How to fix “BattlEye: Corrupted Data” error

Cheating has become a growing problem in online games. Some of the most popular games are often overrun by players using some sort of cheat-ware to gain an unfair advantage. For players who play fair, there isn’t much they can do. It’s up to game developers to keep the game fair.

BattlEye: Corrupted Data error

BattlEye is the leading software used to combat in-game cheating. Some of the biggest games, including PUBG and Fortnite, use it to keep their game servers free of cheaters. When you install these games, BattlEye installed along with them. 

BattlEye can be overzelaous; it may block you from playing a game even if you aren’t cheating. If you see the BattlEye: Corrupted Data error, try the fixes below.

Reinstall BattlEye

The BattlEye: Corrupted Data error is a problem with the anit-cheat-ware. You need to reinstall it. The easiest way to do this is through Steam.

1. Quit any and all games that use BattlEye.
2. Quit Steam (make sure it is not running in the System Tray).
3. Open File Explorer.
4. Navigate to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\PUBG\TslGame\Binaries\Win64\BattlEye

5. Run the Uninstall executable in this folder. If you see an error that prevents you from uninstalling BattlEye, delete the entire folder.
6. Open Steam.
7. Go to Library.
8. Right-click a game that uses BattlEye e.g., PUBG and select Properties from the context menu.
9. Go to the Local Files tab.
10. Click the Verify integrity of game files.
11. Allow Steam to verify the files, and fix the missing BattlEye component.
12. Once the verification is complete, you will be able to play games that use BattlEye.

Reinstall the game

If you continue to see the “BattlEye: Corrupted Data” error, clean install the game that shows it.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Go to Programs>Uninstall a program.
3. Select the game and click the Uninstall button.
4. Once the game has been uninstalled, install it again and it should run without any trouble.

Reinstall Steam

Reinstalling a game might not fix the “BattlEye: Corrupted Data” error. In this case, you should uninstall and reinstall Steam. Doing so will not delete game files.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Go to Programs>Uninstall a program.
3. Select Steam and click the Uninstall button.
4. Once uninstalled, download and install Steam again.

Conclusion

BattlEye is anticheat-ware and it will sometimes act out if it thinks an app you’re running, no matter how harmless, is cheat-ware. The “BattlEye: Corrupted Data” error may be caused because of this. Make sure you aren’t running apps that interfere or add an overlay to your game and you shouldn’t have any trouble.

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