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1 year ago

F1 24 3 files failed to validate

I verified the files on steam and says 3 files failed to validate, last time I played it and it ran fine, now it doesn't start, it just shows me the splash screen and it disappears and shows a black ...

EA_Barry

Community Manager

1 year ago

@SR_Comrade

If those files will not validate, your best best may be to fully uninstall and reinstall the game.

Those files would then be replaced with "fresh" ones.

Thanks.

Curtis2201

1 year ago

Hi Barry. I’ve been having the same issue, except instead of a black screen the game just crashes/closes without any warning or error code. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. Before launching the game I check that all game files have installed correctly. They have, all 3000+. Open up the game, being on the menu is fine. However, between 2-10 minutes into gameplay (time trail/Grand Prix mode) and it crashes again. I checked the integrity of the games files and it says that 3 files failed to validate correctly. And repeat.

any help would be appreciated.

thank you

dffba0a2971f92d
1 year ago
Im having the same issue, any fix available ?
mainseeker1486
Rising Novice
1 year ago
same issue here, jsut created a thread about it. in my case it is the anti cheat. in event viewer you can see the details. in my case it is failed to obtain origin directory for the ant cheat service. check like this i know i am not alone in this. it happens every single time i play.
- TheRagebeard
  Hero+
  1 year ago
  @mainseeker1486 The most common solution has been to reinstall the game. For some reason the 3 files become corrupted, but when steam attempts to validate them, it doesn't view them as corrupted and therefore does not repair them correctly.
  - mainseeker1486
    Rising Novice
    1 year ago
    Unfortunately for me this is not the case, tried numerou time and no luck same isue and crash because of the anti cheat.