How To Fix Sea Of Thieves There Is A Missing Or Corrupt Data File Error?

Sea Of Thieves players, after running the game or in-game "There isamissing or corrupt data file that is required for the game to run.", "Data File: LZ4_CC" and encountering the error "Error Code: PVS", restricting access to the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below

1. What is Sea Of Thieves There Is A Missing Or Corrupt Data File Error?
2. How To Fix Sea Of Thieves There Is A Missing Or Corrupt Data File Error?
   1. Verify File Integrity
   2. Turn Off Antivirus
   3. Update Your Operating System

What is Sea Of Thieves There Is A Missing Or Corrupt Data File Error?

This error is usually caused byacorrupted game file.

Of course, you may encounter such an error not only because of this problem, but also because of many other problems.

For this, we will try to solve the problem by telling youafew suggestions.

How To Fix Sea Of Thieves There Is A Missing Or Corrupt Data File Error

To fix this error, you can find the solution to the problem by following the suggestions below.

1-) Verify File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and scan and download any missing or incorrect files. For this;

 For Steam players;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Right-click on the  Sea Of Thieves game on the left and open the Properties tab
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click on the button Verify integrity of game files in the Local Files We Encountered menu.

For Epic Games players;

1. Run the Epic Games Launcher.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Click on the three dots above the game Sea Of Thieves and tap the "Manage" button.
4. Click the "Verify" button on the screen that opens.

For Xbox Game Pass players;

• Run the Xbox app.
• Right click on the game "Sea of ​​Thieves" on the left and select "Manage".
• Click on the "Files" option on the screen that opens.
• After this process, click the "Verify and Repair" button.

After this process, the download will be performed by scanning the damaged game files. After the process is finished, run the game and check if the problem persists.

2-) Turn off Antivirus

Asaresult of Windows Defender or other third-party security applications blocking the game file, it may cause us to encounter various errorslike this.

For this, we can fix the problem by setting controlled folder access and exclusion via Windows Defender.

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing "Windows security settings".
• Click on "Virus and Threat Protection" on the screen that opens.
• Click on "Ransomware Protection" in the menu.
• Turn off "Controlled Folder Access" on the screen that opens.

After performing this operation, we will need to add the Sea Of Thieves game files as an exception.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
Under
• Virus and threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions Exclude select add or remove.
• Select Add an exclusion, and then select the  Sea Of Thievesgame folder saved on your disk.

After the process is complete, you can verify the game file again and check if the problem persists.

3-) Update Your Operating System

The fact that the Windows operating system is not up-to-date may cause us to encounter various problemslike this.

Therefore, we can check whether the Windows operating system is up to date.

• In the start search screen, type "Check for updates" and open it.
• Click the "Check for updates" button on the screen that opens and start the scanning process.

After the scan is complete, ifanew update is available, perform the update and restart the computer to check if the problem persists.

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