ 2:12am

Hello. Please can you help me? I bought editor fo FM 2021, but can not be found anywhere in the menu :-/
Thank you for anyone help. Have a nic day Ondra

Cormac/HUN/ [author] 12 Feb, 2021 @ 1:45pm

"I have an external hard drive what is my path?"

If your external drive path is: "D:" and you created there one ie. "FM2021datas" directory for this, then your full path will be: "D:\FM2021datas" and you need write this correctly (!!) in the Launch option:

--user_data_location="D:\FM2021datas"

matthew.drake26 12 Feb, 2021 @ 12:32pm

How do we do this?

The <path> section: enter the exact path you wish the folder to be generated (ie D:\FM2021Datas etc).

I have an external hard drive what is my path?

matthew.drake26 11 Feb, 2021 @ 2:19pm

I can't do this and have tried 100 times. Can you do a screenshare with me to get me up and running.

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